Broadway Theatre
1008 SW Broadway,
Portland,
OR
97205
1008 SW Broadway,
Portland,
OR
97205
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Additional Info
Architects: A.E. Doyle
Styles: Italian Renaissance, Spanish Renaissance
Nearby Theaters
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Northwest Children's Theater
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Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
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Music Box Theatre
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Fox Theatre
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Regal Fox Tower Stadium 10
News About This Theater
- Mar 17, 2013 — “South Pacific” 55th Anniversary – The Roadshow Engagements
- Oct 13, 2010 — Happy 55th, Todd-AO & "Oklahoma!"
- Oct 6, 2010 — Happy 50th, "Spartacus"
- Oct 30, 2009 — Happy 50th, "Sleeping Beauty"
The Broadway Theatre opened on August 27, 1926 with Constance Talmadge in “The Duchess of Buffalo”. It predated its larger neighbor across Broadway, the Paramount Theatre (now the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall), by two years.
The Broadway Theatre operated into the 1980’s, but was demolished in 1988.
Contributed by
Bryan Krefft, Dennis Nyback, Gary Parks
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After they demolished the Broadway, they built a highrise with a theater at the bottom, called the …you guessed it…Broadway. It was open until last year. Check it out here.
This opened on Broadway Day, August 27th, 1926. It’s grand opening ad has been uploaded in the photo section.
Another 2010 photo can be seen here.
Remember the dramatic neon designs on the exterior. One of the best in this corridor of great theatres. Only one left here I think.
Yep. The Arlene Snitzer Concert hall is left. A large building with a theater replaced the Broadway (also called the Broadway with a unique sign), but it seems to have gone out of business. And where the fox was is a new building with a Regal Theater in it, called the Fox Tower.
Yes was a very beautiful and dramatic street at one time and espcially at night. The Fox had the most dramatic marquee. Very art deco.
December 1987 photo added credit Kevin-Michael Moore.
I worked as a District Manager for Tom Moyer Theatres (Luxury Theatres) this was just before the old Broadway closed, also the Fox. Malcolm Hardy.
The Broadway Theatre a 70mm Todd-AO roadshow theatre for many years.
Opening on August 27, 1926, the Wurlitzer organ wowed them along with Constance Talmadge in “The Duchess of Buffalo.” The architectural style was said to be a mix of late Italian and early Spanish Renaissance. Bathed in jade green and orange with the mural work by Robert E. Power of the Power Studio, the theatre was anything but subtle.