Look for Something Built to Last

Customers at McMenamins pubs and hotels often look around in wonder at how nothing matches, yet everything goes together. They contemplate unusual, historical objects filling spaces from floor to ceiling and marvel at bars intricately carved. In this episode, host Shannon McMenamin delves into where it all came from. She talks to antiques dealers and a local historian, gets nostalgic about the old Portland Hotel, and learns how a Brunswick backbar from Portland's legendary Lotus Café & Card Room ended up at McMenamins Back Stage Bar.   Check out the transcript & photos here on the BLOG   Produced by McMenamins, Gretchen Kilby and Jess Is Creative Host: Shannon McMenamin Sound design & audio editing: Gretchen Kilby Writing: Jess Lyness of Jess Is Creative Video production: Kat Nyberg McMenamins archival audio, video & photos: Kat Nyberg McMenamins archival photos: Liz Devine McMenamins production team: Kat Nyberg, Michelle "Jake" Robbins, Renee Rank Ignacio Art: Lillian Ripley   Get in touch with The Red Shed Tapes: [email protected] Website: www.mcmenamins.com/podcast