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Monday, April 27, 2009

News / Neighborhoods Hung Far Back!

Posted by Sarah Mirk on Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 5:14 PM

Kurt Huffman, tenant of the old Hung Far Low building, says the recently-vanished iconic sign is coming back!
The landlord removed the Hung Far Low sign in October when renovators discovered that the 40-foot icon was on the verge of collapse thanks to rotten anchors and a rusty frame. The last anyone saw of the Portland landmark, it was tucked into a giant sign graveyard in Scapoose, moldering while Old Town residents tried to drum up the $30,000 needed for repairs.

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photo from Dieselboi

Well, according to Huffman (who co-owns restaurants Ping and Pok Pok in town), the Portland Development Commission kicked in $12,000 and the Old Town/Chinatown Business Association is committed to fundraising the remaining $18,000 needed to rebuilt the sign's rusted pagoda and frame. "It's the cool sign of Portland, so it was a real bummer when it had to come down," gushes Huffman, who says the neighborhood plans to reinstall the sign at the end of June. "It's fabulous. You could never make up a name that great."

 

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1
Who says I don't appreciate good, positive news at blogtown.
Second, hey PDC - care to kick down for some remodeling projects of mine?
Posted by D on April 27, 2009 at 5:57 PM · Report
2
Excellent news. Nice Photo....

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dieselboi/295…
Posted by dieselboi on April 27, 2009 at 6:36 PM · Report
3
you could never make up a name that great? jeez, what an asshole. Hung Far Low is still a restaurant. It moved to 82nd Avenue.
Posted by oh the irony on April 27, 2009 at 8:44 PM · Report
4
Frat boys everywhere are now rejoicing they can once again get their pictures taken underneath that sign. Huzzah!
Posted by BlackedOut on April 27, 2009 at 10:42 PM · Report
5
I am continually amazed what Portlanders think of as worthwhile expenditures.
Posted by NIG GER on April 28, 2009 at 5:10 AM · Report
6
Don't let Randy Lenard See it.. he will swipe it and put some crapy iconic Portland Phrase...

- Hung Much Lower
Posted by Dixie Normus on April 28, 2009 at 7:48 PM · Report
7
A campaign has begun to bring back the site: Re-Erect Hung Far Low. Find out more at http://www.ReErectHungFarLow.com
Posted by Byrd on July 11, 2009 at 2:47 PM · Report

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