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The Slammer Tavern

The Slammer. IMAGE: M Dannunzio.

500 SE 8th Ave., 503-232-6504.

Lined with Christmas lights no matter the season, the festive Slammer Tavern is nearly the last divey survivor the gentrifying Buckman neighborhood will allow. Throw a song on the jukebox, order a cheap well whiskey, and play some skeeball while your friends smoke outside.