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Monday, November 26, 2007

Misc PDX Clubs

Posted by Alison Hallett on Mon, Nov 26 at 3:50 PM

Portland trivia question: Can somebody more old school than I am tell me where the short-lived venue The Glass Factory was? I saw a couple shows there when I was in high school, but as my mom drove me in from the suburbs in her minivan, I’ve never quite been able to figure out where the club actually was (unless it was the current Rotture/Branx space?). I’ve had no luck searching for it online, although I did run across this kind of interesting q&a written by club owner Todd Patrick (who also owned Seventeen Nautical Miles, then went away to get more famous in New York like everybody does) as he tried to negotiate opening/running a club on a shoestring budget.

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The Glass Factory was at 309 SE Pine St

Posted by blah | November 26, 2007 4:07 PM

thanks

Posted by Alison Hallett | November 26, 2007 4:43 PM

Geez, now I feel old. I remember volunteering to work on that place, which tells you why it had such issues with code -- they were accepting the work of people like me who had no idea what they were doing. But then that gaudy silver back wall showed up in that Sleater Kinney artwork, and somehow that made it worth it.

Posted by tODD | November 26, 2007 5:04 PM

High school?

Christ.

Posted by zach | November 26, 2007 10:38 PM

Was this in the same space - or near - Stage 4? I have a foggy recollection...good times.

Posted by L | November 27, 2007 9:08 AM

Stage 4 was what would become the (first) Meow Meow--5th and Pine?

Posted by Alison Hallett | November 27, 2007 11:04 AM

17 Nautical Miles had some good shows. I saw Botch for the first time there and it blew me away.

Posted by jim | November 27, 2007 12:02 PM

"Stage 4 was what would become the (first) Meow Meow--5th and Pine?"

That is correct.
Stage 4 was on Pine between Grand and 6th.
Some great shows there.