New Copper Penny
{{Short description|Defunct nightclub in Portland, Oregon, U.S.}}
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| address = 5932 Southeast 92nd Avenue
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New Copper Penny was a nightclub located at the intersection of Southeast 92nd Avenue and Foster Road in Portland's Lents neighborhood, in the U.S. state of Oregon.
As of December 2016, the building has now been demolished to make way for re-development into apartments.{{cite news |last=Mesh |first=Aaron |url=http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-23510-sakis-big-bet.html |title=Saki's Big Bet |work=Willamette Week |date=November 11, 2014 |access-date=May 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160520161415/http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-23510-sakis-big-bet.html |archive-date=May 20, 2016 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=Hamill |first=Luke |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/front-porch/index.ssf/2016/04/lents_landmark_new_copper_penn.html |title=Lents landmark New Copper Penny sells to apartment developer after years of negotiations |work=The Oregonian |date=April 6, 2014 |access-date=May 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160520161436/http://www.oregonlive.com/front-porch/index.ssf/2016/04/lents_landmark_new_copper_penn.html |archive-date=May 20, 2016 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=Law |first=Steve |url=http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/264377-137578-city-to-support-redevelopment-of-new-copper-penny-other-lents-properties- |title=City to support redevelopment of New Copper Penny, other Lents properties |work=Portland Tribune |date=June 19, 2015 |access-date=May 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160520161447/http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/264377-137578-city-to-support-redevelopment-of-new-copper-penny-other-lents-properties- |archive-date=May 20, 2016 |url-status=dead }}
Description
New Copper Penny was a bar and nightclub in Portland's Lents neighborhood. The business had a 10-foot tall neon sign of a Lincoln cent.{{Cite web |date=2016-07-12 |title=Portland's Best Giant Neon Gift Is the Copper Penny Sign in Lents |url=https://www.wweek.com/bars/2016/07/12/portlands-best-giant-neon-gift-is-the-copper-penny-sign-in-lents/ |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=Willamette Week |language=en |archive-date=2021-12-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207055449/https://www.wweek.com/bars/2016/07/12/portlands-best-giant-neon-gift-is-the-copper-penny-sign-in-lents/ |url-status=live }}
History
Owner Saki Tzantarmas started New Copper Penny after purchasing a bar in 1972. He died in 2017.{{Cite web |date=2017-07-21 |title=Saki Tzantarmas, Impresario of the New Copper Penny, Dies at 81 |url=https://www.wweek.com/news/business/2017/07/21/saki-tzantarmas-impresario-of-the-new-copper-penny-dies-at-81/ |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=Willamette Week |language=en |archive-date=2023-03-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324133406/https://www.wweek.com/news/business/2017/07/21/saki-tzantarmas-impresario-of-the-new-copper-penny-dies-at-81/ |url-status=live }}
In 2014, Molly Young of The Oregonian described New Copper Penny as "a frequent trouble spot, according to neighborhood leaders, who say state regulators should step in to ensure against more incidents".{{Cite web |last=Young |first=Molly Young |date=2014-03-17 |title=New Copper Penny shooting, history should concern regulators, neighbors say |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2014/03/new_copper_penny_shooting_history_should_concern_state_liquor_regulators_neighbors_say.html |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=The Oregonian |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Binder |first=Melissa |date=2014-03-18 |title=New Copper Penny shooting: SE night club sits on key parcel for redevelopment, harms Lents reputation, neighbors say |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2014/03/new_copper_penny_shooting_se_n.html |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=The Oregonian |language=en |archive-date=2023-03-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320190546/https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2014/03/new_copper_penny_shooting_se_n.html |url-status=live }}
New Copper Penny was sold to a real estate developer in 2016.{{cite news |last=Mesh |first=Aaron |date=April 1, 2016 |title=New Copper Penny Will Become an Apartment Building |work=Willamette Week |url=http://www.wweek.com/news/2016/04/01/the-new-copper-penny-will-become-an-apartment-building/ |url-status=live |access-date=May 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160520161344/http://www.wweek.com/news/2016/04/01/the-new-copper-penny-will-become-an-apartment-building/ |archive-date=May 20, 2016}}{{Cite web |last= |date=2016-04-04 |title=New Copper Penny in Lents sells to apartment developer |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/front-porch/2016/04/lents_landmark_new_copper_penn.html |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=The Oregonian |language=en |archive-date=2023-04-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230430052456/https://www.oregonlive.com/front-porch/2016/04/lents_landmark_new_copper_penn.html |url-status=live }} Owners applied to operate a business across the street.{{Cite web |date=2016-04-22 |title=The New Copper Penny May Rise Again—Right Across the Street From the Old One |url=https://www.wweek.com/bars/2016/04/22/the-new-copper-penny-may-rise-again-right-across-the-street-from-the-old-one/ |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=Willamette Week |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2016-08-11 |title=New Copper Penny Owners Seek to Open a Marijuana Dispensary in Lents |url=https://www.wweek.com/news/2016/08/11/new-copper-penny-owners-seek-to-open-marijuana-dispensary-in-lents/ |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=Willamette Week |language=en |archive-date=2017-08-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170812163842/http://www.wweek.com/news/2016/08/11/new-copper-penny-owners-seek-to-open-marijuana-dispensary-in-lents/ |url-status=live }}
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{{Defunct restaurants in Portland, Oregon}}
{{Lents, Portland, Oregon}}
{{Portal bar|Drink|Food|Oregon}}
Category:2016 disestablishments in Oregon
Category:Defunct nightclubs in Portland, Oregon