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Originally Posted by spaz21387  No They are going to demolish the building and build something new. Theres has to be a way to fight this right? I dont want to see a portland landmark go. I absolutely love this venue theres stickers from just about every band I have played in on the walls in there. What would you guys do if your favorite venue to play is getting torn down? |
Short of buying the place and trying to run it as a profitable business there's not much that can be done.
When times changed, the wrecking ball came,
this went--and a belated protest did
nothing to stop it.
To make things worse, it seems that no one thought to take interior photos before it was knocked down.
The night after the preliminary demolition started I walked alone through the Colonial Tavern with a flashlight. The place was adorned with framed shots of the numerous greats who played there back-in-the-day. I didn't have a camera...
If you can, talk your way into Club Satyricon and photograph everything (then grab souvenirs) for posterity as a contribution to preserving culture in Portland.
Then share the photos on a Facebook group (which will likely flush out more shots from other folks as well) so that others can join you in remembering the good times you all had.
Competently, and seldom preserved examples of ordinary social life appreciate in their historical importance to future generations.
