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Oriental Theatre (Portland, Oregon)
Former theater in Portland, Oregon, U.S. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 was in the Italian Renaissance style. The interior had an "almost surreal appearance" created by interior designer Adrien Voisin.[3] It was built by George Warren Weatherly. Demolished in 1970, the theater was adjacent to the Weatherly Building, which remains standing.[2]
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![]() The theater's main entrance, November 1969 | |
Address | 828 SE Grand Portland, Oregon United States |
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Coordinates | 45.516815°N 122.660753°W / 45.516815; -122.660753 |
Capacity | 2,038 |
Current use | Demolished (parking lot) |
Construction | |
Opened | December 31, 1927[1] |
Demolished | 1970 |
Architect | Lee Arden Thomas, Albert Mercier |
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