Town Theater
260 E. Main Street,
Hillsboro,
OR
97123
260 E. Main Street,
Hillsboro,
OR
97123
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This theater is back open as a theater and pub. View photos here and here.
According to this site, this theater opened in 1911 as the Grand Theater. Other names include Liberty, Venetian and Town. The name has been changed back to Venetian. Status is open. Function is movies, live performances and concerts. Address is 253 East Main Street. Venetian website
This was the Town Theater in 1985.
Here is some information about the renovation:
http://www.downtownhillsboro.org/towntheater.html
It is open for movies and shows
I was just by here two days ago. It is very nice inside and still has a little of the old feel. I do not like the new sign out front.
http://www.venetiantheatre.com/
Here is a tight close-up view of the Town Theater marquee.
Here is another photo:
http://tinyurl.com/29xfao
Here is a 3/20/07 article about the Town. Click on the picture for an older view:
http://tinyurl.com/2s6fe3
The Selection Advisory Committee recently interviewed two finalists and made a recommendation to City management to move forward with the renovation of the Town Theater/Venetian. The selected developer’s plans are very exciting and include a restoration of the theater to its glory as the Venetian operating as a movie/live performance venue and a European style restaurant. Although the project is in its infancy, there is has been a great deal of hope and excitement surrounding it.
Here is another recent photo of the Town Theater.
“Renovators sought for Town Theater
The Hillsboro Argus
December 05, 2006
The Town Theater, the vintage movie theater on Hillsboro’s historic Main Street, has been largely vacant since the City of Hillsboro acquired it several years ago.
Now, with downtown in the midst of a renaissance, the city wants the classic old theater to be a centerpiece for its downtown revitalization efforts by becoming, once again, an active entertainment venue.
By issuing a request for expressions of interest, the city seeks teams to rehabilitate and operate the Town. The city has no specific program in mind for the building, and replacing the building with a new structure is an option if rehabilitation proves unfeasible.
The city is also open to a variety of possible business concepts or deal structures for the project.
Based on successful examples of restored theaters around the country, the rehabilitated Town Theater could play a central role in the creation of an after-hours street life downtown.
The motivation with the Town Theater RFEI is to build on the positive momentum shown by Pacific University’s new Health Professions Campus, a growing arts scene, new housing development and the Hillsboro Civic Center and plaza".
I hope the citizens of Hillsboro OR can restore this theatre for themselves and for future generations. Best wishes to all who are working towards this goal.
Yes this was the Venetian Theater. At the top of the page it reads “Also known as Venetian Theater”.
Could this have been originally called the Venetian? The decor atop the entrance suggests that it might have. My FDYBs show only two theatres for Hillsboro, the 640-seat Venetian Theatre and the 480-seat Hill Theatre, with no specific addresses for either. I suspect that the Town was originally one of them.
Here is a recent photo of the Town Theater.