The Shriners announced plans for a hospital for crippled children in Portland in 1921. A site for the new hospital was selected in 1922 as a parcel at NE Sandy Boulevard and NE 82nd Avenue. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on June 9, 1922, with construction then finishing in 1923. The hospital opened its doors on January 15, 1924 as the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children. The main focus of the hospital was orthopedics, primarily due to the crippling effects of polio. In 1948 to support the hospital, the local Shriners started the North South high school all-star Oregon Shrine Game, which later became the Les Schwab Bowl. This game continues to this day as the Oregon East-West All Star Game which occurs in August each year in Baker City, Ore.