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HISTORY OF DOUG FIR
In 2004 Doug Fir raised the bar for live music in Portland. Musicians are treated like stars with a fully stocked green room and the kind of production and hospitality you’d only expect from much bigger clubs. Guests are treated to amazing shows with high-end sound and lights, in an intimate room designed so that no matter where you stand, you can see and hear everything clearly.
Internationally renowned architect Jeff Kovel completed the design for the 2004 opening. The Doug Fir established the first cornerstone of the now-thriving East Burnside neighborhood. The interior brings to mind a “Twin Peaks meets The Jetsons” urban ski lodge, with outside walls clad in logs and an interior beautifully overlaid with textured woodwork and glass.
After 19 years at the E. Burnside location, the original Doug Fir location closed in September 2023. In 2027, after a prolonged planning, building and permitting period, the Doug Fir is set to open in it’s new location, 301 SE Morrison Street, the previous home of the fabled late night gastro hub Le Bistro Montage.
