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July 17, 1926: Hollywood Theatre Grand Opening

July 17, 2011 by Dave Leave a Comment

Advertisement for Grand Opening of the Hollywood Theater (Morning Oregonian, 17-July-1926)Northeast Portland’s Hollywood Theatre opened with great fanfare on Saturday, July 17, 1926 (Morning Oregonian, 17-July-1926). The last venue built for both vaudeville acts and movies in Portland, the silent film More Pay-Less Work was shown on opening day, with eight piece orchestra and $40,000 Wurlitzer accompaniment.

Standing stately in a Byzantine way at the corner of NE Broadway and Sandy in the Hollywood Neighborhood (which took its name from the theater), the Hollywood Theatre today is run as a not-for-profit organization with a mission to entertain, inspire, educate and connect the community through the art of film while preserving a historic Portland landmark.

Further reading

  • Hollywood at PdxHistory.com
  • Hollywood Theatre, Portland at OHS.org
  • Historical Highlights of Hollywood at PDX.edu
  • Mission & History at HollywoodTheater.org

Filed Under: Architecture, Film, History, Music, Portland, Theater, This Day in History

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