The Elk Statue, which had been in storage since 2020, is set to be returned to its original location on SW Main Street in ...

Portland will restore the historic Thompson Elk statue. Street closures begin July 7, with the $1.5M project expected to last ...

Construction begins Monday at the long-time location for the iconic statue, Main Street between SW 3rd and 4th. Crews will ...

Starting Monday, July 7, drivers can expect some road closures as construction work begins to restore the Thompson Elk statue ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — About five years after it was vandalized during the 2020 protests and moved to a storage facility, the famed Thompson Elk Statue will return to downtown Portland.

Portland has allocated $1.5 million to restore the Thompson Elk statue and fountain that were damaged in the 2020 protests.

Officials have delayed the Thompson Elk Fountain’s return several times, originally promising to restore it by the end of 2022. The city approved $1.5 million to refurbish the sculpture in 2023.

The statue, formally known as the David P. Thompson Fountain, was donated by a former Portland mayor in 1900 and is simply an elk standing on top of a water fountain.

After the Thompson elk was damaged during the political protests of 2020, the Portland Regional Arts and Culture Council brought Krueger in to see if the statue was fixable. “It’s kind of an ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland's famed elk statue will be returned to its rightful place sometime in 2024, according to the Portland Parks Foundation. It was removed during the protests of 2020 after ...

Elk Statue, fountain returning to downtown Portland. Gods Thumb rescue by US Coast Guard, July 5, 2025 Video ... Portland police are preparing for everything on this Fourth of July.