Entry No. 5 — the Portland file — filed under: single-obsession

Stark's Vacuum Museum

Inside a working vacuum-repair showroom, 25 of "the most iconic and loved vacuums in history" line the walls, from a two-person-operated Busy-Bee to a Duntley Pneumatic that salesmen used to demo by doing chin-ups on it — all donated or traded in by customers over the decades.

The move: It's free and takes maybe ten minutes, so treat it as a weird pre- or post-dinner detour near Grand & Couch: read the hand-labeled 1800s-to-1960s timeline together and argue over which machine is the ugliest.

• 📍 Central Eastside / NE Grand
• 💸 $
• ⚡ Up for anything
• 🌗 Indoors

Where: 107 NE Grand Ave, Portland, OR

Hours: Added 2026-07-20 — confirm current hours before you go.

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Further reading: Official site · pdxmonthly.com

last checked: 2026-07-20