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“Most people expect us to have a funky front
door, and we don’t,” said Diana Day, owner and
manager of The Funky Door at 2815 S.E. Holgate
Blvd. “But when they walk in the first time...peo
ple look around and say, ‘Now 1 get it.’ ”
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Day, who opened the brightly colored cafe in
July, explained that her partner of 10 years, Doreen
McCauley, has had the nickname “Door” since
childhood. “We decided to use doors in this way
not only because we like doors, but found it an
environmentally sound way to build out the space,”
said Day.
Much of the cafe’s interior is
made of salvaged doors from the
Rebuilding Center. “Instead of
purchasing new lumber or new
tables from restaurant supply
stores, we were able to find mate
rials with a history and with
character.”
The Funky Door offers Stumptown Coffee, Tao
of Tea kxise-leaf teas and Dragonfly Chai as well as
baked goods from La Provence and Old World
Bakery. In addition to vegan baked goods from
Sweetpea Bakery, Day brings in a variety of savory
foods including quiche, sandwiches and bagels.
Since moving here five years ago, Day and
McCauley have fallen in love with Portland.
“There is such a commitment here to locally owned
business, and people will go out of their way to
support their community.” Day said she particular
ly enjoys the Holgate location because it is in the
middle of several businesses but maintains a neigh
borhood cafe feel.
“The Funky Door is a comfortable place to
hang out alone and drink coffee, grab a cup on
your way to work or meet friends for an afternoon
out of the house. We worked very hard to make
this a really comfortable and welcoming place,
and we continue to strive to make the best drinks
around.”
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It remains a mystery whether the building at
Southwest 12th Avenue and Stark Street, housing
Burnside Triangle anchors Club Portland and
Silverado, is on the market.
Phil Stanford reported Sept. 26 in The Portland
Tribune that downtown developer Greg Goodman
had purchased the building. The
columnist speculates about the
future of the gay landmarks, stat
ing, “It seems unlikely that
Goodman will continue to oper
ate the bathhouse."
Dick Lawson, owner of Club
Portland and partial owner of the
building, said that an offer has been made but that
both parties are confined to a confidentiality agree
ment. He denies that the building has been sold
and that Goodman is the potential purchaser.
Watch the Just Gut blog at www.justout.com for
breaking updates.
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Diana Day opened the door to her funky cafe in
Southeast Portland.
Val Johnson loves wood. She also loves the
environment and is devoted to building her
hand-crafted clocks from recycled wood. “There
is so much wood out there being wasted," she
says, “and some of that wood could be used to
build beautiful furniture, as I do now."
Johnson is a self-taught woodworker and has
been building Craftsman-style furniture for five
years. “I started doing some research on furniture
and found Gustav Stickley and Arts and Crafts-
style furniture and bought a couple of plans and
made a Morris chair and a Stickley rocking
chair." After Johnson made some pieces for her
self, friends started commissioning her work.