Southwest Portland in Multnomah County, Oregon — The American West (Northwest)

Louis Building

1885

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, June 25, 2026

1. Louis Building Marker

Inscription. When Louis Wachsmuth began selling seafood in 1906, he sold gunnysacks full of live oysters for fifty cents a sack.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1885.

Location. 45° 31.35′ N, 122° 40.344′ W. Marker is in Portland, Oregon, in Multnomah County. It is in Southwest Portland. It is at the intersection of Southwest Ankeny Street and Southwest 2nd Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Southwest Ankeny Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 208 SW Ankeny St, Portland OR 97204, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Oregon’s Columbia River Gorge

and in the Willamette Valley.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast,

in the Pacific Northwest,

and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The First Telephone Exchange in

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Portland (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ankeny Arcade (about 400 feet away); James Russel Baxter (about 400 feet away); Ladd and Tilton Bank Interior (about 500 feet away); A Lewis and Clark Botanical Memorial (about 500 feet away); Blagen Block (about 500 feet away); Fighting Fire With Steam Power (about 500 feet away); Benjamin Stark (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Portland.

Another marker is no longer nearby. New Market Theatre (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Dan and Louis Oyster Bar (Oregon Encyclopedia).

Dan and Louis Oyster Bar is a family-owned seafood restaurant that has operated at the same location in downtown Portland for over a century...The restaurant's owners, the Wachsmuths, have long championed the endemic Olympia oyster (ostrea lurida), and their efforts have contributed to the survival of the threatened subspecies.

(Submitted on August 24, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, June 25, 2026

2. Louis Building Marker

The building is now home to Dan & Louis Oyster Bar.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 24, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 10 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 24, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.