Magic Gardens

December 5 - 31, 2014

Opening in the 1960’s as a lesbian club, Magic Gardens Strip Club soon became a Portland Chinatown staple. On December 31st Magic Gardens will be closing its doors forever as Patty Wright, owner and operator, was not given the option to renew the lease in the 100-year-old building.

Since One Grand Gallery’s inception, the culture and living history of Portland’s nude dancing scene has been something we have been eager to celebrate with a “Portland Strip Club Art Show”. Inspired by vintage posters, historical images of the dancing nude, and through re-imagined images, typefaces and symbols of all kinds (and steering clear of the original sign!): What would your “Magic Gardens” poster look like?

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