The theater was completed in 1925 and originally housed a wurlitzer pipe organ and vaudeville stage. It is the central historical point of the hollywood district. Portlands beloved book festival touts a vast book fair, writers workshops and readings by local luminaries like cheryl strayed and ursula k. The portland night market showcases many unique businesses that call portland home. The portland night market is a bimonthly, free event and open to all ages. To submit your film for consideration, visit the hollywood theatres film freeway festival page. Dec 25, 2015 the hollywood theatre can show 70millimeter films in all their splendor. Hollywood theatre has been open since 1926, and with a building that old it is only to be expected that it is one of the most haunted places in portland. The hollywood theatre is a historic movie theater in northeast portland, oregon, owned by a nonprofit organization. Hollywood theatre portland tickets, schedule, seating. With the pacific northwests often rainy weather, people sought refuge in movie entertainment, and the city eventually grew to have more theatre seats per capita than similarsized cities in the united states. United artists theatre, originally known as the majestic theatre, was a movie palace in portland, oregon, united states. In june, the library association of portland changed the name of rose city park library to hollywood library to be more representative of the neighborhood the library would serve at its new location of 3930 n. Portland5 centers for the arts is a leader in expert venue management, overseeing the arlene schnitzer concert hall, keller auditorium and antoinette hatfield hall, which includes the brunish, newmark and winningstad theatres.
The oregon theatre, or oregon theater, was an adult movie theater in the richmond neighborhood of southeast portland, oregon, united states. Portland paramount theatrearlene schnitzer concert hall. Portland center stage pcs is a linchpin of theater on the west coast. The book traces the evolution of portland from the early years of photography to the present, showing how it became oregons largest and most vibrant city. Members must present their user id, or a printout or email associated with their movie club account to book. Although a mixed commercial and residential area, it serves primarily as a shopping district to the adjacent neighborhoods of grant park and laurelhurst. Hollywood theatre 310 wurlitzer, style h special portland, oregon 4122 sandy blvd. Jun 15, 2009 portland s theatre history is marked by early enthusiasm and exceptionally vigorous growth. We also took advantage of watching a free movie free to hotel patrons during our stay and the theater seating with loveseats and tables was amazingly comfortable. Exploring some of portland s past through photographs, postcards, illustrations, advertisements, etc. Hollywood theatre in portland, or cinema treasures. We went because, though the oregon has been in business as an adult theater since the 70s it was built as a vaudeville house in 1925, no one we knew had ever ventured inside. Portland s theatre history is marked by early enthusiasm and exceptionally vigorous growth. The mission of the portland international airport art.
It would later screen hollywood, arthouse, and spanishlanguage films. Come meet some of portlands best makers and creators. The hollywood theatre is a portland landmark with a national reputation for. The hollywood neighborhood in northeast portland was named after the ornate hollywood theater which was built by walter tebbetts.
In addition to chapters on 32 haunted sites throughout oregon, it includes detailed information on visiting haunted sites, a list of 50 additional haunted sites, and useful ghost excerpt from ghosthunting oregon the hollywood theater portland, oregon. The hollywood theatre at portland international airport is a free 17seat free microcinema showcasing short films by oregon filmmakers postsecurity in concourse c. Some time shortly after this view, the name was changed to the pantages. May 17, 2019 portland nightclubs have a long history, from its current focus on djs and live music back through eras of hardthumping disco and oldtime supper clubs. Among other examples were the architectdesigned bagdad theatre 1927 in portland, the liberty theatre 1925 in astoria in the italian renaissance style, the gothic revivalstyle elsinore. Portland then and now pairs historic photographs with specially commissioned views of the same scenes as they look today. The refugee experience is on a lot of our minds these days.
Movie theater in portland, oregon century 16 eastport plaza. The oregon theatre was opened by 1927 and was still open in 1957. The festival was founded in portland, or in 1995 by andrew migliore, with the desire that h. Photo by dan halsted, courtesy the hollywood theatre. The most haunted places in portland, or haunted rooms america. Although a mixed commercial and residential area, it serves primarily as a shopping district to the adjacent neighborhoods of grant park and laurelhurst, as well as to riders of the. The citys first movie palace, the majestic theatre later known as the united artists theatre, opened in 1911.
The hollywood theatre is located at ne 41st and ne sandy in portland, oregon 4122 ne sandy blvd, 97212. Memorial tower theatre venetian theater astoria book, 1836. As film evolved so did the hollywood theater and in 1961, the theater became the only cinerama theater in oregon. Those attending movie screenings here have reported seeing the spirit of a man roaming around the upstairs lobby area and also a ghostly woman who sits in the very back row of the theatre. I really love this old movie house and the story behind its being saved in order to provide quality films over the years that just get better all the time. Any discussion of portlands film scene has to start with the nonprofit hollywood theatrebuilt in 1926, its the reason the hollywood district is named the hollywood district. The festival focuses on the people, ideas, technology, skills and artistry behind filmmaking and provides both entertaining and educational opportunities to the public. Richard stanleys color out of space comes to portland. After splitting up with the joker, harley quinn and three other female superheroes black canary, huntress and renee montoya come together to save the life of a little girl cassandra cain from an evil crime lord. The portland paramount theatre once dominated the citys great white way, a series of brightly lit cinemas that dazzled downtowners along southwest broadway street. The hollywood theatre is a notforprofit organization whose mission is to entertain, inspire, educate and connect the community through the art of film, while preserving a historic portland landmark. The theater has hosted events and film for 90 years.
The hollywood district is a neighborhood of northeast portland, oregon, united states renamed for its historic 1920sera hollywood theatre. The majestic theatre opened as portland s first palace for motion pictures on june 10, 1911, at the northeast corner of southwest park avenue and washington. Although their lives have taken different paths, one thing remains the same. Rose city park residents in northeast portland were so impressed with the. To submit your film for consideration, visit the hollywood theatre s film freeway festival page. In the following years, the hollywood theatre hosted firstrun films, vaudeville. Under the direction of canfield, a former principal dancer with the joffrey ballet and the companys first artistic director, obt quickly. The building was remodeled into offices in the 1980s after being used as a garage and for car parts storage for nearly a century. Hollywood theatre portland 2020 all you need to know. The ornate building still stands as an architectural treasure that anchors portlands cultural scene. Portland s historic nonprofit movie theater was built in 1926 and features a striking spanish colonial revival facade. Read this book and over 1 million others with a kindle unlimited membership.
Portlands hippodrome theatre on broadway as it looked when the silent version of the road to ruin was released in 1928. Hollywood library history multnomah county library. It was the first establishment in portland exclusively intended for motion picture screening. In later years it went over to adult pornographic movies as the oregon theater and closed in march 2020. At the advent of the 20th century, the city of portland, oregon, was among the first on the united states west coast to embrace the advent of the silent and feature film. Hollywood district portland 2020 all you need to know. Hollywood theatre, portland oregon history project. The hollywood theatre in ne portland, like all indoor theatres in oregon, has been shut down since midmarch. The hollywood district was originally part of the rose city park subdivision. The 1982 photo depicts the last music box theatre in portland, located on broadway next door to the fox theatre. Mar 16, 2020 recently the hollywood theatre has restored its 70mm system.
If only the people who were here for the theatre s prohibitionera silent film premiere in 1926 could see it. Hollywood theatre portland, oregon wikimedia commons. It is now the only theatre in the state of oregon that plays 70mm films yeararound. How many of these glorious portland movie theaters do you remember. For those looking to get a head start on holiday shopping, this event at the oregon convention center hosts more than 300 exhibitors.
The hollywood theatre 4122 ne sandy blvd, portland, oregon 97212 rated 4. Lovecraft, literary horror, and weird tales through cinematic adaptations by professional and amateur filmmakers, panel discussions, author readings, gaming, art, and sometimes live music. Music box theatre in portland, or cinema treasures. The hollywood theatre was placed on the national register of. Independent art house movie theater in portland, showing a mixture of independent, foreign, and classic films. After a successful crowdfunding campaign, the hollywood theatre purchased the iconic video store movie madness, a portland institution with a vast collection of more than 80,000 titles. Some are still around, while others became history long ago. Blending food, culture, music, drinks and retail together for an adventurous evening in the central eastside. The hollywood theatre is a theatre owned by a nonprofit organization. One of the most historic movie theatres in northeast portland, oregon and a nonprofit organization, this beautiful theatre is located at 4122 ne sandy blvd, across the street from the first suburban fred meyer store. Banners and flags announce the opening of the hollywood theatre in portland in this photograph taken in 1926.
Located along portland s northeast sandy boulevard, in the heart of the business district bearing its name, the hollywood theatre has provided family entertainment since it opened as a vaudeville theatre on july 17, 1926. Only a few oregon cities had a population sufficiently large to justify the construction of a movie palace, and most were smaller than the hollywood. Joy cinema 11959 sw pacific hwy, tigard, oregon 97223 rated 4. Northeasts hollywood theatre stands as a testament to portlands love of moviegoing. A visual history of portland nightclubs oregonlive. Media in category hollywood theatre portland, oregon the following 26 files are in this category, out of 26 total. The theater opened on july 17, 1926 with the silent movie, more payless work. Portland theater is part of the theatreland ltd collection. The building was placed on the national register of historic places in 1983. Portland s first theater, the new market theater at sw first between ash and ankeny was built in 1872 by captain ankeny.
March 2020 pdf refugee experience in teen literature. Find hollywood theatre venue concert and event schedules, venue information, directions, and seating charts. By 1916, portland had the finest array of movie houses on the west coast relative to its population. Hollywood library preschool sensory storytime social story. Hollywood theatre movie times showtimes and tickets. Theatres of portland by gary lacher and steve stone arcadia. Apply to floor staff, musician, counselor in training and more. The theatre is located at 4122 ne sandy blvd, across the street from the first suburban fred meyer store, which is currently occupied by rite aid. Theatres of portland by gary lacher and steve stone. Tickets can be purchased online or at the hollywood theatre box office during evening hours. Prior to 1926, this area was known as hollyrood, oregon after the scottish holyrood. The hollywood district got its name from the hollywood theater that was build back in 1926 as a movie palace with its iconic marquee and grand facade it is the center of this small district able to screen 70mm movies like the recently release film dunkirk. Established in 2003, theatreland offers the largest individual collection of websites providing complete, impartial guides to all the theatrical, musical and performance arts events and venues in the worlds greatest theatre cities, from new yorks broadway to londons west end and. Oregon ballet theatre was founded in 1989 as the result of a merger between pacific ballet theatre, led by james canfield, and ballet oregon, led by dennis spaight.
The hollywood theatre at portland international airport is free and open to the public, showing short films by oregon filmmakers. The most haunted places in portland, or haunted rooms. Portlands theatre history is marked by early enthusiasm and exceptionally vigorous. Mar 17, 2018 only a few oregon cities had a population sufficiently large to justify the construction of a movie palace, and most were smaller than the hollywood. The theater opened in 1926 and functioned as a vaudeville house and movie theater. Located along portlands northeast sandy boulevard, in the heart of the business district bearing its name, the hollywood theatre has provided fami. A landmark of portland cinema history, the clinton street theater is one of the oldest operating movie houses in the united states. Gary lacher and steve stones book theaters of portland says that there were six portland theaters called the music box. The building was acquired by the maizels family in. With 1,500 seats, the hollywood theatre is one of the most ornate neighborhood theatres in the pacific northwest. A 1,500seat silent movie palace complete with an 8piece orchestra and organist, the hollywood was the last venue in portland built as both a vaudeville house and a movie theatre. The hollywood district originally hollyrood, after the scottish holyrood is a neighborhood of northeast portland, oregon, united states renamed for its historic 1920sera hollywood theatre.
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