The Burger Barn, at 3962 NE Union, was a black owned restaurant whose signs advertised soul food. This is where the notorious possum incident happened in April, 1981, when two Portland Police officers, Craig Ward and Jim Galloway, tossed four dead opossums in front of the Burger Barn. They were fired by their commander. When two months later they were reinstated by an arbitrator, there was an outcry from the Black community that brought demonstrations into the streets. This building now houses another black owned business, Christopher's Gourmet Grill. February 7, 1974

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