The Matador (bar)

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The Matador
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The Matador
Location in Portland, Oregon
Location Portland, Oregon, United States
Coordinates 45°31′24″N122°41′30″W / 45.52322°N 122.69173°W / 45.52322; -122.69173
ClosedSeptember 12, 2014

The Matador was a bar in Portland, Oregon, United States. [1]

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Description and history

The dive bar was established in 1971. [2] It closed on September 12, 2014, after operating for more than forty years. [3] [4] [5]

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References

  1. Horton, Jay (July 12, 2016). "Portland's Best Barpocalypse Now Redux Is the Matador, Re-created in a One-Room Apartment". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on May 8, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  2. DeJesus, Erin (September 11, 2014). "W. Burnside Dive Bar the Matador Calling It Quits". Eater Portland. Vox Media. Archived from the original on August 8, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  3. "West Burnside Mainstay the Matador Is Closing After Over 40 Years". Willamette Week. September 10, 2014. Archived from the original on September 17, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  4. Russell, Michael (September 11, 2014). "The Matador closing: 40-year-old West Burnside bar shutting Friday". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on September 16, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  5. Smith, Suzette (September 11, 2014). "Why the Matador's Actually Closing (Sort of What You Think, But Also Not) - Blogtown". Portland Mercury . Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2016.