150 Years 1887-1901 The Dalles THE DECADES OF HISTORY PART THREE OF THE DALLES CHRONICLE'S TEN-PART SERIES. April 27, 2007 Page 3 CHAMBER FUN FACT DID YOU KNOW.. The Oregon Equipment Company building [110 E. Second St] was originally built as the Lemke Saloon in 1910 by Ferdinand Lemke. Lemke built the white-glazed brick building when a competing saloon owner and town fire marshal condemned his first saloon the "Yellowstone." The Lemke Saloon was also home to a bordello on its top floor, said Oregon Equipment Owner, Hewitt Hillis. It was also a speakeasy during prohibition, with city hall, police and the fire department housed just across the alley. Oregon Equipment bought the building in the mid-1950s. Incoming and Outgoing messages protected by Trend Micro PC-cillin program