![]() Signage above the nightclub's entrance, 2014 | |
Location | Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
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Coordinates | 45°31′19″N 122°40′47″W / 45.52198°N 122.67962°W |
Type | Nightclub |
Closed | 2016 |
The Escape Nightclub, also known as Escape Club or The Escape, [1] [2] [3] was an all-ages LGBT-friendly nightclub in Portland, Oregon, in the United States. [4]
In 2016, it was announced in the Portland Tribune that the space formerly occupied was going to serve as a homeless shelter to temporarily house transients with expected opening by Thanksgiving day in 2016. [5]
On February 1, 2017, Willamette Week reported that Escape had closed four months prior to the news story publication after operating for fourteen years. [6]
Drag performer Jinkx Monsoon has said, "The very first time I performed in drag on a large scale was at the Escape." [7] [8] [9] [10]
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![]() Signage above the nightclub's entrance, 2014 | |
Location | Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
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Coordinates | 45°31′19″N 122°40′47″W / 45.52198°N 122.67962°W |
Type | Nightclub |
Closed | 2016 |
The Escape Nightclub, also known as Escape Club or The Escape, [1] [2] [3] was an all-ages LGBT-friendly nightclub in Portland, Oregon, in the United States. [4]
In 2016, it was announced in the Portland Tribune that the space formerly occupied was going to serve as a homeless shelter to temporarily house transients with expected opening by Thanksgiving day in 2016. [5]
On February 1, 2017, Willamette Week reported that Escape had closed four months prior to the news story publication after operating for fourteen years. [6]
Drag performer Jinkx Monsoon has said, "The very first time I performed in drag on a large scale was at the Escape." [7] [8] [9] [10]
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