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The Lutz used to be a Reed hangout every Thursday night. I don't think I ever went there any other night. I'd say I'll miss the hot pickles, but the Lutz hasn't served them for a long time anyway.
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I have not been to the Lutz since 17 Nautical Miles was still down the block from it.
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The Lutz was a piece of worthwhile Olde Portlande. Along with the disappearance of the Tu-Be on Hawthorne, the pre-painted Space Room, The Commodore, and a dozen or so other places that have been eroded away with the coming of Now PDX: the infestation of the fact that you can't throw a safe-to-throw "Bioprene" rock over your shoulder without hitting a yoga instructor, a graphic designer, and a bodyworker all at once. Sadly, you also won't any longer have the chance to hit Miranda July. PDX hasn't been weird in a long time. Now it's more like Park Slope Far West.
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On the other hand, PDX is neither as unbearable as Seattle nor as dreary as Olympia. And don't talk to me about California. That shithole hasn't been fit for human habitation in decades. And unfortunately, all the non-humans seem to have migrated north. The Last Next Best Place still exists though. And you're not going to hear about it from me. And if you can't build it, then stop coming to play on it after the work is done. If you've moved to PDX in the last ten years, claiming it as your own is like showing up to hang the petunias on a newly built house and then trying to take credit as the architect and builder.
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@b!X
Thank you for that 17 Nautical Miles reference.
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@PDX Pedant: Boise's next.
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Crap where will I wait for a table at Delta now ?
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P.S. Ray's wife died very recently, and my condolences go out to him. I poured beers at the Lutz in the late '90's and many of my contacts there continue to be my dear friends. It's a loss, for sure.
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Didn't love all the 'upgrades,' but the Lutz was a classic for many Reedies back in the day. I was insulted by a tripping hipster, lauded by a tweeded professor, played chess with a woman I loved and . . . anyway. It was the Lutz.
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I first entered Lutzs as it is properly called in l956 and spent the next seven or so years making it my home. Andy and Averil took me into their home on many occasions and I saw Lila when she was a newborn. I also talked with Bill Lutz many times and remembered the time when the tavern was situated one block west during the time of the second big war. It's sad that my grandsons will not have Lutzs and Johnny's Service Station to aid in their transition from being teenagers to young adults. I made it and look back without regret. May Lutzs look forward to a rebirth sometime in the future.

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