Tiki Central / Locating Tiki / Pago-Pago, Portland, OR (restaurant)
Post #236790 by Rum Demon on Thu, Jun 8, 2006 2:51 PM
|
RD
Rum Demon
Posted
posted
on
Thu, Jun 8, 2006 2:51 PM
Anyone got $600K? That's the estimated value of the building that formerly held the mysterious Pago Pago. [pic removed] The street entrance is apparently different from what would have been there in the 50s, but this is for sure the same building, built in 1890. The door on the left is marked 525, but looks to be blocked by a cement wall. I think the last working address for the space was from the door on the right, 517. The building looks forgotten, but the city sales records show it's changed hands three times in the last decade. The price seems pretty damn low, so it's probably got serious problems. Meanwhile, I went to a party the other night at a quirky house in the NE.... The story is, the place was a heavily modified (formerly) one-room cottage that had been occupied by a couple of crazy swingers from the 60s until just a few years back. One of their favorite hangouts had been the Pago Pago room, so when it was 'decomissioned', they rescued alot of the raw materials.
I spent most of the time in the back porch/laundry room area. This was the most tikified part of the dwelling. I'm sure there were many other treasures hidden from my glazed eyes by the numerous partygoers. This one definately merits another visit. Unfortunately I didn't ever meet the host and hostess (it was a pretty crazy party and we left early). TikiMaxton has apparently been in contact with them and even visited their place last year in hopes of getting it on the crawl. Here's to hoping for 2006! Meanwhile, any more Pago Pago info would be much appreciated. Does anyone have any clue as to when it first opened? Tiki history tells us most such places came about after WW2, but Portland was a pretty busy maritime hub before that. Maybe, just maybe this was a pre-boom establishment. -Joe MUGS MUGS MUGS!!! [ Edited by: rum demon 2008-03-25 09:01 ] |