I have been going to Lisa for about a year and a half. Lisa's tattoos have consistently been bright, bold and beautiful. I have complete trust in her tattooing. All of my tattoos are from Lisa except for one that I got from Brad who also works at Historic. I initially began going to Lisa for a cover up of Hebrew script I had gotten on my 18th birthday. Now I have a beautiful peony that covers the entire thing. I've seen Lisa and other tattooers at Historic perform some crazy cover ups. Lisa and the Historic Tattoo family all take such pride in what they do. Everyone is friendly and kind. The atmosphere there is so comfortable whether you're coming in for your first tattoo or adding to all the ones you already have. read more

I got a tattoo from Tony and it is my favorite! He was very kind and did an excellent job! I am so happy to have this piece of art to carry with me forever! During my consultation I presented him with an idea and he created a beautiful piece of art in his style (which I love) with a few cool suggestions I wouldn't have thought of (like the panthers being slightly different from each other). He let me take breaks as needed since it was a really sensitive area and large tattoo and he was very gentle. He told me what to do to take care of it and over all I had a great experience! I would highly recommend Tony and can't wait to get more tattoos from him in the future! read more

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walked right in for a get what you get tat and was not disappointed! so professional and welcoming, I'm so proud of my piece. Mishka was super kind and fun to talk to, made the tattoo appointment a breeze. the whole vibe of the shop is rad, the art everywhere is amazing. Will certainly be back for more! read more

Great trad shop with a modern vibe. Everyone's friendly and welcoming. Adam did such a great job on my walk in that I scheduled another appointment with him. Unfortunately I moved from the area but whenever I'm back in PD I'll be getting some work done by Adam at Historic. read more

Beyond impressed with this tattoo shop. Such welcoming and friendly staff. A group of us ladies came in for my birthday and they treated us so well. I did the mystery machine deluxe tattoo and 100% love the tattoo I got. Happy to have found a place that doesn't require a 6 month wait list. Will be back. read more

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Was tattooed by Tyson, was not a great experience. I could feel a different kind of pain when being tattooed later turns out he clearly went too deep as my scarring is obvious. As I was being tattooed another artist came up & was what I thought joking w/ Tyson about his crazy night the day before & asking if he was okay (like hungover or not seemed to be the question) & Tyson replied he was really struggling. I thought they were kidding, seems not w/ how fast he rushed through my tattoo even making a mistake & over lapping one of the wings. I was so surprised given his experience and portfolio. I had been following him for months & took the time & finances to drive to Oregon to be tattooed & left very disappointed. This was over a year ago and I'm still so disappointed with the experience/tattoo. read more

Historic Tattoo - Angel Tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - Portland, Oregon

i got 2 tattoos done by Adam, he was amazing and gentle with me since i have a low pain tolerance. the tattoos have clean lines and he didn't push super hard which was great. the environment made me feel comfortable and this is definitely my new tattoo spot to go to :) read more

best traditional tattoo crew ever! very welcoming walk-in's and adaptable artists! they have a freakin strong team and the vibe is so unpretentious and chill I will absolutely be coming back the day I have some more time and money for my sleeve :) read more

My tattoo artist recently moved and I really enjoy the new digs. Walls are PLASTERED with flash and I love looking at it and maybe even picking off if it. Has a chill feel and the building is cool. I don't love that the main area is so open...I wish there was a little bit more cover. It's especially noticeable because they have a fair amount of walk in business....but it's not anything I wouldn't come in over. The "get what you get" gimmick is pretty sweet. I would rather give my artist $100 and have them pick something in the style and type that fits me but, hey, some people really want to be surprised and I have yet to see one on their IG that wasn't worth it. All done, it's a cool place! Truth tho....I don't care where it is as long as it's my artist (which is how I suspect most people are). Here are a few pics and Tina Platis is the artist...and she is amazing. The tribal is from way way back but she refreshed that one for me. read more

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Brad is awesome! Definitely a repeat customer Growing up in southeast Portland the gumball mystery tattoo experience is a must! read more

Great location. Super nice/welcoming staff. Whenever i visit Oregon, I visit Historic. Well worth it.

Brittany is amazing! She just finished a gorgeous back piece for me based on an idea. I trusted her artist intuition, color combos, and her ability to highlight and fit my body! I've been recovering from a very painful back injury whilst working on this tattoo and she was soooo patient with me! Thank you! I recommend Brittany for all tattoo needs! She's creative, flexible, and professional! read more

Historic Tattoo - Fairy tale themed back piece! - Tattoo Near Me - Portland, Oregon

So I called at 3:45 and the guy on the phone was one of the nicest people I had ever talked to. I asked for walk in availability and he told me an artist would be available when I got there. I was a little later than expected thanks to Portland traffic and I bounced a couple ideas off of Jon and he helped me find a really awesome design that I liked. He set up his station and gave me one of my favorite tattoos. If you are looking for American Traditional then THIS IS 100% THE PLACE TO GET IT. Every single step from talking about the design to the conversation during the tattoo was great. 100% looking forward to getting another one here while I'm still in the Portland area. read more

Historic Tattoo - My badass ship tattoo! Done by Jon on 2/14/2020 - Tattoo Near Me - Portland, Oregon

My friends and I were visiting Portland for my birthday trip. I've always wanted a tattoo, but never knew what I wanted. My friends and I agreed to get matching tattoos, but I ended up being the only one that was down. When I was walking in to get the tattoo, I was a little nervous because I've never done this before. Tyson Arandt was the artist that did my tattoo and made me feel comfortable through the whole process. I originally wanted the tattoo a little smaller, but there is a minimum $100 fee, so he suggested it that I do it a little bigger. I was really happy with the results and love my tattoo. I'm really happy that I came here to get my first tattoo. If I'm ever back in Portland, I would come back and get another tattoo!! Also they take walks in too!! read more

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I first got tattooed by Dean a few months ago at the Tattoo Expo. I was so totally happy with my cool little bird that my husband has been back to Dean and Tyson (who also does great work) at Historic's cool shop a couple times and I have been back to Dean once with plans to take my momma. Yes, I plan to take my mom... That means something. Both my side and shoulder healed perfectly. No complaints. Dean is professional, fast, and encouraging... :) Dean is incredibly talented, I like his style, and I am completely confident that when I go in to get tattooed by him again, I am going to walk out of there 100% happy with my awesome new permanent picture. read more

Historic Tattoo - Finally got my Rufous at the Portland Tattoo Expo. Thanks Dean! - Tattoo Near Me - Portland, Oregon

I LOVE this place. I went in the beginning of the week to talk to Brad Delay about getting a butterfly tattoo for my grandma. He gave me his card, quickly set up my appointment and I was out! I emailed him descriptive details as to what I wanted my tattoo to look like. He was so patient and understand with my precise demands. I went in, quickly got checked in, and Brad handed me two sketches. They were exactly as I had described him. He even incorporated her handwriting. As I was getting tattooed he knew I was hurting, so he talked me through it. THE NICEST MAN! Extremely thorough as well. I would recommend to anyone! read more

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What a great tattoo shop! My friend was in town for a visit and we decided we needed (wanted) to get a new tat. We had originally called The New Rose tattoo shop, but when we got to the shop the artist didn't have enough time to do both of ours. She was super nice and honest about it and suggested we try Historic Tattoo. Well we are so happy we did because we got to meet the fabulous Mckenna who gave us our fern tattoos. Mckenna was so chill, funny, and did a wonderful job on our pieces. My buddy fell asleep during her session, and I was super relaxed and could have fallen asleep. She is a goddess with the gun (tattoo gun) we are healing beautifully. The shop is spotless, nice and roomy, great music. It looks like they specialize in American Traditional style. We even met the owner of the shop who was incredibly friendly and nice. If you are looking for a great tattoo shop that has got a welcoming vibe, Historic tattoo might be for you! Ms. Mckenna "Goddess of the Gun", thank you so much we love our new tats! read more

Historic Tattoo - The Fantastic Friendship Fern - Tattoo Near Me - Portland, Oregon

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Just an update on my last review seeing as I've had two more tattoos done by Joel in the last two years. His skills are absolutely top and I'm so happy with how clean they always look. The most recent was a realistic Enso circle made to look like it was done by paint brush. It was done with black and grey and was easy to get a touch up on one of the spots for optimal effect. Everyone at historic seems rad, definitely give em a go! I'll be back soon. read more

Historic Tattoo - Enso - Tattoo Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Worst attempted tattooing experience ever!!! I've got a ton of tattoos throughout the country and this place is the most unprofessional shop I've ever been to. The level of BS passive aggressiveness is so thick here you can cut through it with a dual knife. I'm telling everyone right now unless you're willing to do the type of work that they enjoy and is in a style that them deem worthy forget about this place. Whatever happened to professionalism and customer service??? These guys canceled my last appointment with only 1 hour notice before my appointment because a "back injury" and was told the artist would get back with me to reschedule. Well almost 2 weeks went by and nothing, I should've taken all this as a bad sign, but this guy did work for me years ago and I wanted him to do more. Well fast forward 2 almost 3 weeks and today I'm supposed to show up for my consult. I'm from out of town so I got lost and now I'm late. This guy sends me a nasty text message and writes me off canceling my appointment and tells me he doesn't have time for me if I can't make it on time and to find someone else to do my tattoos!!! So Yelp folks take it from me this shop sucks and the nameless "artist" here needs a lesson in manners and customer service. Anyone thinking of having any work here should do themselves a huge favor and look elsewhere, I know I will read more

Just got a memorial tattoo from Brad Delay. It had been 10 yrs since my last tattoo so I was pretty nervous. Brad kept great conversation keeping me distracted during the process. Thanks for a great experience, hearing a little bit about you and your family, the awesome bluegrass/country music was much appreciated! read more

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The atmosphere in this place is so CHILL . The crew is always cracking jokes and it really to made me feel like I was welcome . Lisa Marie has done the last few tattoos and she is SO talented - she has wowed me at every appointment . One instance - I explained what I wanted for a cover up piece on my neck and she really took her time evaluating the space /placement and color scheme. She was REALLY fast but still detailed . After the piece was done and I looked in the mirror - I literally almost started crying I was SO happy . It was SO INCREDIBLE . I tell everyone I know to go to Lisa Marie read more

Historic Tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Four words "Get what you get". As a way to celebrate a birthday, and because it sounded fun, six of us ventured in on a Saturday to do the "get what you get" tattoo thing. I was the first to go, because I was probably the most nervous, and I had plans later that were time sensitive. I handed over my $100 and got a gold coin. I bravely walked over to the gum ball machine and popped in my gold coin. With a quick twist of the knob, out came my fate/tattoo. Space whale for the win. Joel was my artist and I am quite happy with it. He did a great job. read more

I booked an appointment with Tyson Arndt for my first tattoo. Upon arriving he was very personable and initiated conversation; Tyson was very thorough in explaining the process, and facilitating during the process. When done he provided instructions and tips for care of the tattoo, and details of how to contact the shop with questions. I will be getting another tattoo from him when I return to Portland. read more

Historic Tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - Portland, Oregon

I live 2 skips away from here and have actually been in twice to ask about small tattoos. Their minimum is $100/session so no matter what you get it's gonna cost you that much at least. All I wanted was a small wrist tattoo so I was advised I could get 2 small things if I wanted since I was spending the money already! Brad did my tattoos. He was super nice but really professional and did exactly what I asked. I am so happy with my tats and happy with this studio a lot. read more

Historic Tattoo - Wrist tattoo by Brad - Tattoo Near Me - Portland, Oregon

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So I'm not even from Oregon, I am from LA! I am visiting for a few days and this place has been amazing! I wanted to get something done that reminded me of my journey here and I decided to pick Historic Tattoo. I had Craig do this simple yet amazing tattoo for me and I am so HAPPY with how it came out. He is amazing! Made me feel very comfortable while I was getting it done and was so nice! The other gentleman that works there named Jon was super nice as well! Very welcoming! Thank you guys again so much read more

Historic Tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - Portland, Oregon

I cannot recommend this place...so disappointed. More with the way I was treated than with the tattoo itself although the tattoo is not one that Brad should be proud of...I guess simple lyrics are not big enough money to matter. read more

Historic Tattoo - Do not recommend...... - Tattoo Near Me - Portland, Oregon

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Really nice people, best experience personality wise I would have and I can only speak to the one artist Jon, again very sweet person. I gave him a picture and he put his personal twist which did end up unique and cool, but I knew as he was tattooing he was going too hard and wiping wayyyy to hard, within the week I noticed that the lines were blown slightly and now there's a blue stain looking thing in and around the line tattoo. read more

I've never written a bad review in my life, but I had a really poor experience when I came to this shop. It was my first tattoo and I wanted a name (6 letters) in small simple script on my ribs. I brought in a few pictures of handwritten fonts. One of the artists glanced at my fonts and then sketched it out. It was absolutely nothing like the font I brought in. I asked if it could be tweaked a little bit and he rolled his eyes..."I don't know how I can make this anymore like the font you brought in" and another artist said what you're requesting is "a lot of work" Really?? It was pretty obvious they didn't want to do my tattoo. I went to a different shop down the street. The artists were pleasant, accommodating and friendly (typical attributes of a company that wants your business) They took the font I brought in...printed it out, traced it and did the tattoo...that whole "lot of work" took under 3 minutes. read more

While visiting Portland my friends and I decided to commemorate the trip with new tattoos, each of us already had tattoos so not something new for us. I liked that they were able to take 3 walk-ins with very little wait time. They also had an extensive selection of flash tattoos (however if you like a more delicate or feminine tattoo the options are limited). I thought they all did a fine job with the tattoo, I also liked that they have varied payment methods (such as Venmo). Two things that gave me pause were the prices (higher than I'd ever paid) but especially the atmosphere in the shop. All the artists were talking to each other while they worked on us (rather than talk to us, their customers) and some of the conversation made me feel gross (basically a b-word girl they all hate, ugh). read more

I was recommended by a friend to go to this shop. And I Def wasn't dissapointed. First impressions was that the shop was big and decorated like a tattoo shop should be. I met all 4 of the artists and they were all very friendly and had great additudes. I've been in plenty of places where it feels cold and the artists are snobby and uninterested. Both the artists and owner were accommodating with offerings of water, a better pillow, and even turned on the fans for me because i was so hot in there. Brad was my artist and I'm thrilled I found him. He made sure that my tattoo was right and that I was happy with it. And I was impressed when he got a 2nd opinion of his fellow artist to ensure the straightness of my tattoo. These good looking group of guys are five stars in my book. From the cleanliness of the shop, to the laid back friendliness of the boys, and the level of skill from my artist. I went ahead and booked another appt the day I got my first tattoo by Brad. I'll be setting up my 3rd appt this week I'd recommend calling and setting an appt. Because walk ins are first come first served. And the pinball machine can only hold you over for so long. :) read more

I've been in Historic for tattoos, conversation, questions and more and every time I'm greeted with positive attitudes and an honest and open nature. These guys make me feel comfortable like my mother's couch and a pair of sweatpants. All of the artists here have a very high respect for their work and are extremely professional. It is difficult to relay the quality of work so I will just encourage you to go in and check it out for yourself. read more

Great vibe. Awesome chill set up. The shop was worth the visit. I had Craig set up some script work that I wanted on my abdomen. I could not make my original appointment, and when I called to cancel they were totally cool. I got an appointment with John the next day and did it up. Solid artist with no snooty attitude. I'm just a visitor here and the shop was convenient, but if I roll back through I would totally go to these guys again. Highly recommended. BTW... No 5 stars because their CC process was jacked up. I would recommend getting cash. read more

From the moment I walked into Historic, I felt comfortable, which is a first for me. We were greeted almost immediately by Bradley, he was very friendly and took the time to address our questions and concerns. This being my first tattoo, I had more than a few questions, he fielded them with ease and a welcome lack of attitude I've experienced in other shops. I had no qualms about having Bradley do my tattoo. Bradley was very professional, thorough and surprisingly fast. My line work had to be pretty heavy but he did it without the heavy hand I had expected. The line work is so clean, my expectations were exceeded by a mile! He also did an amazing tattoo for my girlfriend in the same day which was awesome! Thanks Bradley, we will be back for sure!!! Update: One thing I forgot to add about the shop, it's clean and tidy with just the right amount of curios and some great art line the walls. Can't forget the free "Demolition Man" pinball machine!!! Overall the shop has a great atmosphere, very chill and inviting. Thanks again Bradley! read more

Historic Tattoo - Historic Tattoo, my first tattoo and beginning of my half sleeve. - Tattoo Near Me - Portland, Oregon

I've never gotten a tattoo in my life. I've lived in Portland for 13 years and plan on returning to the East Coast when I retire next year and I wanted a memento of Portland life. I'm clearly not your average hipster but I researched tattoo artists and found myself at Historic Tattoo less than a mile from my house. Talked to one of the artists who recommended LisaMarie. 2 weeks later,I finally stopped in and showed her what I wanted. She was lovely, confident and I was good with her fee. I had a lot of nervousness but it's done! My Cat in the Hat with "READ" down the side is so me. It's vivid, gorgeous and I'm thrilled. Pain level was low and results couldn't be any better. Total professional with a great personality! I'm done but would recommend her highly. read more

Therefore Lack Of... 1st question, hw much do I hav ($$$). *Shld B, my rate strts w/..... Wanted 2 charge ($15o) for (1) word & girly Mgr., not so welcoming. Overall, there's a tatt shop on every street in (PDX), your the paying customer... B picky till U get the proper service. read more

OBSESSED WITH HISTORIC the artists here are truly professional. I've gotten many tattoos and most recently my eyebrows done. Thankful for the care, attention and high level of customer service all tattooers have here. They are one of the few shops in Portland that welcome walkins and deliver at a high level of service. I would recommend this place to anyone looking for a great tattoo or microblading who wants to have fun and feel valued! My favorite artists are Jon and Lisa. Can't wait to come back!!!! read more

Wow - first time getting a tattoo, I made an appointment and was able to send the artist my tattoo drawing. He did a great job rendering my botanical print to a tattoo. Brad Delay was my artist, he was very good at telling me what was going to happen and made a somewhat nervous situation for me more calming. He was open to letting me have a support person (my nephew) there and we all had a good time. I would highly recommend Historic Tattoo and Brad - I am from the east coast but would fly back here if I get another tattoo. Great experience for my first time!!! Love how the tattoo came out!! read more

Chris V. at Historic did an amazing job with a map concept that I wanted on my arms. I get at least 5 compliments a day on his work, no joke. It came out even better than I conceptualized. He made the process comfortable and clean- I was able to sit through 5.5 straight hours of work, and it was my first tattoo. His lines are incredible. He added some aspects that turned out to really make the tattoo stand out as an original, beautiful piece of art. I also had the chance to witness a good friend of mine getting work done by Jesse. She does some beautiful color work, and I recommend her as well. Historic is a beautiful shop in a great old building. The atmosphere was highly enjoyable for a 8 eight hour experience. This shop has my highest recommendation! read more

An amazing shop filled with great artists. I HIGHLY recommend it!

Tattoo's are a very personal expression of yourself and what I have found fabulous about Dylan is his artistic ability to conceptualize, design and implement the tattoo that expresses exactly who I am. I full appreciate the artistic design that goes into every tattoo that he has done for me. He is a real person as well who is enjoyable to talk to during sometimes a three hour process. Thank you Dylan for your expertise. I will continue to be your walking advertisement! Lori read more