Bagdad Theater
3702 SE Hawthorne Boulevard,
Portland,
OR
97214
3702 SE Hawthorne Boulevard,
Portland,
OR
97214
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Built by Universal Pictures, in 1927, for a then-enormous amount of $100,000, this opulent theater was built with Middle Eastern influences that adorn the theater’s exterior and interior.
The Bagdad Theater was not only a first-run movie theater, but a key venue on the vaudeville circuit into the 1940’s. When television killed these stage shows, the Bagdad Theater switched to a film-only schedule, a format it has maintained to this day, with one exception.
The Bagdad Theater is now run by the McMenamin brothers who operate the theater as a one-of-a-kind second-run theater that mixes classic film and classic food. The theater is now a perfect place to eat some pizza, drink a beer, and see a great movie.
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Tony Daniel
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The Bagdad Theater is on the right in this 1986 photo.
Here is another photo of the Bagdad.
This is the Bagdad in b/w.
1980 Photo
A 2009 photo is here.
Thanks, Phantom Screen. You’re right on that one, but I noticed that an awful lot of stores and businesses seemed boarded up, or had soaped-up windows, which is another sign of a store or business that’s folded.
Here we go again. I didn’t post the above comment.
This is a July 2009 photo.
Here is a close-up shot of the Bagdad Theater.
Here’s a few recent photos of the Bagdad:
http://www.thewholeearthisfilledwithhisglory.com/theaters/091a.html
http://www.thewholeearthisfilledwithhisglory.com/theaters/091b.html