Our day of touring in Pendleton OR,
began cool and rainy but soon turned to sunshine. We met at 9AM to carpool to historic downtown
for a tour of the underground. Chris
Fergason, our guide, teaches middle school English so she was prepared to
handle our crowd.
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| Our guide, Chris in the Shamrock Card Room |
Pendleton
was founded in 1863 and has been home to indians, explorers, cowboys, settlers
& immigrants. The underground housed
the Shamrock Card Room, Hop Sing’s Chinese laundry, the Empire Ice Cream Parlor
and the Empire Meat Market. There were
living quarters for up to 80 Chinese workers in one room. Tunnels led to a velvet wall Prohibition Card
Room and a Duck Pin bowling alley.
Upstairs were Madam Stella Darby’s famous “Cozy Rooms”. The last “working girls” left in 1953.
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| Hop Sing's Laundry |
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| Empire Meat Market |
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| Duck Pin Alley bowling pins and balls |
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| Ice Cream Parlor |
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| "Cozy Room" on the third floor |
Next
was a great lunch at “Crabbys” and then we drove to the famous Pendleton
Mills. Good shopping at the outlet store
and a guided tour of the mill’s automated production machines.
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Bob, Peggy, Tom and Janet
enjoying lunch |
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The "husband bench" outside the
Woolen Mill outlet store |
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Taking the tour at Pendleton Woolen Mills
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Back to the Wildhorse Casino RV park
and a chance to try our luck. All in all
a super day!
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| Ava and Jimmy Ray, Rig # 18 |
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