My Neighborhood

A man in a Marines hat, who wants to remain anonymous, stands armed in front of Oregon's State Capitol on November 7. The main structure of the current building was completed in 1938. Two wings were added in 1977. Made of Vermont marble, the building is a landmark example of Modernist Art Deco design. At the very top is a bronze statue of the Oregon Pioneer. Unfortunately, it is closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic response. However, you can take a short, online voice guided tour at www.oregonlegislature.gov. The quotes inscribed in the marble are translated from Plato’s Republic by Dr. H. B. Alexander of Scripps College. The one inside the capitols' main rotunda reads as follows: “In the souls of its citizens will be found the likeness of the state which, if they be unjust and tyrannical, then will it reflect their vices, but if they be lovers of righteousness, confident in their liberties, so will it be clean in justice, bold in freedom.”

A "Stop the Steal" Pro-Trump rally takes place outside Oregon's State Capitol on November 7. Hundreds of people gather from all over Oregon to express their concerns about voter fraud claims set forth by President Donald Trump himself, in wake of Joseph Biden Jr. being announced "President Elect", making him our 46th President, the day prior. The rally was declared an unlawful assembly by night fall. 

Pictured far right: Republican activist Michael Cross converses with three armed men on November 7 during "Stop the Steal" rally in front of The Oregon State Capitol. Cross is getting ready to make a speech to the crowd he's assembled alongside "Oregonian's for America" and "Proud Boys" to protest the current election results, including his own, and collects voter fraud affidavits from attendees.  Cross lost in the race against Ellen Rosenblum for Oregon Attorney General on November 3. The other three men wish to remain nameless.