St. Johns Twin Cinemas & Pub
8704 N. Lombard Street,
Portland,
OR
79203
8704 N. Lombard Street,
Portland,
OR
79203
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Originally opened as the 500 seat Venetian Theatre in 1926. This theatre is located in the section of Portland called St. Johns near the St. Johns Bridge.
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I have watched many movies at St Johns theater as I grew up just a few blocks away. I will always enjoy those memories. I haven’t gone since they started serving pizza and beer. I’m stuck in Salt Lake City Utah for a few years, but I can’t wait to get back home to my friends and family.
Steven, Salt Lake City has some great theatres also. Of the older ones the Tower and the Avalon are really neat. Of the newer ones the Broadway Center, Trolly Square (just reopened) Century 16, Megaplex 17 at Jordans Commons are all great theatres. If you get a chance to take in a live show at the Capitol, I recommend it. It was one of the old movie palaces that has been restored and is a live venue now.
Here is a recent view of St. Johns Theater.
This is another recent photo.
Here is the St. Johns Theater from another angle.
The main stage had a screen put over it (and you can see the border detail, and band pit in front of the stage) and the balcony was turned into another screen. It’s a really big screen, really close up (it was a small balcony – only a couple of rows of seats).
I bet if you got a chance to see behind the screen you would still see the stage, if it’s used for storage…
Also, there is a wooden (giant vent/grate looking thing over the stage on the ceiling) where I bet the theatre’s small WurliTzer was.
The PSTOS website gives an aka name of Multnomah Theatre.
Is this that theater, where no matter what seat you choose you are way to close to the screen?
Another photo can be seen here.
A 2011 photo can be seen here.