Tape 1: Part 1 of "Death of a Sideshow," (title drawn from segment title card). Begins with various footage of police responses to drunkeness, public intoxication and disturbances, intercut with footage of individuals socializing inside a bar. Host introduces the video, describing the journalistic approach utilized for capturing different perspectives of life on "skid row." Various footage and interviews with business owners, individuals on the street, farmers/landowners, unskilled laborers, and labor agency employees. Voice-over narration explains how new businesses and urban renewal of the downtown area displaces low-income residents. Footage of the planning, development and construction of the US Bank Plaza, including interviews with those organizing the project. Describes theft of pension checks, referred to as "Jackrolling," and life inside various shelters, resource centers, and detox centers.

Locations captured during filming: Sam's Grocery, Shoreline Hotel, Jazz Day Opus (formerly New Slavic Tavern), Old Town Plaza, Sinclair's Fine Arts, The Cuckoo's Nest, US Bank Plaza, Everett Street Drop-In Center, The Portland Rescue Mission.

Credits: Filmed and edited by Michael McLeod; Sound by Peter Maroney; Produced by Peter Maroney and Michael McLeod; Executive Producer Ed Godfrey. A KGW Television News Presentation.

Tape 2: Part two of "Laura Gardiner and Margaret Heyde Circt." Hosted by Elaine Velazquez, this interview is with Marjorie Heyde, a long-term resident of Northwest Portland. Heyde opposes commercial redevelopment in the neighborhood, and has concerns of being forced out of her home if development continues. Interview cuts, new segment begins at (0:19:34), with outdoor footage of the neighborhood.

Segment 1: "Guerilla Water Works," unidentified man demonstrates how to manually reposition a water meter valve to turn water back on once it has been shut off (due to non payment). If the meter has been reclaimed, he then instructs how to bypass the water meter by utilizing piping pieces to reconfigure the apparatus. Segment 2: (0:18:47) Interview with unidentified pirate radio group talking about their station in the Sunnyside neighborhood, explaining their activities at the station and how pirate radio transmission works.

Negative of a photographic postcard showing the St. Johns Bridge in Portland, Oregon. Taken from the west side of the Willamette River, and looking east across the river to the St. Johns neighborhood. Black smoke rises into the air from an area behind the bridge. Mount Adams is visible in the distance.

Negative of a photographic postcard showing a view of Portland, Oregon with Mount Hood in the background. Taken from the west hills and looking east. There are plants and trees in the foreground.

Negative of a photographic postcard showing a posed photograph of a man. He wears a suit and looks off to the right. Handwritten note on envelope reads, "Homer Welch, KGW."

Negative of a photographic postcard showing a posed photograph of a man sitting at a microphone labeled KGW / NBC. He smiles and looks off to the left. Handwritten note on envelope reads, "Brad Reynolds, KGW."

Governor Tom McCall delivering a speech to an audience at Fremont Junior High School (today Parkrose Middle School) in Portland, Oregon. In the background students hold up large letters and a sign that reads “Good grief Charlie Brown, the governor is coming!” The image was taken during the first Earth Day celebration on April 22, 1970.

Governor Tom McCall signing an unidentified student’s gas mask. Student newspaper reporter, Anne Kolibaba stands in the behind them. The image was taken during the first Earth Day celebration at Fremont Junior High School (today Parkrose Middle School) in Portland, Oregon on April 22, 1970.

Governor Tom McCall signing an unidentified student’s gas mask. Student newspaper reporter, Anne Kolibaba, stands in the behind them while a photographer kneels with a camera in the foreground. The image was taken during the first Earth Day celebration at Fremont Junior High School (today Parkrose Middle School) in Portland, Oregon on April 22, 1970.

Governor Tom McCall shaking hands with an unidentified man during a presentation at Fremont Junior High School (today Parkrose Middle School) in Portland, Oregon. Artwork created by students from litter cleaned from the neighborhood around the school is visible in the background. The image was taken during the first Earth Day celebration on April 22, 1970.

Governor Tom McCall shaking hands with an unidentified man during a presentation at Fremont Junior High School (today Parkrose Middle School) in Portland, Oregon. Artwork created by students from litter cleaned from the neighborhood around the school is visible in the background. The image was taken during the first Earth Day celebration on April 22, 1970.

Governor Tom McCall speaking with a group of students at Fremont Junior High School (today Parkrose Middle School) in Portland, Oregon. Artwork created by students from litter cleaned from the neighborhood around the school is visible in the background. The image was taken during the first Earth Day celebration on April 22, 1970.

Governor Tom McCall speaking with a group of students at Fremont Junior High School (today Parkrose Middle School) in Portland, Oregon. Artwork created by students from litter cleaned from the neighborhood around the school is visible in the background. The image was taken during the first Earth Day celebration on April 22, 1970.

Governor Tom McCall seated in a folding chair being interviewed by student newspaper reporter, Anne Kolibaba. Kolibaba wears a “Press” badge pinned to her dress and is holding a pen and notebook. The image was taken during the first Earth Day celebration at Fremont Junior High School (today Parkrose Middle School) in Portland, Oregon on April 22, 1970.

Governor Tom McCall delivering a speech to an audience at Fremont Junior High School (today Parkrose Middle School) in Portland, Oregon. The image was taken during the first Earth Day celebration on April 22, 1970.

Governor Tom McCall speaking to an audience at Fremont Junior High School (today Parkrose Middle School) in Portland, Oregon. Ann Kolibaba and an unidentified student stand to the side of the podium. Artwork created by students from litter cleaned from the neighborhood around the school is visible in the background. The image was taken during the first Earth Day celebration on April 22, 1970.

Governor Tom McCall holding up an ecology flag while surrounded by a group of students at Fremont Junior High School (today Parkrose Middle School) in Portland, Oregon. Artwork created by students from litter cleaned from the neighborhood around the school is visible in the background. The image was taken during the first Earth Day celebration on April 22, 1970.

Governor Tom McCall signing an unidentified student’s gas mask. The image was taken during the first Earth Day celebration at Fremont Junior High School (today Parkrose Middle School) in Portland, Oregon on April 22, 1970.

Governor Tom McCall delivering a speech to an audience at Fremont Junior High School (today Parkrose Middle School) in Portland, Oregon. In the background students hold up large letters and a sign that reads “Let’s get gussied up for the gov.” The image was taken during the first Earth Day celebration on April 22, 1970.

Governor Tom McCall shaking hands with an unidentified man during a presentation at Fremont Junior High School (today Parkrose Middle School) in Portland, Oregon. Artwork created by students from litter cleaned from the neighborhood around the school is visible in the background. The image was taken during the first Earth Day celebration on April 22, 1970.