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Tandy Leather moves into historic Crane Building

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Michaela Lowthian
Jul 05, 2025
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Century-old Tandy Leather now has a fittingly old home in the 1909 Crane Building.

Tandy Leather, a Texas-based company founded in 1919, moved its Portland store from the airport to 1323 NW Irving St. in December.

The larger location allows for more leather-working tools and patterns as well as workshops and classes dedicated to leathercraft. Industrial …

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