Irvington
Neighborhood

Portland has a longstanding history of racist housing and land use practices that created and reinforced racial segregation and inequities. Exclusionary zoning, racially restrictive covenants, and redlining are early examples of this, with their effects still visible today. These discriminatory practices have all played a role in shaping the city’s urban form—and in exacerbating inequities along lines of race and class.

The property that Bridgetown owns was developed in a neighborhood that once enforced race-based restrictions. Irvington excluded families of color from purchasing property or becoming residents.