Purrington's Cat Lounge

Purrington's Cat Lounge (sometimes Purringtons Cat Lounge or simply Purringtons) was a cat café in Portland, Oregon, in the United States. The establishment billed itself as "the first cat cafe and adoption center in the Pacific Northwest".[1]

Purrington's Cat Lounge
Logo
The venue's exterior in 2021
Purrington's Cat Lounge
Location in Portland, Oregon
Address3529 NE Martin Luther King Blvd.
LocationPortland, Oregon, U.S.
Coordinates45.54860°N 122.66184°W / 45.54860; -122.66184
Owner
  • Kristen and Sergio Castillo (2015–2019)
  • Garrett Simpson and Helen Harris (2019–2022)
OpenedJanuary 24, 2015 (2015-01-24)

Description and history

Purrington's opened on January 24, 2015, on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in the northeast Portland part of the Boise neighborhood.[2] More than 300 people attended its opening.[3] The business was owned by Kristen and Sergio Castillo. Kristen was inspired to pursue the venture in October 2013, when she saw her friend share a video from Le Café des Chats in Paris.[3] Purrington's partnered with the Sherwood-based rescue organization Cat Adoption Team (CAT) to facilitate cat adoptions.[3]

The cafe was expected to close in November 2018.[4][5] However, ownership transferred to Garrett Simpson and Helen Harris in January 2019.[6] After being closed for nine months and undergoing a renovation, Purrington's reopened in February 2020.[7] In September 2022, Simpson and Harris announced plans to close in November.[8][9]

  • Exterior sign
  • Interior, during COVID-19 pandemic closure

References
  1. "Purringtons Cat Lounge". Purringtons Cat Lounge. 2016-07-12. Archived from the original on 2016-07-08. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
  2. Chemotti, Lucas (2015-01-20). "A Look Inside Purringtons, Portland's First Cat Cafe". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2016-09-17. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
  3. Lackey, Kayo (2015-02-02). "Oregon's First Cat Cafe: a Look Inside Purringtons Cat Lounge". OPB. Archived from the original on 2016-08-09. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
  4. Njus, Elliot (2018-10-06). "Purringtons, Portland's only cat cafe, to close". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2018-10-12. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  5. Prewitt, Andi (2018-10-06). "Portland's Only Cat Café Is Closing". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2018-10-12. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  6. Singer, Matthew (2019-02-01). "Portland's Only Cat Cafe Is Reopening Under New Ownership". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2019-12-06. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  7. Smith, Suzette (2020-02-07). "Portland's Ethical Cat Cafe Purrington's Returns, Now With More Treats". Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on 2020-02-08. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  8. "Cat's out of the bag: Purrington's announces it will close". KOIN.com. 2022-09-16. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
  9. Slovic, Beth (2022-11-13). "Portland's cat cafe closes again; 7 lives remain for Purrington's". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
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