Rumor has it...
... that the Hung Far Low sign has been taken down in what's left of Portland's Chinatown. That would be a great loss, even for those of us who aren't.
UPDATE, 10/3, 12:21 p.m.: Rumor confirmed.
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Comments (12)
It was there as of Wednesday at 2 PM when I last walked by.
Posted by Grant | October 2, 2008 11:52 PM
Another landmark sign gone? Sad. Beards frame shop have a great selection of historic signs that were shot by a great photographer and then painted over. This is one that's on display.
Posted by dave | October 3, 2008 6:30 AM
If I were in his boat, I would put up a big neon sign too.
Bonus: ladies night all week long!
Posted by Mister Tee | October 3, 2008 6:59 AM
... those "of us who aren't" down in Chinatown ??? All night ladies week ???
Posted by Tenskwatawa | October 3, 2008 9:21 AM
Andy Ricker house flipper and pok pok owner is opening a trendy asian fusion restaurant in the Hung Far Low building.
NYT - In Portland, a Golden Age of Dining and Drinking
"He[Ricker] also bought two houses and sold them, taking advantage of a rising real estate market so he could finance his vision of a southeast Asian restaurant without having to satisfy financial backers."
Posted by squeezed | October 3, 2008 10:06 AM
It is indeed gone. I just walked down there and took a photo. Portland will have a tough time selling Chinatown now to the tourists.
Posted by dieselboi | October 3, 2008 12:33 PM
The Portland Development Commission and City Hall destroyed Portland's China Town. Sad.
Posted by lw | October 3, 2008 1:44 PM
The sign is not gone permanently. It's being fixed up, and will make a return!
Alexander Mace
Chair, OTCTNA
Posted by Alexander Mace | October 3, 2008 4:33 PM
Thanks Alexander. It's good to know the sign will be even better hung.
Posted by Pete Ayres | October 4, 2008 10:04 AM
The name hung far low, I was once told, roughly translates into "red mansion" or "big red house."
Posted by Bob W. | October 4, 2008 7:31 PM
I first saw a picture of that place before I had ever been here, and thought, that must be a fun town, to have something like that up in public.
It was one of the first bars I went to when I first visited the town, too. Like the second or third one...I told my hosts, "I want to get a drink at the Chinese bar with the ridiculous sounding name." Whee, those were some strong drinks at that place. Chinatown was a lot seedier then. Hell, the whole city seemed to be a lot seedier...there was even an "Anarchist Center" right on Burnside at that time.
Glad to hear that the sign will go back up.
Posted by Cabbie | October 4, 2008 10:37 PM
In those days, the anarchists presented a united front.
Posted by Jack Bog | October 4, 2008 11:01 PM