Embers Avenue
 The club's exterior in 2014 | |
  Embers Avenue Location in Portland, Oregon | |
| Location | Portland, Oregon,United States |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 45°31′26″N122°40′38″W/ 45.52398°N 122.67725°W |
| Type | |
| Opened | 1969 |
| Closed | 2017 |
The Embers Avenue,also known asEmbers,[1]was agay barandnightclublocated in theOld Town Chinatownneighborhood ofPortland, Oregon,in the United States. Embers hosted a variety of events, including comedy anddrag shows,karaoke, and live music.[2]The club opened in 1969,[3]and closed in late 2017.[4][5][6]The Oregonianreported in late November 2017 that the building owner has intentions to fill the space with a similar venue.[7]It was speculated in January 2018 that Badlands was expected to open that year.[8][9]
Reception
[edit]Donald Olson, writing forFrommer's,rated the venue as two out of three stars. He described the club as a primarily gay disco also appealing to straight people, with "lots of flashing lights and sweaty bodies until the early morning".[10]
References
[edit]- ^Dresbeck, Rachel (March 18, 2014).Insiders' Guide® to Portland, Oregon(8 ed.). Globe Pequot. p. 86.ISBN9780762791897.RetrievedJune 21,2014.
- ^"The Embers Avenue".Downtown Portland and the Downtown Portland Marketing Initiative. Archived fromthe originalon June 6, 2014.RetrievedJune 21,2014.
- ^"One of Portland's oldest, largest gay bars is closing".Daily Vanguard.Portland State University.November 29, 2017.Archivedfrom the original on August 13, 2018.RetrievedApril 11,2019.
- ^"Thursday is the final night to dance at Embers, one of Portland's last gay dance clubs".The Oregonian.Archivedfrom the original on December 1, 2017.RetrievedDecember 1,2017.
- ^"Portland's Embers Avenue closing after nearly 50 years".KOIN.November 30, 2017.Archivedfrom the original on December 1, 2017.RetrievedDecember 1,2017.
- ^Wilson, Jamie."Iconic gay night club Embers closing its doors in Portland".KPTV.Archivedfrom the original on December 1, 2017.RetrievedDecember 1,2017.
- ^"Portland club Embers to be replaced with similar dance venue, according to building owner".The Oregonian.Archivedfrom the original on October 16, 2022.RetrievedDecember 1,2017.
- ^"Downtown Portland Will Get New Gay Dance Club in Former Embers Space".Willamette Week.Archivedfrom the original on January 19, 2018.RetrievedJanuary 19,2018.
- ^"New gay dance club to take over former Embers Avenue space".The Oregonian.Archivedfrom the original on January 18, 2018.RetrievedJanuary 19,2018.
- ^Olson, Donald."The Embers Avenue in Portland OR - Nightlife | Frommer's".www.frommers.com.Frommers. Archived fromthe originalon April 17, 2019.Retrieved2019-04-17.
Though primarily a gay disco, Embers is also popular with straights. It's a big, sprawling place with lots of flashing lights on the dance floor and sweaty bodies going until the early morning.
External links
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Media related toEmbers Avenueat Wikimedia Commons- The Embers AvenueatThe Portland Mercury
- Sexy space musicby Andrea Vedder (May 4, 2010),Daily Vanguard
