An estimated 11.6 tons of water weight fell on the Recreation Building’s roof during a storm Aug. 9, and officials heard Tuesday the city’s urban renewal agency has insurance on the structure, whose viability has been unknown since its roof began failing.
A “fun-raiser” live and silent auction for the proposed Gorge Youth Center raised about $10,000 July 31.
The event, held at the Last Stop Saloon, drew about 125 to150 people, said Dennis Catmull, the capital campaign director for the proposed facility, which would go on property immediately east of Columbia Cinemas on West Seventh Street.
The new owners of the Recreation Building downtown received a $200,000 state grant to help restore the façade of the building. Todd Carpenter and his wife Carla McQuade applied for the grant through The Dalles Main Street for funding provided by Oregon Heritage, a division of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.
Under new ownership, the Recreation Building in downtown The Dalles is heading for major renovations, inside and out. Todd Carpenter and his wife Carla McQuade, who transformed the former Vault into the Last Stop Saloon, bought the building from the city of The Dalles urban renewal agency for $50,000 and have big plans for their latest acquisition.
Completely gone is the notorious downtown bar, The Vault, and in its place, opening in mid-January, is the Last Stop Saloon, a midscale family-friendly restaurant and bar with soaring ceilings and original historic brickwork.
