The Mikado Block, built in 1880, is a classic example of the cast-iron frame, terra cotta exterior features that dominated the commercial buildings of the time. This Victorian Italianate building would be named by one of the owners, who was fascinated with the contemporary popular music of Gilbert and Sullivan. It would be located in the infamous area of Portland of the time that many an unwary sailor would find himselfed "shanghaied" onto ships leaving Portland for the exotic Far East.
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