Description: The flag of the City of
Portland is an offset cross of light
blue, edged by white-yellow-white stripes, with a white four-pointed star in
the left center, all on a background of Kelly green. The official size,
proportions, and color elements in the City Flag are specified in the Portland
City Code 1.06.010 (
http://www.portlandonline.com/auditor/index.cfm?&c=28155).
History: In 1969, at the suggestion of Mayor Terry Schrunk, the
Portland Art Commission established a special committee to select a designer
for an official city flag. It chose Douglas Lynch, former president of the
Art Commission and a prominent local graphic design professional and teacher.
After extensive research and consultation with art commission members and city
commissioners, he proposed a design in a process he called “as much diplomatic
as it was artistic”. The Portland City Council adopted the flag in January
1970. In 2002, with the encouragement of the Portland Flag Association, Mr.
Lynch simplified and improved the design, and the revised version was adopted
by Ordinance 176874 on September 4,
2002.
Symbolism: Gre
![[Flag of Portland, Oregon]](../images/u/us-orpor.gif)
by
Jens Pattke, 18 April 2004