Did You know that Portland has a rather seedy past?
That in the 19th century a person had to be careful of being Shanghaied!
Many people would be surprised to learn that under Portland’s city streets is a vast underground of tunnels and rooms that were used for kidnapping clueless men to serve on ships.
After a night of drinking someone might be hit over the head or drugged and wake up in a room as you see here. The next thing you know you are being boarded on a ship and forced to serve or swim (most choose to serve ).
You can tour these tunnels with a guided tour from portlandwalkingtours.com, they run the tours daily and our pdx shuttle service can help you get there with a phone call.
