The Elk Statue, which had been in storage since 2020, is set to be returned to its original location on SW Main Street in ...

Construction begins Monday at the long-time location for the iconic statue, Main Street between SW 3rd and 4th. Crews will ...

The city took down the Thompson Elk in 2020 during the protests against police and racial violence.

Portland will restore the historic Thompson Elk statue. Street closures begin July 7, with the $1.5M project expected to last ...

After years of promises to return Portland’s iconic elk statue to its perch on Southwest Main Street in downtown, city officials are now poised to start construction on the project. Crews will begin ...

After the Thompson elk was damaged during the political protests of 2020, the Portland Regional Arts and Culture Council brought Krueger in to see if the statue was fixable. “It’s kind of an ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Southwest Main Street will be closed between Southwest 3rd and 4th avenues in Portland, starting Monday, July 7, as crews begin the restoration of the Thompson Elk statue and ...

Everyone loves downtown Portland’s “Elk” statue, which is why its recent removal from its Main Street perch has led to such consternation. Fear not, the swirling theories about “Elk ...

Starting Monday, July 7, drivers can expect some road closures as construction work begins to restore the Thompson Elk statue ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland's famed elk statue will be returned to its rightful place sometime in 2024, according to the Portland Parks Foundation. It was removed during the protests of 2020 after ...

The Thompson Elk statue — so named because former Portland Mayor David Thompson gifted it in 1900 — was a landmark and water source located between Chapman and Lownsdale squares, across from ...

The statue, formally known as the David P. Thompson Fountain, was donated by a former Portland mayor in 1900 and is simply an elk standing on top of a water fountain.