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Mike Hoff, a barber in Baker City in the 1890s, built this building for his business, but after a few years he joined Valentine Bildner to open a saloon there. In its early days, the lower storefront was covered with rough-hewn logs, and “logs” were painted on the upper front. A newspaper advertisement for the Log Cabin in the 1930s offered “Olympic Club draught beer - a BIG glass, 10 cents. CROCKS - JUGS - PAILS: Bring ‘em We’ll Fill ‘em. Curb service - just toot your horn.” By the 1990s, the building was reputed to be the oldest continually licensed alcoholic beverage-dispensing premise in Oregon.
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Baker City, Oregon · United States
