Dolores River Brewery

Columbia River Brewery was located deep in the West/Northwest neighborhoods that abutted a long section of the city stretching from Burnside all the way to St. Johns. The area commonly known as the Industrial Northwest, was home to the Portland Cordage company, a manufacturer of hemp rope for the maritime industry, and the oldest industrial building in Portland. Celebrating it’s centennial in 1987, it appeared a slightly worn but majestic massive brick and beam structure that encompassed the better part of the block. The streets were dark black cobble stained from a centuries hard use and hazardously uneven, and train tracks ran through every intersection.