Papers, 1980-1988.

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Papers, 1980-1988.

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Legal papers related to the controversial Younger v. Fred Meyer land use court case, involving the proposed construction of a Fred Meyer retail store in Portland, Oregon and the resulting opposition by the Grant Park and Sullivan's Gulch neighborhood groups; records include legal correspondence, notes, legal briefs, studies, as well as the Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) transcripts and official record.

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Sullivan, Edward J., 1945-

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Edward J. Sullivan was born on April 24, 1945. Since graduating from Willamette University School of Law in 1969, Sullivan has argued cases before many lower and higher courts and been admitted to several local and national bar associations. Between 1975 and 1977, he served as legal counsel to Oregon governor Bob Straub. Mr. Sullivan has built a reputation as one of the state's experts in the field of land use planning/zoning and has written many articles on the subject. From the des...

Sullivan's Gulch Neighborhood Association (Portland, Or.)

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Grant Park Neighborhood Association (Portland, Or.)

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Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals

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Fred Meyer, Inc.

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Fred G. Meyer was born Frederick Grubmeyer in 1886 in Brooklyn, New York. He moved West in the 1900s starting in Alaska and eventually making his way to Portland, Oregon. He married Eva Chatfield Chiles who would become his business partner and the inspiration behind Eve's Restaurants which were coffee shops attached to many Fred Meyer stores. Fred G. Meyer died in 1978 at the age of 92. His will established a charitable trust to create a philanthropic organization now known as the Meyer Memoria...