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No shawl pictures today after all. Today was house cleaning day and it was a good thing as today’s weather was miserable. Barely above freezing, fog freezing on the trees. Right now it’s raining and freezing on everything. Hopefully the powerlines will hold up.
I mentioned we went to out to McMenamin’s Edgefield. The Brothers McMenamin have managed to create an amazing pub/hotel empire that has some of the funkiest pubs in the Northwest. The have managed to save some of the most interesting buildings in the area and turning them into interesting places to visit.
Edgefield started life in 1911 as the Multnomah Poor Farm and then renamed to Edgefield Manor as a nursing home in 1962. The nursing home closed it’s doors in 1982 and the buildings stood empty until the McMenamin’s purchased the very decrepit buildings and 37 acres of land in 1990. They’ve created an amazing setting with gardens, acres of wine grapes, a small golf course and at least 6 pubs/restaurants.
I’ve discovered a well written, short history on the McMenamin’s and their pubs on the Triple A Magazine site. An interesting read.
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DeAnn wrote:
If you’re done cleaning there maybe you should come clean my place. Because I don’t feel like doing it!!
Posted on 30-Nov-04 at 1:17 am | Permalink
Sarah wrote:
Isn’t the Edgefield just about magical? I love walking through the main building searching out all the strange mini-paintings hidden in the nooks and crannies. It’s one of my favorite places to go….we’ve never stayed overnight, so I’m hinting heavily that a night or two stay may be in order next year.
Speaking of house cleaning…..I guess I ought to be doing some of that too. Sigh.
Posted on 30-Nov-04 at 10:27 am | Permalink
Shetha wrote:
The office I work in is on the Eastern end of Gresham and we typically go to Edgefield for special celebratory meals as an office (farewells, hellos, we aced that challenge, etc). I have to say their food always seems to sound nicer than it tastes, but the place is pretty awesome. Any place that uses curling stones for doorstops HAS to be cool, right? Aren’t they haunted, too?
Posted on 30-Nov-04 at 10:50 am | Permalink