The Portland Dive Bar That Looks Like Snow White's House May Actually Be Saved

Located just off Sandy Boulevard at 2035 NE Glisan St, Club 21 is one of the city’s most adorable dive bars. It has the velvet paintings; it does not have windows. Most importantly, it looks like a tiny castle. This is thanks to being founded in the 1930s as a Russian Orthodox Church. It’s been operating as Club 21 for decades.

But in recent years, while regulars have been downing its $2 happy hour beers and cheap shots, Club 21’s future has been in jeopardy, and the eagle-eyes at the Mercury, whose office was once located near the bar, have been vigilantly chronicling the bar’s potential demise. Now the Merc reports a critical development: A new landlord has taken over the property, and owners Warren Boothby and Marcus Archambeault are working with him to actually pick up and move the entire venue to a new location.

Club 21’s lease won’t run out for another few years, and for the plan to work, the owners and landlord need to find a new home before then. So if you know of a sweet spot for a boozy building that looks Snow White’s house within a half-mile or so of the current location, now’s the time to give Club 21 a call.

• Portland Dive Bar Club 21 Might Be Moving—Building and All [Mercury]
• Sugar Cube's Kir Jensen Sops It Up at Club 21 [EaterPDX]