Pacific Wonderland | Vintage Oregon

What you need to know

It’s exciting to see these plates come out again, although a bit weird on a new Ford Taurus, I have to admit. And not nearly as creative as an old friend and co-worker, Kelly Keivit‘s work on the “Crater Lake” and “Cultural Trust” plates. Kelly wasn’t even born when these Pacific Wonderland plates were released the first time around, so I’m sure she doesn’t have any hard feelings about this re-release.

Oregon schoolchildren originally created the Pacific Wonderland license plate in honor of Oregon’s 100th birthday. The license plates featured the colors of the state flag, a blue background with yellow font and had the words “Pacific Wonderland” below the letters and numbers. Oregon issued the original Pacific Wonderland plates for five years between 1959 and 1964. The new iteration, features the same bold, blue background, yellow font, and “Pacific Wonderland” motto, but also includes the popular Oregon 150 logo in honor of Oregon’s 150th birthday.

The funds generated by Pacific Wonderland license plate sales will preserve and teach Oregon’s unique history by supporting both the Oregon State Capitol Foundation and the Oregon Historical Society.

The funds generated by the sales of my new line of tees go directly into the funding of Little Bay Root, for the love of Portland!

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