The Mill Camp Saloon on Q Street in Springfield will close permanently Saturday due to deterioration of the building.
Scott Bamett/Emerald
Camp Saloon closes doors
Shutdown is forced by
building disrepair, but it
may reopen elsewhere
By Felicity Ayles
Oregon Daily Emerald
The historic Mill Camp Saloon
in Springfield will close forever
on Saturday, many years after it
played host to such rock legends
as David Crosby and Steven Stills.
The longstanding nightclub is
closing its doors because of dete
rioration of the building and is
making an effort to provide its
customers with better service,
said owner-operator Jeff Gaulton.
The business has been without
a lease for the past three years, but
the owners of the Mill Camp have
taken responsibility as if they
were long-term tenants, Gaulton
said. The building needs repairs,
and because the business does not
have a lease, the owners cannot
afford make the changes, he said.
“We’re stuck between a rock
and a hard place,” Gaulton said.
“We’re willing to do the upgrade
but not without a lease.”
But just because the building is
closing does not mean the spirit is
gone.
Gaulton said the Mill Camp’s
board of directors has targeted a
site in Eugene, but he would not
reveal the location because noth
ing has been finalized yet.
“We want to be responsible to
the neighborhood we move into,”
he said. Gaulton said he did not
want the business to create any
undue hardships to the commu
nity because of parking.
“We don’t want to be a negative
impact wherever we go,” he said.
The nightclub will not have a
negative impact on employees ei
ther. Gaulton said every current
employee has expressed an inter
est to work at the Mill Camp again
after they reopen.
“This was not a decision made
in a hasty motion,” he said. “We
have done all we can to help our
employees.”
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own, the shareholders of the Mill
Camp have elected to donate all
unused food items and extra
kitchenware to Food for Lane
County.
Deb McGeorge, food solicitor
for the charity organization, said
she was grateful.
“We seem to be the lucky recip
ient of other people’s disasters,”
she said. “More and more people
are educated to the fact that they
can donate food instead of throw
ing it away.”
McGeorge said she is sad to see
the Mill Camp close because it
has been there for so long, but she
appreciates the donations.
“Pots and pans are critical for
us,” she said.
Not only is Food For Lane
County building a new kitchen,
they are also make donations to
similar organizations in the area.
Felicity Ayles can be reached via e
mail atfizzer@gladstone. uoregon.
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