4 • The Southwest Portland Post
BUSINESS
September 2013
Elephants Deli and Henry’s Vault team up at new Corbett location
THE COUNTRY STORE
By Erik Vidstrand
The Southwest Portland Post
The old Sorenson Photography build-
ing, located at Southwest Corbett and
Boundary, has been transformed into
a joint venture: food, wine, and social-
izing.
Frank Phillips, a longtime local real
estate developer is the founder and
owner of Henry’s Vault.
Phillips has made a career of spicing
up neighborhoods. What started out as
a simple wine storage facility, turned
into a wine shop, then, of course, a
place to dine.
Over the last six months, he partnered
with Elephants to create a Mediterra-
nean/Tuscan feel.
Elephants Deli opened in early Au-
gust but Henry’s Vault was yet to be
completed. Phillips said opening night
would be on Thursday, September 5.
“I wanted to create a special experi-
ence that’s not available anywhere
else,” Phillips explained. “I have fun
doing what I do. But also I expect the
best and want it done right.”
Established in 1979, Elephants Deli-
catessen, a locally owned company, has
remained a pioneer in the gourmet food
business in the Pacific Northwest. This
location becomes their seventh.
The menu is created from scratch by
in-house chefs and bakers. The Corbett
Room will be a new private venue for
meetings and celebrations. Box lunches
are also available.
Henry’s will feature lockers and a
social club where members will be able
to store their collections and celebrate
their wine in a beautiful relaxed atmo-
sphere.
“I’m [excited] to join such an historic
neighborhood,” said Scott Weaver, co-
owner and executive chef of Elephants
on Corbett.
“It offers great opportunities to help
our employees grow and [explore] new
challenges.”
The local community and South
Portland Business Association have
received the project enthusiastically.
Elephants Deli and Henrys Vault is lo-
cated at 055 SW Boundary. For more infor-
mation, please visit www.elephantsdeli.
com or call 503-224-3955. For information
about Henry’s Wine Vault, please call 503-
319-3813.
Multnomah Boulevard
bicycle/pedestrian project
delayed once again
lengthy sewer project prolonged busi-
ness delays and commuter headaches.
But not quite yet.
Sidewalks, bike lanes, and repaving
is in the works, however, it does not
coincide with the redevelopment of the
Sears Armory.
According to PBOT, the construc-
tion market is saturated with work
currently. Thus, they have decided to
delay bidding until late September.
This means construction will still start
this year but not until late November
or early December.
No changes to either the funding or
design are expected. So enjoy the com-
mute, especially since school is now
in session. Perhaps the city can wait
on construction until after the holiday
shopping season?
For more information, please contact
Rich Newlands, project manager, at
503-823-7780 or rich.newlands@port-
landoregon.gov
New Multnomah Village
trees and shrubs waiting for
the rain
No need to report the missing trees
and shrubs in the Village; they were
just on loan from Portland Parks and
Recreation to enhance the Multnomah
Days festivities.
According to Linc Mann, spokes-
man for the Bureau of Environmental
Services, they will be back permanently
in late October or when the rains begin,
whichever comes first.
“We were very pleased to work with
the horticultural program at the city,”
Mann replied. We need to wait for the
rains.”
In the meantime, paving will take
place after all, before it rains, despite
earlier rumors the streetscape was
complete. That, and distinct striping
for parking.
Organizers were sweating bullets at
the last moment because of sidewalk
construction going under way at the
Multnomah Arts Center lower parking
lot. But, miraculously, the cement dried
in plenty of time for villagers to walk
freely without detours.
“We should be completed in time for
First Friday,” Mann acknowledged.
“We may need to finish up the stairs,
but the lot will be open for business.”
First Friday (after Labor Day) will cel-
ebrate the completion of the streetscape.
Benches will the final touch. Sidewalk
tables are beginning to pop up as well.
Joe Sysavaph, Nectar’s owner, even
rolled out the red carpet on Multnomah
Days after working into the wee hours
of Saturday morning in preparation for
the festivities.
Recycling was in full force and the
Like the sunny, warm weather, some
of the construction will
stop for the time being in
the Multnomah Village
area.
Business owners and
customers have been pa-
tient; tourists have been
curious; and residents
and commuters have
taken longer vacations
due to a variety of con-
struction projects taking
place the last few years in
Multnomah Village.
Portland Bureau of
Transportation (PBOT)
will be adding amenities
on Multnomah Boule- Marcela Larenas enjoys Nectar’s new outside tables and
vard between 25 th and foliage. Trees will be permanently planted once the rains
31st, as promised, after a come in October. (Post photo by Erik Vidstrand)
There will be plenty of clowning around at the Raleigh Hills Community Fair on Sep-
tember 15. (Photo courtesy of Diane Snedecor)
entire festival was free of secondhand
smoke!
It came together and by the look of
the crowd, fun was had by everyone.
For key updates, the best place to go is the
new Multnomah Village website, www.
multnomahvillage.com.
Third annual Raleigh Hills
Community Fair slated for
September 15
Raleigh Hills holds its
third annual Community
Fair on Sunday, Septem-
ber 15, from noon to 4pm.
Please come explore what
the eclectic community
of Raleigh Hills has to of-
fer: arts and crafts, food
and beverage, automobile
displays, and educational
non-profit booths.
If you haven’t been to Raleigh Hills
in a while, business and a sense of com-
munity are budding. The community
is now part of Venture Portland which
offers exciting opportunities to conduct
business or simply conduct some im-
portant errands. The Raleigh Hills Busi-
ness Association received a small grant
to help develop and market the area.
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