Lionel Deane

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Lionel D. Deane (1861 - 1938) was an architect in the United States and later part of Brooklyn, New York's art scene. He was born in Nova Scotia, Canada. [1] He is known for his architectural work in northern California and the Pacific Northwest. His career took a hit when he was caught up in a crackdown against Portland's Gay community in 1912 (Portland vice scandal). [2]

Brooklyn Borough in New York City and county in New York state, United States

Brooklyn is the most populous borough of New York City, with an estimated 2,648,771 residents in 2017. Named after the Dutch village of Breukelen, it borders the borough of Queens at the western end of Long Island. Brooklyn has several bridge and tunnel connections to the borough of Manhattan across the East River, and the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge connects it with Staten Island. Since 1896, Brooklyn has been coterminous with Kings County, the most populous county in the U.S. state of New York and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, after New York County.

Nova Scotia Province of Canada

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The Portland vice scandal refers to the discovery in November 1912 of a gay male subculture in the U.S. city of Portland, Oregon, following the arrest and interrogation of nineteen-year-old Benjamin Trout for shoplifting. Trout told his interrogators that "he had been 'corrupted' by a number of men in town." This revelation prompted police investigations and led to the arrest of "dozens of men and youths for crimes ranging from so-called indecent acts to sodomy." The press used the term "vice clique" to refer to these men collectively.

Deane was born in Nova Scotia, Canada in 1861. He was brought to the U.S. at age five in 1866.

His early work includes a Dominican monastery. He moved to Portland, Oregon in 1889 and was a draftsman for Justus Krumbein until 1892. In 1893 he started his own practice. He partnered with James Kollofrath in San Francisco from 1899 to 1903. [1] In 1906 he was part of rebuilding efforts in San Francisco after the devastating earthquake and fires.

Portland, Oregon City in Oregon, United States

Portland is the largest and most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Multnomah County. It is a major port in the Willamette Valley region of the Pacific Northwest, at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers. As of 2017, Portland had an estimated population of 647,805, making it the 26th-largest city in the United States, and the second-most populous in the Pacific Northwest. Approximately 2.4 million people live in the Portland metropolitan statistical area (MSA), making it the 25th most populous MSA in the United States. Its Combined Statistical Area (CSA) ranks 18th-largest with a population of around 3.2 million. Approximately 60% of Oregon's population resides within the Portland metropolitan area.

Deane returned to Portland in 1911 to work on the Washington Hotel at 1135 S.W. Washington, now the Washington Apartments. Deane was arrested with other men in Portland in November 1912 and prosecuted for homosexuality before charges were dropped for lack of evidence. [1] Deane was listed in the Portland City directory of 1912 as the keeper of the saloon, which was also operated as a Gay bar in the 1970s. [3]

Deane eventually moved to New York City and seems to have taken been painting and part of the art community of Brooklyn.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Gilbert Building (Portland, Oregon) - Oregon Digital". oregondigital.org.
  2. ↑ The Topeka Daily Capital, Topeka Kansas December 7, 1912 ANOTHER OF ALLEGED VICE CLIQUE FREED also reported in San Francisco Chronicle
  3. ↑ "1999 Portland Gay History Walking Tour". www.glapn.org.
  4. ↑ Morning Oregonian Feb. 12, 1911


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