Ok. Thanks for clarifying. I haven't been tracking the current condition, but I know it absolutely was "war ravaged" several years ago, when those domestic terrorists attacked a federal courthouse for like two months straight.
The killing of George Floyd sparked the BLM protests/riots in Portland in 2020. The damage rioters caused was disgusting, but the media also blew it out of proportion. The riots were concentrated around the federal courthouse and Justice Center.
Property damage covered an 18-block area of downtown Portland which is less than one square mile. To put this in perspective, there are 270 blocks total in downtown Portland or 13.5 square miles. No buildings were demolished during the riots. But there were instances of significant property damage, including broken windows, vandalism, and small fires set inside and near public and private buildings.
Many businesses outside that small area either closed completely or stayed open but boarded up windows to avoid having them broken and having their businesses looted. When I went to the West Elm home furnishings store in NW Portland and well outside that 18 block area, they not only had the windows boarded up, folks had to make an appointment to shop there, which was a nuisance since I did not know this the unproductive trip was a waste of my time, and parking meter expense which today is $2.60 an hour but was less in 2020.
Sadly, five major public art pieces in Portland were toppled or heavily vandalized during the riots. As of today, some are still being repaired and none have been reinstalled. Some of these will be installed in new locations. Some but not all of the building damaged have been completely repaired. The estimated cost, which includes repairs and loss of business is just over $20 million.
One person, Aaron Danielson, was shot and died here as a result of the 2020 protests/riots. The exact number of people injured during the riots is unknown.
As bad as the riot caused death, damage and destruction was, Portland was not literally "war ravaged." To say this is a gross overstatement.