Mission Theater

1624 NW Glisan Street,
Portland, OR 97209

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Mission Theater

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The Mission Theater building started out as a church in 1912 and has now been operating as a movie theater/pub since 1987. A history of this building can be found on the Mission Theater website.

Contributed by Lost Memory

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lostmemory
lostmemory on January 16, 2007 at 2:26 pm

This building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982

Swedish Evangelical Mission Covenant Church (added 1982 – Building – #82001514)
Also known as Swedish Tabernacle
1624 NW Glisan St., Portland
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style: Gothic
Area of Significance: Religion, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance: 1900-1924
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Religion
Historic Sub-function: Religious Structure
Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Social
Current Sub-function: Meeting Hall, Organizational

lostmemory
lostmemory on January 17, 2007 at 7:14 am

Here is a recent photo of the Mission Theater.

lostmemory
lostmemory on July 15, 2007 at 12:28 pm

This is a website for the Mission Theater.

lostmemory
lostmemory on June 28, 2008 at 1:10 pm

Some information about the Wurlitzer organ that had a brief stay in the Mission Theater can be found here.

Warren G. Harris
Warren G. Harris on June 28, 2008 at 1:42 pm

Talking to yourself again?

lostmemory
lostmemory on June 28, 2008 at 1:46 pm

Yeah, it beats talking to you.

lostmemory
lostmemory on January 12, 2009 at 7:37 pm

Here is another photo of the Mission Theater.

Mikeyisirish
Mikeyisirish on June 26, 2012 at 11:31 am

A few 2011 photos can be seen here and here.

Tinseltoes
Tinseltoes on August 13, 2012 at 10:16 am

Can’t seem to find a CT listing for the National Theatre described in this 1915 trade article: archive

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