Club Sesso, Adult entertainment venue in downtown Portland, United States
Club Sesso was a swingers' sex club at 824 Southwest 1st Avenue in downtown Portland, Oregon, endorsed by pornographic film actor Ron Jeremy and billed as an "upscale, high-energy swingers club" where members could engage in sexual activities. It operated from June 19, 2009, until its last event on June 20, 2015, and reopened in September 2016 under new ownership as Club Privata.
Ron Jeremy's Club Sesso opened at 824 Southwest 1st Avenue on June 19, 2009. In June 2014 Portland Fire and Rescue denied a permit over an incomplete renovation; during the June 28 anniversary party, off-duty fire marshal Doug Jones overruled an inspector's violation ruling. Owner Paul Smith closed the club on June 20, 2015, citing nearly $100,000 in legal fees. It reopened in September 2016 as Club Privata.
The club's name, Sesso, is Italian for "sex". It was billed as an "upscale, high-energy swingers club" endorsed by pornographic film actor Ron Jeremy, and members could engage in sexual activities on site. Its last event, on June 20, 2015, fell six years and one day after the June 19, 2009 opening.
The club operated at 824 Southwest 1st Avenue in downtown Portland, and its last event was on Saturday, June 20, 2015. It reopened in September 2016 under new ownership as Club Privata, so the address now hosts a different business. Visitors looking for Club Sesso will not find it under that name.
On 28 June 2014, during an anniversary party, an off-duty fire marshal, Doug Jones, overruled an inspector who had found the club in violation of city code, saying the Fire Bureau would impose no repercussions for the missing permits. The club had been denied a permit that month over an incomplete renovation.
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