<p>In my previous post, we looked at some vandalized government buildings.&nbsp; The vandalism actually extended a lot further than that.&nbsp; While these photos are now over a week old, I can't imagine things have changed all that much.&nbsp; The riots persist according to the news, and the local government seems impotent in any attempts to prevent it <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/smoke-fills-air-portland-police-clear-riot-precinct-72538560">[src]</a>.&nbsp; I have very little desire to return to the city and see how things have progressed, but I may return in another week or so if my curiosity gets the best of me.</p>
<p>As before, I don't think these require a lot of commentary, so for the most part I am just posting them for posterity sake.</p>
<img src="https://joshman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/50209060617_77dab16b54_c.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-3128"/><br/><i>Everything has changed, and apparently the only way to fix it is by erasing everything.</i>
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<img src="https://joshman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/50208796461_aceb595eb1_c.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-3124"/><br/><i>Light a historical elk statue on fire, get a wicket looking replacement.  There used to be a huge Elk statue sitting in this spot atop a large fountain.  Both were removed by the city.  <a href="https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2020/07/iconic-portland-elk-statue-removed-from-downtown-after-fire-set-during-protest.html">[src]</a></i>
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<img src="https://joshman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/50208793391_6671640344_c.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-3097"/><br/><i>This is a monument memorializing fallen Oregonian soldiers of the Spanish-American War, not even it was immune from defacement.</i>
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<img src="https://joshman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/50209091397_a07bbe909e_c.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-3131"/><br/><i>Many buildings such as this one and in the next photo were completely closed and gated off.</i>
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<img src="https://joshman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/50208333408_572b80d5f1_c.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-3042"/><br/><i>The Scientologists did an impeccable job of boarding up their windows!</i>
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<p>Thanks for visiting.&nbsp; So what do you think, is Portland a place you'd like to visit any time soon?</p>
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