▁the ▁Old ▁Town ▁Ch in at own ▁neighborhood ▁of ▁Port land , ▁Oregon , ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁ven ue ▁opened ▁in ▁mid ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁closed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Description ▁and ▁history ▁ ▁O wner ▁and ▁painter ▁Eric ▁Rob ison ▁opened ▁Back space , ▁which ▁was ▁located ▁at ▁ 1 1 5 ▁North west ▁ 5 th ▁Avenue ▁in ▁Port land ' s ▁Old ▁Town ▁Ch in at own ▁neighborhood , ▁as ▁a ▁coffee ▁shop ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁two ▁nearby ▁stores ▁within ▁the ▁same ▁neighborhood , ▁operated ▁by ▁K ats u ▁Tan aka : ▁Comp ound , ▁a ▁gallery , ▁and ▁Just ▁Be ▁To ys , ▁a ▁Japanese - th emed ▁to y ▁and ▁DVD ▁r ental ▁store . ▁Rob ison ▁and ▁his ▁brother ▁K ris ▁had ▁considered ▁operating ▁the ▁business ▁in ▁the ▁Pear l ▁District , ▁but ▁were ▁" att ract ed ▁to ▁the ▁ed g iness " ▁of ▁the ▁building . ▁He ▁re called , ▁" Pe ople ▁said , ▁' D ude , ▁you ' re ▁ins ane ,' ▁when ▁I ▁told ▁them ▁where ▁it ▁was . ▁I ▁saw ▁the ▁exposed ▁brick , ▁and ▁the ▁whole ▁cy ber p unk ▁feel ▁that ▁we ▁could ▁purs ue . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁little ▁too ▁fr ou - fr ou ▁in ▁the ▁Pear l ." ▁Rob ison ▁also ▁re called ▁f ending ▁off ▁drug ▁activity ▁outside ▁the ▁store ▁by ▁bar ring ▁deal ers