Portland on When It Was is 25 addresses and the 33 businesses that have occupied them, the oldest from 1851. 11 are still open today; 22 are gone, and 8 of the buildings themselves have been demolished. Every entry below opens a page with the full history of that address, and the map lets you slide the year and watch the city change.
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Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall (Paramount Theatre)
Bagdad Theatre
Embers Avenue
Huber's Cafe
Hung Far Low
Jake's Famous Crawfish
Meier & Frank Building
Multnomah Hotel
Portland, decade by decade
- 1850s
- 1860s
- 1870s
- 1890s
- 1900s
- 1910s
- 1920s
- 1940s
- 1950s
- 1960s
- 1970s
- 1980s
- 1990s
Still here, and gone
Still open (11)
- Huber's Cafe 1879–present
- Jake's Famous Crawfish 1892–present
- White Eagle Saloon 1905–present
- The Benson Hotel 1913–present
- Crystal Ballroom 1914–present
- Bagdad Theatre 1927–present
- Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall (Paramount Theatre) 1928–present
- White Stag Sign (Portland Oregon Sign) 1940–present
- Old Town Pizza & Brewing 1974–present
- Old Town Pizza & Brewing at the Merchant Hotel 1974–present
- Roseland Theater (formerly Starry Night) 1982–present
Gone (22)
- Mary's Club 1954–2022
- Le Bistro Montage 1992–2020
- Shanghai Tunnels at Hobo's Restaurant 1979–2020
- Meier & Frank Building 1857–2017
- Embers Avenue 1969–2017
- The Lotus Cardroom and Cafe 1924–2016
- Der Rheinlander 1963–2016
- Hung Far Low 1928–2015
- Genoa Restaurant 1971–2014
- Satyricon 1984–2010
- Meier & Frank 1857–2006
- Blitz-Weinhard Brewery 1862–1999
By kind of place
Restaurant (9)
Old Town Pizza & Brewing · Old Town Pizza & Brewing at the Merchant Hotel · Huber's Cafe · Der Rheinlander · Le Bistro Montage · Genoa Restaurant · Shanghai Tunnels at Hobo's Restaurant · Hung Far Low · and 1 more
Theater (4)
Oriental Theatre · Bagdad Theatre · Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall (Paramount Theatre) · Broadway Theatre
Department Store (3)
Meier & Frank Building · Meier & Frank · Olds, Wortman & King
Bar (3)
The Lotus Cardroom and Cafe · White Eagle Saloon · Mary's Club
Hotel (3)
The Benson Hotel · Multnomah Hotel · The Portland Hotel
Music Venue (3)
Crystal Ballroom · Roseland Theater (formerly Starry Night) · Satyricon
Commercial Sign (1)
White Stag Sign (Portland Oregon Sign)
Nightclub (1)
Every place in Portland (25)
- Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall (Paramount Theatre) 129 SW Broadway · 1928–present · 4 businesses
- Bagdad Theatre 3702 SE Hawthorne Boulevard · 1927–present
- Crystal Ballroom 1332 W Burnside Street · 1914–present · 2 businesses
- Der Rheinlander 5035 NE Sandy Boulevard · 1963–2016
- Embers Avenue 110 NW Broadway · 1969–2017
- Genoa Restaurant 2832 SE Belmont Street · 1971–2014
- Huber's Cafe 411 SW 3rd Avenue · 1879–present · 2 businesses
- Hung Far Low 112 NW 4th Avenue · 1928–2015
- Jake's Famous Crawfish 401 SW 12th Avenue · 1892–present
- Jantzen Beach Amusement Park 1405 N Hayden Island Drive · 1928–1970
- Le Bistro Montage 301 SE Morrison Street · 1992–2020
- Meier & Frank Building 621 SW Fifth Avenue · 1857–2017 · 2 businesses
- Multnomah Hotel 319 SW Pine Street · 1912–1963
- Old Town Pizza & Brewing 226 NW Davis Street · 1974–present · 2 businesses
- Olds, Wortman & King 921 SW Morrison Street · 1851–1974
- Oriental Theatre 828 Southeast Grand Avenue · 1927–1970
- Pittock Mansion 3229 NW Pittock Drive · 1914–1958
- Roseland Theater (formerly Starry Night) 125 NW 6th Avenue · 1982–present · 2 businesses
- Shanghai Tunnels at Hobo's Restaurant 120 NW 3rd Avenue · 1979–2020
- The Forestry Building 4033 SW Canyon Road · 1905–1964
- The Portland Hotel 701 SW 6th Avenue · 1890–1951
- Vanport City 6020 N Expo Road · 1942–1948
- Vaughn Street Park 2401 NW Vaughn Street · 1901–1955
- White Eagle Saloon 836 N Russell Street · 1905–present
- White Stag Sign (Portland Oregon Sign) 70 NW Couch Street · 1940–present
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