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Bear House Burns Down in Portland | Portland News
A century-old relic of Portland’s zoo, the Bear House, has burned to the ground—just as the city’s maintenance crisis reached its breaking point. Once a Tudor-style bear habitat from 1926, now abandoned since 2017 and ignored for decades due to budget shortfalls, the structure caught fire early Sunday morning. Firefighters contained it in 30 minutes, though nearby trees were scorched. No injuries, but the blaze underscores a deeper problem: Portland’s $800 million maintenance backlog. This isn’t an isolated incident—recent fires have also claimed an Elks Lodge and a bar. History’s crumbling…
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