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19th-century-(1st-Rich's-Ever).jpg — 1894

Founder, B.B Rich, opens the first Rich’s Cigar Store in downtown Portland, Oregon. Soon after, Si S. Rich joins his brother in business.

1910s

Rich’s new location opens on the corner of 6th and Washington.

1920

A third Rich’s location opens at 143 Broadway in downtown Portland.

1921

Pictorial Review fills the shelves of Rich’s 6th and Washington corner shop.

1920s

A young Jesse Rich - future owner of Rich’s, son of Si S. Rich, and nephew of B.B. Rich - worked at Rich’s through his youth.

1924

Rich’s corner shop at 6th and Washington in downtown Portland.

1933

Johnny Philip Morris
visits Rich’s Cigar Store

1934

Rich’s owner, Jesse Rich, lighting a celebratory cigar.

1937

1937 LIFE Magazine
hits the shelves at Rich’s.

1959

Rich’s store moves to the corner of
5th and Washington in
Downtown Portland.

1960s

Portland radio personality Barney Keep visits Rich’s.

1974

Tom Moran (left) sitting with Jesse Rich celebrating Tom’s purchase of Rich’s Cigar Store after eight years of employment at Rich’s.

Park&AlderLocation.jpg — 1980s

Rich’s moved to the corner of Park and Alder.

Park&AlderLocationWestin-hotel-now-here.jpg — 1980s

Inside the SW Park & Alder Rich’s store.

1986

Brothers Tom and Jim Moran featured in a write up on Rich’s.

1989

Elaine, Tom’s wife, begins working at Rich’s by leading the creation and operation of a second location on 23rd Avenue in NW Portland.

1990

Rich’s downtown moves across the street to the historical Woodlark building.

Screenshot 2019-12-17 13.22.58.png — 1996

Rich’s downtown moves from the Woodlark building to its current location.
Bill Shindler, Chief Tobacconist, joins the team. Today, he can be found downtown most days with a pipe in hand and decades of tobacco lore.

Screenshot 2019-12-17 14.30.52.png — 2005

Led by Elaine, Rich’s opens a third location at NW 10th and Flanders in the Pearl.

Screenshot 2019-12-17 14.33.33.png — 2007

Rich’s News in the Portland International Airport opens. This location closed in 2025 after 18 years.

Present Day — Portland's Living Legacy

Today, Rich's Cigar Store is Portland's longest continuously operating retailer and one of the most respected tobacconists in the American West. The Moran family — who have owned and operated Rich's since purchasing Rich’s from Jesse Rich in 1974 — continues to run both locations with their sons, carrying forward a family tradition that now spans two family lineages and over 130 years.

The downtown headquarters at 820 SW Alder Street features a 30-seat indoor smoking lounge and Oregon's largest walk-in selection of premium cigars. The Pearl District location at 922 NW Flanders Street offers a curated selection in one of Portland's most vibrant neighborhoods. Rich's holds the distinction of being Oregon's only Davidoff Appointed Merchant and TAA (Tobacconist Association of America) member retailer.

Our Chief Tobacconist, who joined the team in 1996, continues to hand-blend Rich's signature pipe tobaccos — recipes developed over 30 years that draw pipe smokers from across the country.