Demolition began thursday on downtown s lotus café building marking the end of another bit of portland history.
Lotus room portland.
The lotus cardroom was the first legal gambling site in portland and rumors that it was once connected with a brothel have never quite gone away.
This week the 19th century bar found a home at mcmenamins back stage bar see how it turned out in the photos above and below.
After 92 years in southwest portland the lotus cardroom and cafe has announced they will close later this month the historic bar which is located at sw 3rd avenue and salmon.
Lotus cardroom and cafe closed in august 2016 after 92 years of service and the fate of its massive beautiful antique cherrywood bar was ambiguous.
The building opened in 1906 at the corner of southwest third avenue and salmon.
The lotus cardroom and cafe a downtown portland staple since 1924 announced that it will close aug.
When we heard the guys were selling the bar we jumped on it says mcmenamins co founder brian.
20 as a developer plans to demolish the bar and build a new 20 story boutique hotel.