Starting in the 1870s, Portland and surrounding areas became infamous for a practice called “crimping.” Crimping, commonly known as “shanghaiing” was the act of kidnapping and selling people to ship captains, men as free labor and women as prostitutes.
The Voodoo in Portland
Voodoo Doughnut is a new Portland established tourist location. It was the brainchild of old friends and entertainment-minded Portlanders Kenneth “Cat Daddy” Pogson and Tres Shannon. In 2000, they decided to embark on a shared entrepreneurial venture – something that