Month: May 2015
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Slabtown Fun Fact #17: Petition to Shut Besaw’s Saloon
Read more: Slabtown Fun Fact #17: Petition to Shut Besaw’s SaloonLast Updated on June 27, 2026 Wait who is trying to shut down Besaw’s? Right prior to the opening of the 1905 Fair a petition was circulated and signed by 3% of the City’s population to shut down Besaw’s Saloon! Temperance Movement Yes 3,144 Portlander’s signed a petition to close Besaw’s in May 1905. Voters […]
