We arrived yesterday and set up, walked the dogs, had dinner and took it easy.
Today we went out to breakfast and then went to the Pendleton Underground Tour. It was about 2 hours long and our tour guide, Matt, was great. The Underground Tour was truly a surprise, looking into the history of Pendleton. We learned about how the Chinese co-existed with the people of Pendleton, many times suffering discrimination while providing necessary services to the community. The tour discussed the shady side of life in the 1800's and early 1900's; such as, brothels, speak easys and opium dens.
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| Bob and Sharon |
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| Saddle up to the bar |
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| Poker anyone |
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| Chinese working area |
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| Speak easy during prohibition. Customers were told to speak easy to avoid detection by the police. |
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| Private bedroom of prostitutes. The local madam took care of her girls by providing them with private bedrooms and separate working rooms. She also hired a traveling preacher for Sunday services and tried to help the girls get out of the business if she could. |
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| Brothel kitchen |
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| Boarder's room, to make the brothel legit |
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| Chinese underground quarters |
Lunch after at the Prodigal Son Brewery.
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