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Cinemas in Portland, Oregon. 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. The city's first movie palace, the Majestic Theatre (later known as the United Artists Theatre), opened in 1911.
Portland —Oregon's largest city—has been a major shooting location for filmmakers, and has been featured prominently in the films of Gus Van Sant, namely Mala Noche (1985), Drugstore Cowboy (1989), My Own Private Idaho (1991), and Elephant (2003). This list of films shot is organized first by region, and then chronologically by year. [3]
KOIN began as a radio station at 970 AM that went on the air November 9, 1925, as KQP; the station changed its call sign to KOIN on April 12, 1926. [2] It became an affiliate of the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), now known as the CBS Radio Network, on September 1, 1929. [2] During the golden years of radio, KOIN was one of Portland's major ...
The Clinton Street Theater is a theater located in southeast Portland, Oregon. It is believed to be the second oldest operating movie house in the city and one of the oldest continually operating cinemas in the United States. [2] [3] The theater was designed by Charles A. Duke in 1913, built in 1914, and opened as The Clinton in 1915.
45.52735°N 122.69428°W. / 45.52735; -122.69428. Owner. Tom Ranieri. Website. www .cinema21 .com. Cinema 21 is a movie theater in the Northwest District of Portland, Oregon, United States. The venue opened as State Theatre in 1925, and was known as Vista during 1941–1942 and 21st Avenue Theatre from 1942 to 1965.
Oriental Theatre (Portland, Oregon) / 45.516815; -122.660753. The Oriental Theatre was a movie theater located at 828 SE Grand Street in the East Portland commercial district of Portland, Oregon that was built in 1927. The Oriental was a 2,038-seat movie palace designed by Lee Arden Thomas and Albert Mercier. [2] [3] [4] The building's exterior ...
1913. Reopened. 1987. Website. www .mcmenamins .com /mission-theater. The Mission Theater and Pub is a movie theater and pub located in the northwest Portland, Oregon. [1] Formerly a Swedish church and union hall, the theater was re-opened as a McMenamins establishment in 1987. [2] The theater was known for featuring second-run films, until ...
Construction. Opened. 1913. Rebuilt. 1983, 2004. Website. www .stjohnscinema .com /index .php. The St. Johns Twin Cinema, formerly known as the Northgate Theater and the St. Johns Theater, is a movie theater located in the St. Johns neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, United States. It was opened in 1913 by the People's Amusement Company.