The Acme and Ed Slaughter on WIlliams Avenue

        When Dude Ranch, the previous establishment for all things entertainment, closed, it became The Acme club, which was also referred to as "The house that Bop built". It started off with doors open and acts like Carl Thomas and Leo "Dark Eyes" Amadee. It was also the place where musicians Bonny Addleman, Keith Hodgeson, Quen Anderson, Norma Carson, and Lee Rockey learned. Later on the six all went on to great musical careers.
        Below The Acme Club was Ed Slaughters pool hall, Top Q Billiards. It had one of the "Strongest jukeboxes in Portland", completely stocked with the best Jazz of the time. Edward Slaughter was known to stand by his jukebox and talk about the jazz that was playing, voicing his opinions of and facts about each song. He was the honorary Mayor of Williams Avenue, and a town renowned Jazz Historian. Many an aspiring jazz musician heard their first tune on that jukebox.
        In 1947, The Acme Club became The Savoy.

Bernice and Ed Slaughter

( Source: Jumptown - The Golden age of Portland Jazz, Page 53 )