Aladdin Theater
3017 S.E. Milwaukee Avenue,
Portland,
OR
97202
3017 S.E. Milwaukee Avenue,
Portland,
OR
97202
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The Aladdin opened as Geller’s Theater and was originally a vaudville theater for Jack Benny and other popular entertainment of the times.
Starting in the 1930’s, the theater was transformed into a neighborhood mom and pop movie house.
In later years, the business went sour and the theater was forced to show adult films for 20 years before ownership changed.
The Aladdin Theater is now a popular live music club.
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Neal Wankoff
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Here is a photo of Geller’s Theater.
Another photo is here.
1980 Photo
1982 Photo
1990 Photo
This is a nice 2009 photo of the Aladdin Theater.
Aladdin is a concert venue, not a cinema. A good concert venue, but still – not a cinema.
Here’s a puzzling item from the January 3, 1928, issue of The Film Daily: “Portland, Ore. — The Geller opened on Foster Road just before Christmas.”
Did the magazine get the location wrong, or did Portland have more than one Geller Theatre?
A few 2010 photos can be seen here and here.
1929 photos of Geller’s Theatre: archive
If anyone has any stories about going to/ working at this threatre in its adult days, I would love to hear them. I am chronicling the histories of adult theatres in the US. Please contact me at Thanks!
A few November 2012 photos can be seen here, here and a 2010 photo here.