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  • There is a saloon pictured. The men pee right at the bar-there is a grill along its length. Many of these men have mustaches. Text" "The Oak Besaw & Linklater Props. Cor. 23rd And Savier St Portland ORE.

    Slabtown Fun Fact #17: Petition to Shut Besaw’s Saloon

    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 wanted all bars closed that were near the soon to open1905…

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