Bars, Restaurants, & Taverns
SPORTSMAN INN
15 NW 6th [right next to the Star Theatre]
Years: gay from 1972-1975 (?)
Casey’s
Silverado -
Above ad in The Fountain, September 1972 ‘A Tavern with a San Francisco atmosphere”
Per paper called Chronology of Portland’s Gay Bars – author unknown, “1972, described itself as “a tavern with a San Francisco atmosphere.”
citations & references:
City of Portland Directory, page 2281, 1940 – A-K Lunch 15 NW 6th
City of Portland Directory, page 231, 1964 – Jim’s Sportsman Inn
Listed in Guide to the Portland Area Gay Scene July and September 1972 – The Fountain
Listed in Bars and Taverns PORTLAND The Fountain 1973
Cited in The Golden Businesses of our community – The Golden Awards Ball – Sunday, January 21, 1973
Listed in Damron Address Book/Address Guide 1974 under Bars/Clubs with no notation
Not listed in Damron Address Book/Address Guide 1975 or thereafter