New owner eyes former brothel in Ore. for hotel conversion

Being a former brothel isn’t usually a selling point. But in the case of Pendleton’s Oak Hotel, its owner is hoping its reputation precedes it. The Oak Hotel is one of the few historic buildings that’s completely unoccupied. The Pendleton Ship Shoppe, a shipping retailer, left shortly after Pearce purchased it several years ago and Zimmerman & Co. True Value Hardware recently moved their warehouse out from the ground floor of the two-story building. Read The Bulletin story here