For decades, Portland's lampposts and community boards have told a vibrant history. Oftentimes stacked one on top of another, feet-thick, stapled up on poles lining hip-strips like Mississippi and Hawthorne avenues, concert posters clue in passersby that certain artists will be playing at a certain time and date at a certain place; while also telling a story of a city's culture and history, its music and art scenes, and the people involved in those scenes.

Historian and lifelong poster collector Jason Blumklotz grew up in Portland, coming of age going to shows in the ’80s—a time when the best way to disseminate concert and event information was by word of mouth, passing out fliers and handbills, and by making and putting up posters around town on lampposts, in record stores, coffee shops,

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