Linfied's iconic Old
Oak is gone -- the 80-foot tree fell/died on Jan. 8, 2008.
But the “Old Oak”
name was used starting in the fall of 2011 by what had been known the “Oak
& Ivy “sports bar in downtown McMinnville. (At 326 NE Davis St., it's in the
Union Block coffee restaurant building which, long ago, was home of
Hamblin-Wheeler clothing.)
But, alas, the “Old
Oak” name on the bar is gone, too.
According to the
6/17/2016 N-R, the bar changed ownership (in 2016 apparently) and the new owners changed the
name to “The Oak.”
“The Oak” Facebook
page said its grand opening was from 3 p.m., May 27-1 a.m., May 28.
(Photo with this
posting is from “The Oak” Facebook page. The oak tree art work above the bar’s
bar does not look like Linfield’s Old Oak.)
Here’s the N-R story:
Along
the Street: Oak not old anymore
McMinnville N-R/News-Register 6/17/2016
The Old Oak in downtown McMinnville has a new
owner, and it’s no longer the Old Oak — it’s just The Oak.
Dennis and Lucetta Elmer, who own several
properties and businesses downtown, teamed up with Tyler and Rebecca Stoller to
buy the bar from John Meyers and added a new name, a complete renovation inside
and new management and menu items.
The bar, with an expanded menu, will have
co-managers: Katy Armes, who previously managed the tasting room at Saffron
Fields, and Caleb Polivka, who relocated to Oregon after working in the beer
and food industry in Chicago.
RJ Photography presided over the renovation,
which included painting and room for more tables.
The Oak is located at 326 NE Davis Street in the
Union Block building across from US Bank. at 11 a.m. Monday through Saturday.
The building itself was purchased earlier this year by Corey Rich of C&G
Real Estate.
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Story from 2011 about the Old Oak bar:
