Bars, Restaurants, & Taverns
DEMITRIS TAVERN
Marlena’s Tavern Years: possibly 1977-1982? Not many mentions in Oregonian or Oregon Journal about Marlena’s – nothing from 1981-1983
Satyricon Years: 1983-2010 Per Satyricon’s Wikipedia page: Located in a building that had served as a horse stable in the early 1900s, the club's owner, George Touhouliotis, a former taxi driver who acquired Marlena's Tavern in 1983 founded Satyricon.
1984 to 2010. It was the longest-running punk venue in the western United States.
Demolition of the building began in July 2011 - The location of the original building is now home to the nonprofit Maybelle Center for Community and Macdonald West affordable apartments.
Article about party at The Hoyt Hotel in Oregon Journal May 4, 1971, page 3. Per party at Hoyt, “Demitris, the latter described in program notes as ‘a leather bar’.
Below Left article is from the Oregonian February 3, 1975. Below Right article is from The Oregonian February 24, 1976.
Not much is known of this business, more research is needed.
125 NW 6th Ave
Years: estimated 1970 – 1976