Fountain Saloon
The Fountain Saloon was located at 523 Union Avenue N. (now 2525 NE MLK, Blvd.) and 74 Russell. The 1910 Portland City Directory shows that the establishment was co-owned with Henry Maier and was named the Maier & Hergert Saloon. By 1912, the business was listed as Henry Hergert's Saloon.
Heinrich Elias (Henry) Hergert was born on January 3, 1876, in Brunnental, Russia, the son of Elias Hergert (born 1835) and Maria Catharina Dietz (born 1837), both born in the colony of Walter. Elias and Maria Catharina had at least nine children, most of whom immigrated to the United States and settled in Northeast Portland. He married Anna Maria Linker. Henry is the brother of Reverend Jacob Hergert and Reverend Elias Hergert. He died on December 9, 1937 in Portland.
Heinrich Elias (Henry) Hergert was born on January 3, 1876, in Brunnental, Russia, the son of Elias Hergert (born 1835) and Maria Catharina Dietz (born 1837), both born in the colony of Walter. Elias and Maria Catharina had at least nine children, most of whom immigrated to the United States and settled in Northeast Portland. He married Anna Maria Linker. Henry is the brother of Reverend Jacob Hergert and Reverend Elias Hergert. He died on December 9, 1937 in Portland.
Henry Hergert Sr. Saloon at NE Union and Russell in Portland, Oregon. Henry Hergert Sr. (b. 1876 - d. 1937) is shown behind the bar. Others unknown.
Hergert's Saloon in Portland, Oregon.
Henry Elias Hergert, proprietor of the Fountain Saloon (Hergert's Saloon) is standing with his elbow on the bar. Courtesy of Sherrie Gettman Stahl.
Henry Hergert Sr. Saloon located at NE Union Avenue and Russell St. in Portland, Oregon. From left to right: Unknown, Unknown, Henry Hergert Sr., Unknown.
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Last updated October 27, 2023