The Pilot: Bill's Steakhouse and The White Eagle (Feb. 7, 2018)

The pilot episode of the PDX History by the Glass series with @nathanpgale is complete. Last night's stops included Bill's Steakhouse in Parkrose and 113yr old White Eagle in the industrial Moda Center area. 

 From a creative standpoint, we have no idea what we're going to do with this tour of the area's most venerable and aged watering holes, but visit them all we shall. #HistoryByTheGlass

 Some notes... 

Bill's Steakhouse

Established: 1940s as a hot dog joint operating out of an old street car

 Our First Drink: Hamm's tallboys

 Intriguing Menu Item: liver and onions

 More Intriguing Menu Item: Friendly tamale guy in the parking lot

 Actual Food Eaten: steak dinners (NPG quote..."I've shined shoes more tender than this steak"

 Men's Room Ranking: 1/5 urinal pucks (shitty, dirty, and sadly forgettable)

 Our first bar was a reminder that not every stop on this magical tour will be full of nostalgia... Some of these places just get old and slowly die (turn into video poker led unremarkable taverns)... Nothing lasts man

White Eagle (a McMenamins property):

Established: 1905 as a saloon (1905 was not a particularly memorable year aside from Einstein doing a lot of mind blowing research and the Russo-Japanese War)

 Our First Drink: Hammerhead (AVM) & Jack Daniels (NPG)

 Interesting Food: none

 Men's Room: 2/5 urinal pucks (clean, pseudo rustic, normal size urinal (-1 puck)

 White Eagle is as safe as can be these days, but full of (much rowdier) history that you can see in the walls and fixtures and photos...a wonderfully preserved museum to 113 years of drinking and diversion (minus the candy shop era, which had to be during Prohibition)

Comments

  1. LaurenJune 9, 2018 at 9:06 AM

    I decided to crawl out from under the rock I've been hiding and start reading your blog - so I'm late to this party. But, what a wonderful idea and to also showcase your talents as a writer. I look forward to reading more! As you know, Scott and I always seem to make a point to stay at the White Eagle when in town because it's so dang cheap. Love seeing the historical photos!

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