Credit: Facebook

Bad news for the tourism bureau of Estacada: The town’s #1 attraction, the Original Safari Club—a huge haven of cheap drinks, sketchy fried food, and most legendarily, tons of taxidermied large wild game in various states of repair—posted on their Facebook page last night:

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I’d be lying if I said I was truly surprised; the fact that it’s been around as long as it has is pretty impressive. Delving into the panicked comments on the post, the closure seems due to the costs of keeping up with repairs, of which I imagine there are many.

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Waitaminute… Did you catch that last part? “we hope to open eventually in Portland. Help us find a good spot” HOLY SHIT.

Where should the PDX resurrection of the Safari Club go*??

* Because it’s a potential dealbreaker, it’s worth pointing out that the Club owner also stated that “My animals are coming with me.”

Marjorie Skinner is the Portland Mercury's Managing Editor, author of the weekly Sold Out column chronicling the area's independent fashion and retail industry, and a frequent contributor to the film and...

11 replies on “Estacada’s Safari Club is Closed”

  4. THEY SHOULD MERGE WITH THE SAFARI STRIP CLUB ON POWELL:

    “TROTTERS AND DAUGHTERS”
    “BUSTS AND BUSTS”
    “TROPHIES AND SOPHIES”
    “DEAD CATS AND LIVE BEAVERS”

  8. Makes you wonder what all that talk about “haters” and being “singled out” could possibly be about. I think it’s just the way we internet now: anyone who disagrees with you is a “hater”, and they did follow up with “it is what it is,” which is another meaningless statement.
    Anyway, I kinda liked that place. It was fucking enormous, and I can’t imagine the upkeep costs.

  11. D&w and Graham…yes! great ideas. We need more forward thinkers like yourselves, and less hipsters opening “art” and “theme” bars. Even if you are joking

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