Cinemas in Portland, Oregon
Movie houses

Cinemas in Portland, Oregon

Section Title: Movie houses
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Opened	Name	Location	Status	Notes	NRHP #	Ref.

26th Avenue Theatre See: Clinton Street Theater

1948	Academy Theater	7818 SE Stark Street	Active	Renovated in 2006; temporarily closed due to fire in 2017.	N/A

Alcazar Theatre See: Playhouse Theatre

Alder Theatre See: People's Theater

1912	Avalon Theatre	3451 Belmont Street	Active	Originally the Sunnyside Theatre.	N/A

1927	Aladdin Theater	3107 SE Milwaukee Avenue	Active	Originally the Geller's Theatre, a vaudeville venue; opened Christmas Day 1927.	N/A

Alameda Theatre See: Alberta Rose Theatre

1927	Alberta Rose Theatre	3000 NE Alberta Street	Inactive	Originally the Alameda Theatre. Stopped showing films in 1978, and contemporarily functions as a performing arts venue.	N/A

1913	Alhambra Theatre	4811 SE Hawthorne Boulevard	Inactive	Later known as Sabala's, the Mt. Tabor Legacy, and Mt.	N/A

1926	Bagdad Theatre	3708–26 SE Hawthorne Boulevard	Active	Acquired by McMenamins in 1991.	89000099

Baker Theatre See: Playhouse Theatre

1991	Broadway Metroplex 4	1000 SW Broadway	Inactive	Located in the block once occupied by the original Broadway Theatre built in 1926; owned by Regal. Closed in September 2011.	N/A

Broadway Theatre (1916) See: Liberty Theatre

1926	Broadway Theatre	1008 SW Broadway	Inactive	Located across from the Portland Publix Theater. Demolished in 1988.	N/A

1926	Cinema 21	616 NW 21st Avenue	Active	Independent cinema primarily showing art house films.	N/A

1914	Clinton Street Theater	2522 SE Clinton Street	Active	Known as the 26th Avenue Theatre in 1945 and the Encore in 1969 before returning to its original name.	N/A

1913	Columbia Theater	106 SW 6th Avenue	Inactive	N/A

1997	Division Street Stadium 13	16603 SE Division Street	Active	Previously owned by ACT III; acquired by Regal.	N/A

Dufwin Theatre See: Playhouse Theatre

1966	Eastgate Theater	2025 SE 82nd Avenue	Inactive	First multiplex in Portland; originally a two-screen cinema, though a third was subsequently added. Closed in 2001; building is contemporarily used as a Slavic church.	N/A

1998	Eastport Plaza 16	4040 SE 82nd Avenue	Active	Originally owned by Century Theatres; subsequently acquired by Cinemark, but retains Century brand.	N/A

1924	Egyptian Theatre	2511 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard	Inactive	Closed in 1962 and was used as a warehouse.	N/A

El Capitan Theatre See: Playhouse Theatre

Empress Theatre (759 SW Broadway) See: Orpheum Theatre

Empress Theatre (411 SW Broadway) See: Liberty Theatre

Encore Theatre See: Clinton Street Theater

1970	Fifth Avenue Cinema	510 SW Hall Street	Active	Originally owned by Moyer Theaters. Acquired by Portland State University in 1980 and has since been operated by the university film department.	N/A

1910	Fox Theatre	SW Broadway and Taylor Street	Inactive	Originally an opera house, leased for films and vaudeville beginning in 1929. Also known as the Heilig, Rialto, and Mayfair Theater.	N/A

2000	Fox Tower Stadium 10	846 SW Park Avenue	Active	Located within the Fox Tower building; owned by Regal.	N/A

Geller's Theatre See: Aladdin Theater

1912	Globe Theatre	1032 SW Washington Street	Inactive	Renovated and renamed the Blue Mouse Theatre in 1921. Showed the first sound picture in Portland in 1926: John Barrymore in Don Juan.	N/A

1927	Guild Theatre	829 SW 9th Avenue	Inactive	Originally known as the Taylor Street Theatre. Closed in 2006.	N/A

Heilig Theatre See: Fox Theatre

Hippodrome Theatre See: Orpheum Theatre

1926	Hollywood Theatre	4122 NE Sandy Boulevard	Active	83002172

1997	Kennedy School	5736 NE 33rd Avenue	Active	Kennedy School was acquired by McMenamins, who converted the property into a hotel and restaurant c. 1997; gymnasium was converted into a cinema.	88003472

1923	Laurelhurst Theater	2735 E Burnside Street	Active	N/A

1914	Liberty Theatre	411 SW Broadway	Inactive	2,200-seat cinema, commissioned as the Broadway Theatre, but opened as the Orpheum. Renamed the Empress in 1915; reprised Broadway name in 1916; then reprised original Liberty name in 1916.	N/A

2006	Living Room Theaters	341 SW Tenth Avenue	Active	Showcases independent films, and offers a full food menu and bar serving concessions to patrons' seats.	N/A

1987	Lloyd Center 10	1510 NE Multnomah Street	Active	Owned by Regal. Due for redevelopment as of 2018.	N/A

1991	Lloyd Mall 8	2320 Lloyd Center Mall	Inactive	Located within Lloyd Center mall; originally owned by Act III before being acquired by Regal in 1998. Converted into office space in 2015.	N/A

1911	Majestic Theatre	739 SW Washington Street	Inactive	First movie palace in the city of Portland; renamed the United Artists Theatre in 1929. Demolished in 1957.	N/A

Mayfair Theater See: Fox Theatre

1987	Mission Theater and Pub	1624 NW Glisan Street	Active	Former Swedish church acquired by McMenamins in 1987, partially converted into a cinema.	N/A

1925	Moreland Theater	6712 SE Milwaukie Avenue	Active	N/A

Mt. Tabor Legacy or Mt. Tabor Theater See: Alhambra Theatre

Music Box Theatre (SW Morrison Street and 11th Avenue) See: Playhouse Theatre

Music Box Theatre (901 SW Alder Street) See: People's Theater

Newsreel Theatre See: Rivoli Theatre

Northgate Theater See: St. Johns Twin Cinema

1971	Northwest Film Center	934 SW Salmon Street	Active	Formerly located in the Guild Theatre building from 1998 to 2006.	N/A

1925	Oregon Theatre	3530 SE Division Street	Active	Originally used for vaudeville and films; has served as an adult movie theater since the 1970s.	N/A

1927	Oriental Theatre	828 SE Grand	Inactive	Demolished in 1970.	N/A

1913	Orpheum Theatre	759 SW Broadway	Inactive	Renamed the Empress Theatre shortly after opening; the T & D Theatre after 1916; the Hippodrome Theatre after 1917; and the Pantages Theatre from 1927 to 1929.	N/A

Orpheum Theatre (411 SW Broadway) See: Liberty Theatre

Pantages Theatre See: Orpheum Theatre

Paramount Theater See: Portland Publix Theatre

1922	Paris Theatre	6 SW Third Avenue	Inactive	Originally a burlesque house; later known as Third Avenue Theatre. Served as an adult movie theater from 2006 to 2016, after which it was converted to a live music venue.	N/A

1911	People's Theater	901 SW Alder Street	Inactive	Was extensively renovated in 1929 by John V. Bennes and Herman Herzog and reopened as the Alder Theatre; in 1935 it was renamed the Music Box Theatre.	N/A

2003	Pioneer Place Stadium 6	340 SW Morrison Street	Active	Located within Pioneer Place mall; owned by Regal.	N/A

1910	Playhouse Theatre	SW Morrison Street and 11th Avenue	Inactive	Opened as the Baker Theatre; subsequently known as the Dufwin, Alcazar, Music Box, and El Capitan. Demolished in 1954.	N/A

1928	Portland Publix Theater	1037 SW Broadway	Inactive	Known as the Paramount Theater after 1930. Has served as the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall since 1984.	76001585

Rialto Theatre See: Fox Theatre

1920	Rivoli Theatre	809 SW Washington Street	Inactive	Opened in January 1920, and featured 1,200 seats. Renamed the Newsreel Theatre in 1941, and later the Roxy.	N/A

1924	Roseway Theater	7229 NE Sandy Boulevard	Active	N/A

Roxy Theatre See: Rivoli Theatre

1998	St. Johns Theatre & Pub	8203 N Ivanhoe Street	Active	Formerly the National Cash Register Building; acquired by McMenamins and converted into a pub and cinema in 1998.	N/A

Sabala's Theatre See: Alhambra Theatre

1913	St. Johns Twin Cinema	8704 N Lombard Street	Active	Formerly known as the Northgate Theater and St. Johns Theater.	N/A

St. Johns Theater See: St. Johns Twin Cinema

1908	Star Theater	13 NW 6th Avenue	Inactive	Originally a silent film house; subsequently operated as an adult movie theater. Serves as a performing arts venue as of 2018.	N/A

Sunnyside Theatre See: Avalon Theatre

T & D Theatre See: Orpheum Theatre

Taylor Street Theatre See: Guild Theatre

Third Avenue Theatre See: Paris Theatre

United Artists Theatre See: Majestic Theatre

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The Broadway Theatre was constructed in 1926 in Portland, at 1008 SW Broadway.

final_sentence: The Broadway Theatre was constructed in 1926 in Portland, at 1008 SW Broadway.