Doug Fir Lounge

{{Short description|Bar and restaurant in Portland, Oregon, U.S.}}

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The Doug Fir Lounge is a bar and restaurant housed within the ground level of the Jupiter Hotel, in Portland, Oregon's Buckman neighborhood, in the United States.{{cite web|url=http://www.pdxmonthly.com/bars/doug-fir|title=Doug Fir Lounge - Bars - Portland Monthly|access-date=2016-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170125032439/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/bars/doug-fir|archive-date=2017-01-25|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thrillist.com/venue/drink/portland/bar/doug-fir-lounge|title=Doug Fir Lounge - Thrillist Portland|access-date=2016-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170124232219/https://www.thrillist.com/venue/drink/portland/bar/doug-fir-lounge|archive-date=2017-01-24|url-status=live}}

Description and history

The venue was established in 2004 and features a basement music and event space.{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/the-best-clubs-in-america-20130328/doug-fir-lounge-in-portland-ore-19691231|title=Doug Fir Lounge in Portland, Ore.|access-date=2017-08-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170401213154/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/the-best-clubs-in-america-20130328/doug-fir-lounge-in-portland-ore-19691231|archive-date=2017-04-01|url-status=live}}

In 2023, the venue is slated to relocate to the space which previously housed Le Bistro Montage.{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Suzette |title=Doug Fir Lounge to Take Over Old Montage Space in Portland's Central Eastside |url=https://www.portlandmercury.com/music/2023/02/25/46371571/doug-fir-to-take-over-old-montage-space-in-portlands-central-eastside |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=Portland Mercury |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228030342/https://www.portlandmercury.com/music/2023/02/25/46371571/doug-fir-to-take-over-old-montage-space-in-portlands-central-eastside |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Jackson-Glidden |first=Brooke |date=2023-02-27 |title=Doug Fir Lounge Will Move Into the Former Bistro Montage Space |url=https://pdx.eater.com/2023/2/27/23617424/doug-fir-lounge-new-location-bistro-montage |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=Eater Portland |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228024925/https://pdx.eater.com/2023/2/27/23617424/doug-fir-lounge-new-location-bistro-montage |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2023-08-21 |title=Final farewell: Doug Fir Lounge announces last concert in original venue |url=https://www.koin.com/news/portland/final-farewell-doug-fir-lounge-announces-last-concert-in-original-venue/ |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=KOIN.com |language=en-US}}

Reception

Doug Fir Lounge won in the "Best Music Venue" category of Willamette Week{{'s}} "Best of Portland Readers' Poll 2020".{{cite news |title=Bars + Nightlife: Congratulations to the winners + finalists of Best of Portland Readers' Poll 2020 |url=https://www.wweek.com/promotions/2020/07/21/bars-nightlife/ |access-date=September 4, 2020 |work=Willamette Week |date=July 21, 2020 |archive-date=August 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811224343/https://www.wweek.com/promotions/2020/07/21/bars-nightlife/ |url-status=live }}

File:Annie Clark DFL 2010.jpg|alt=Person with a guitar in their hand by a microphone stand, lit with purple lighting.|St. Vincent plays at the Doug Fir Lounge in 2010.

File:Jenavieve varga.jpg|alt=A person plays violin. They're lit with red light.|In 2012, Jenavieve Varga played the Doug Fir Lounge with Lost in the Trees.

File:MichaelGira PortlandOR 2009-03-03 HowardForbes.jpg|Michael Gira performing at The Doug Fir Lounge in Portland, Oregon on March 3, 2009

File:Ural Thomas and the Pain at Doug Fir Lounge in Portland, Oregon 03.png|Ural Thomas and the Pain on December 30, 2022

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