Also known as the Lind and Pomeroy Florists.

Years: 1937-1965

Erv Lind – “Florists”

Below are various photos of the team throughout the years. Far Left: 1964 Middle: 2014 Far Right: 1948 Lind & Pomeroy Florists (Portland,... - THEIR TURN AT BAT (tumblr.com)

Erv Lind - date of photo unknown.

Left: need reference

Right: GLAPN held a talkback to discuss this team November 5, year?

The articles below are from the Northwest Gay and Lesbian Historian newsletter published by GLPAN (Gay and Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest Portland Oregon June 1997.

Ismoon Maria Hunter-Morton

December 3, 2000

Final Draft Research Paper – Erv Lind Stadium and Portland Lesbian Softball

Part of "Exuberant joy": Playing Women's Softball in the 1970s with Portland's Openly Gay Team

• Celina Patterson

• Oregon Historical Quarterly

• Oregon Historical Society

• Volume 125, Number 1, Spring 2024

citations & references:

• Per https://www.oregonlive.com/my-portland/2014/09/erv_lind_florists_portlandore.html 

  Fifty years ago the "Famed 1964 Erv Lind Florists women’s softball team won the World Championship. To quote Carl Cluff, of the Journal Sports Writer. The City of Roses was represented by these very talented, womens softball team, championship softball team, a world class girls softball team.

  I feel sad that nothing is being done to remember and honor these athletes as they were so instrumental in the start of women’s sports. The florists took on all comers from every corner of the United States, Canada, Japan, the South Pacific and Formosa.

  They did not have the endorsements that athletes today have. Traveling by car, a very tight food budget, etc.

  They won over 1,100 games on the world's softball diamonds, an all-time winning record of nearly .775 per cent. The Florists were always winners, of city, metropolitan league, regional and world championships. In 29 years they never lost a league, state or regional title and they twice topped the world.

  Someone needs to look into the archives of this era and the Florists. They deserve to be remembered and honored for what they accomplished personally, as a team, and their representatives of Portland, Oregon.

• http://oregonsportshall.org/timeline/erv-lind-softball/

  Portland honored Lind with a resolution of thanks in 1963 and named the stadium at Normandale Park after him in 1965.

• Check out: https://oregonsportshall.org/softball/ Softball Hall of Fame

• https://oregonsportshall.org/timeline/1964-erv-lind-softball-world-champions/

• Erv Lind Field and Majestic Hotel & Club Baths National Register Nominations accepted by the National Park Service

  In May 2024, the National Park Service accepted our National Register nominations for the Majestic Hotel & Club Baths and Erv Lind Field! This is huge, as Portland, Oregon is now among the top leaders in landmarking LGBTQ+ sites, next to California and New York.

• Celebration of the NPS acceptance: WHEN: Friday, Sept. 6, 2024

• Speaking event from 1 to 1:30 p.m., with Congressman Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01),  Carmen Rubio, Portland City Commissioner, Dan Ryan, Portland City Commissioner, Kristen Minor, Nomination Preparer, and community members.

1. Commemorative softball game from 1:30 to 4 p.m. with members of Rose City Softball Association

WHERE: Normandale Park – Erv Lind Stadium – NE 57th Avenue and Hassalo Street