diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/spot/data/Portal.java b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/spot/data/Portal.java
index c987123be..ba30812c3 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/spot/data/Portal.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/spot/data/Portal.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: Portal.java,v 1.1 2001/11/13 02:25:35 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: Portal.java,v 1.2 2001/11/29 00:16:31 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.whirled.spot.data;
 
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ public class Portal extends Location
      * the target scene when they "use" this portal. */
     public int targetLocationId;
 
+    /** During the offline scene creation process, a portal will have a
+     * huamn readable name. This is not serialized or transmitted over the
+     * wire. */
+    public String name;
+
     /**
      * Constructs a portal with the supplied values.
      */