Ray's Ragtime

Ray's Ragtime
	The store's exterior in 2021
Founded	1986; 38 years ago in Portland, Oregon, United States
Founder	Ray Tillotson
Owner	Lisa Beyer

Ray's Ragtime is a vintage store in Portland, Oregon.

History

Ray's Ragtime operated in the Fine Arts Building (pictured in 2011) from 1986 to 2016

Ray Tillotson founded and continued to own the business, as of 2016.^[1]^[2] The store occupied the ground level of the Fine Arts Building at the intersection of 10th and Morrison in southwest Portland from 1986 to 2016, when operations were relocated to the Hollywood neighborhood in northeast Portland because of high rent costs.^[3]^[4] The new location is smaller but has a similar aesthetic as the original. Lisa Beyer was the owner, as of 2018, when the business was burglarized. Since relocating, the store has been called Ray's Ragtime Hollywood.^[5]

According to Willamette Week's Matthew Korfhage, "Ragtime had long been a stopover for bands playing at the Crystal Ballroom, and was beloved among the local music community, including—at one time—Courtney Love, along with Courtney Taylor-Taylor of the Dandy Warhols."^[6] In his 2017 "ultimate guide to Portland's vintage shopping scene", Christopher Dibble of Portland Monthly called Ray's "a piece of local history".^[7] The store has been included in guide books of Portland.^[8]^[9]

References

^ Jun 24, Marjorie Skinner •; Pm, 2015 at 1:44. "Ray's Ragtime and the Downtown Vintage Corridor". Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2021-04-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Marum, Anna (March 29, 2016). "Ray's Ragtime will reopen in the Hollywood District". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
^ Marum, Anna (April 19, 2016). "Ray's Ragtime is now open in the Hollywood District". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
^ "Oregon Business - PDX retail roundup: Ray's Ragtime reopens; Green Zebra set for Lloyd District". www.oregonbusiness.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-20. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
^ Rush, Haley. "Portland business owner says thieves broke in through skylight". KPTV.com. Archived from the original on 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
^ "Ray's Ragtime Vintage Will Reopen in Hollywood". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2021-04-20. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
^ "Your Ultimate Guide to Portland's Vintage Shopping Scene". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2021-04-20. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
^ Burgess, Ann Carroll (April 20, 2003). Secret Portland, Oregon: The Unique Guidebook to Portland's Hidden Sites, Sounds & Tastes. ECW Press. ISBN 9781550225860. Archived from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021 – via Google Books.
^ McCollom, Hollyanna (May 10, 2016). Moon Portland. Avalon Publishing. ISBN 9781631212796. Archived from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021 – via Google Books.