OPB

The Thompson Elk had a front row seat for Portland’s tumultuous history. Now it’s coming back for more

In the basement of his St. Johns home, T. Edward Bak sits at a small desk, drawing. He’s one of a handful of devotees who’ve put together a new comic to mark the return of downtown Portland’s iconic ...
The Portland Mercury

City Considers New Placement for Cleaned and Buffed Downtown Elk Statue

This week, City Commissioner Carmen Rubio’s office announced that the bronze Thompson Elk statue—which formerly stood on a stone pedestal on SW Main—will return downtown. It isn’t a given that the ...
Oregonian

Thompson Elk statue returns to downtown Portland after 6 years

The Thompson Elk Fountain statue has returned at long last. Portland officials reinstalled the historic statue Thursday at its original location, on Southwest Main Street between Chapman and Lownsdale ...
Oregonian

Portland celebrates the return of downtown’s elk statue landmark

Hundreds gathered in downtown Portland on Sunday to celebrate the return of a landmark to its original home. Portland officials reinstalled the Thompson Elk Fountain statue last week at its original ...
OPB

Thompson Elk statue could be standing in downtown Portland again by spring

Kristian Foden-Vencil / OPB Portland authorities are anxious to return the Thompson Elk statue to its rightful place in the middle of Southwest Main Street. It was damaged and then set on fire during ...