The Galleria was still a big retail destination, Pioneer Courthouse Square was just a flat parking lot, Meyer and Frank was still an independent department store, the downtown Woolworths and Fred Meyer were great places to get your pocket picked and only little kids rode bikes. Satyricon, EJs, Belmount's and a bunch of other clubs had bands like The Wipers playing at them regularly. No one would have ever imagined Clinton Street, the "Mississippi district" and most of North East would be anything but low income burn-out housing. Has Portland changed a lot since the 70s? HELL YES! China Town was still downtown and MOST of the people you met were native Oregonians. ![]() ![]() One time in 1993, I was at the Porthole Tavern (now called the Railside), drinking with my fake ID and playing pool with friends.
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