Albina, Oregon

This article is about the historic city in Oregon. For the present-day area of Portland, see Albina District. For other uses, see Albina.

The Frederick Torgler Building was built in 1894 in the city of Albina

Albina is a historical American city that was consolidated into Portland, Oregon in 1891.

Albina was laid out in 1872 with a plat for the new town filed in April 1873 by Edwin Russell, William Page, and George Williams. Albina was named after Mrs. Albina Page, who was married to William Page. Settlement began in 1874 and the "City of Albina" was formally incorporated in 1887. The original dimensions of Albina were modest: from Halsey Street north to Morris Street, and from the Willamette River to Margareta Avenue (later Union Avenue, and now Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard). In 1889, Albina annexed the land north to Killingsworth Street and east to 24th. In 1891, Albina annexed everything north to Columbia Boulevard and west to the Portsmouth area. On July 6, 1891, Portland, East Portland, and Albina were consolidated into one city.

See also

• Albina Library
• Albina Yard
• Albina Youth Opportunity School
• Frederick Torgler Building
• Patton Home
• Rinehart Building

External links

• "Albina area (Portland)". The Oregon Encyclopedia.
• Albina Riot, 1967
• History of the Albina Plan Area
• Albina Community Plan
• Boise and Eliot: Local historian's quest protects black history
• Bleeding Albina: A History of Community Disinvestment, 1940-2000