Lost Restaurants of Portland, Oregon

Lost Restaurants of Portland, Oregon

by Theresa Griffin Kennedy
Lost Restaurants of Portland, Oregon

Lost Restaurants of Portland, Oregon

by Theresa Griffin Kennedy

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Overview

A full menu of unforgettable events and historical milestones.

Delve into the Rose City's colorful and sometimes tumultuous past through the memories, meals and recipes that put these bygone restaurants on the map. From The Quality Pie, a favorite of Portlanders from all walks of life, to the River Queen, which enjoyed a long and storied life as a working vessel before becoming a stationary restaurant on the Willamette River, visitors and locals alike have enjoyed a unique variety of eateries. Celebrities once enjoyed steak dinners in the Barbary Coast's Roaring 20's Room while Café Lena offered simpler fare to poets and dreamers in search of a relaxed atmosphere.

Join author Theresa Griffin Kennedy for a sumptuous tour of Portland's shuttered cafés, diners and grand dining rooms.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781467143301
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date: 09/26/2022
Series: Lost
Pages: 192
Sales rank: 1,077,891
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Theresa Griffin Kennedy is a native Portlander with a strong connection to her Pacific Northwest heritage. A graduate of Portland State University, she has been published in The Rumpus, Pathos Literary Review, Portland Monthly Magazine, the Portland Alliance newspaper and the Street Roots newspaper. Her first book of fiction, Burnside Field Lizard and Selected Stories, was selected as a finalist for the 2019 Next Generation Indie Book Award. Kennedy lives in Portland with her husband, Don DuPay.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 11

Introduction 15

1 The Early Years

The Vegetarian Restaurant, 1897-1909 21

Manning's Coffee Café, 1916-1984 26

The Lotus Cardroom and Café, 1924-2016 33

Yaw's Top Notch, 1926-1982 43

2 A Growing Sophistication

The Monte Carlo, 1927-2000 48

Henry Thiele's Restaurant, 1932-1990 53

The Georgian Room, 1933-2005 63

Fryer's Quality Pie, 1934-1992 67

3 More Comfort Food

The Chocolate Lounge/Orange Slice, 1937-1986 73

Waddle's Coffee Shop, 1938-2004 78

DuPay's Drive-In Restaurant, 1954-1962 82

The Hollywood Burger Bar, 1954-2015 88

4 Entertatnment, Soul Food and Racism

Sambo's Restaurant, 1957-1981 95

Club 21, 1958-2017 105

The Burger Barn, 1959-1994 115

The Barbary Coast/Hoyt Hotel, 1962-1972 122

5 Legends, Difficult Bosses, Art and a Boat

The River Queen, 1962-1995 128

Der Rheinländer Restaurant, 1963-2016 141

Old Wives' Tales Restaurant, 1980-2014 157

Café Lena, 1991-2001 167

Bibliography 175

About the Author 191

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