Stark's Vacuum Museum

Portland


A small sample of historical models collected by this large local retailer hangs on one wall of the Southeast Portland location. Since moving from its original space in 2017 to occupy a smaller portion of the store, with a new timeline of vacuum cleaners throughout history, you could say the museum sucks a little less than it used to.


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