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continued
from fron t
vibe they once had.
For 19 years, Knauls was a major
force in the nightclub business, a
considerable feat in itself but espe­
cially telling considering the politi­
cal and social climate of the city.
After the Columbia River Flood
at Vanport in 1949, many African-
Americans were uprooted from the
housing constructed for the Kaiser
shipbuilding days of World War II,
and were forced into inner north and
northeast neighborhoods by racist
zoning laws.
The African-American popula­
tion hovered around 1 percent dur­
ing the time in which the Knauls’
operated their nightclubs, but were
subject to much of, if not all the same
prejudices that were happening
across country.
His venues offered a sense of
relief to many in the community
during a particularly turbulent time.
A number of years later, Knauls
and his wife, who is also a sea­
soned barber and hair stylist, took
another round at operating a busi­
ness. They bought a building in
1991 on the newly renam ed M ar­
tin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and
started G eneva’s Shear Perfection
and Beauty.
To this day the shop, located on
5601 N.E. Martin Luther King Blvd.,
remains a magnet for people, some
get their hair and nails done, others
just come in to chat with other pa­
trons and celebrities who still make
it a point to come visit.
photo by M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver
Besides his business successes,
Paul Knauls, the honorary "Mayor of North and Northeast Port­
Knauls has served on various boards
land, ” celebrates 50 years of entrepreneurship in Portland.
and coalitions and generally been
recognized as one of the most promi­ among the public and has remained some guys named Chicken Wing,
nent figures in Portland’s history. with him since.
Boo-Boo, I don’t take it seriously,
His honorary title of “Mayor of
Knauls doesn’t take the crown- it’s nice to be called, but I know I ’m
North and Northeast Portland” was ing too seriously though, “You know Paul Knauls,” he said with a reas-
coined by a friend, but soon spread a lot ofguys give themselves names, sured confidence.
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Part 24. Osteoarthritis: you needn’t be
frightened about a frightening problem anymore
been having a lot
in my neck. The doctor
osteoarthritis and that
I would have learn to live with it. What
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: As you m ig h t kn o w ,
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