Portland’s fabulous hotel of past…
Posted by Lance on June 26th, 2007
I just want to thank G.W. who emailed me about a Portland hotel movie connection I didn’t know about – and it’s good one!
As you probably know, Portland’s finest hotel, the Hotel deLuxe, used to be the Hotel Mallory, which had been around forever. My Dad used to say it sort of became the drunk uncle of
Anyway, the point is I’ve got to go out and rent The Fabulous Baker Boys (Steve Kloves, 1989). Apparently part way in, Beau Bridges’ character (I think) actually makes a reference to the Hotel Mallory. Now that’s a choice one!
Makes me think I’ve got to work in a reference to Hotel deLuxe in my movie. It’s the least I can do…
Fabulously,
Lance
I’m disappointed the Hotel Mallory not longer exists. I just finished reading Dan Savage’s “The Kid” - Dan’s personal account of him & his boyfriend doing an open adopt through a Portland agency in 1998. Dan & his boyfriend live in Seattle, but they always stayed at The Mallory when attending adoption seminars, meeting with the birth mother who selected them, and even during the birth itself. I loved Dan’s account of The Mallory & was hoping to experience its qwirks first hand