In his 2019 'overview of Portland's LGBTQ+ nightlife for the newcomer', Andrew Jankowski of the Portland Mercury wrote: 'The Pacific Northwest's longest-operating male strip club moved last winter, setting up shop next to the Star Theater in a former sports bar. The bar relocated to 610 Northwest Couch Street, in the Old Town Chinatown neighborhood, in December 2018. In March 2018, Silverado confirmed the business would leave its location at 3rd Avenue on March 31, after ten years. The club relocated to 318 Southwest 3rd Avenue, in January 2008.
This was in the area of downtown Portland known as Burnside Triangle, or 'Gay Triangle', for its many gay and gay-friendly businesses. Formerly called Flossie's, it was originally located below a gay bathhouse in what is now the Crystal Hotel. Silverado, Portland's only gay strip club, after the closure of Three Sisters Tavern in 2004 and prior to Stag PDX's opening in 2015, has existed for nearly 30 years. The exterior at 318 SW 3rd Avenue, in 2013
