Cinema 21
616 N.W. 21st Avenue,
Portland,
OR
97209
616 N.W. 21st Avenue,
Portland,
OR
97209
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This reopened as Cinema 21 on March 30th, 1962. Grand opening ad in photo section.
A 2011 photo can be seen here.
Also known as The Aero at some point in its life?
I worked at this theatre briefly while going to college. They were showing Polanski’s Macbeth at the time. I must have seen portions of it a hundred times. When the late show would start and no one was there we’d signal the projectionist and he’d turn it off so we could all go home. One night I couldn’t remember if I’d turned off the hot butter machine. Not driving at the time, I walked back at 3am just to make sure. Of course, I’d already turned it off.
This is a 2009 photo of the marquee at night.
Here is a close-up of the marquee.
1982 Photo
This site has information about the theater organ that was installed in the State Theater.
This is a 2009 photo.
A December 2008 b/w photo is here.
Here is a November 2008 photo.
This is a May 2008 photo.
Here is a recent close-up view.
Another 2008 night view can be seen here.
This is a 2008 night view of Cinema 21.
Here is a more recent photo of Cinema 21.
Having recently moved to the portland area, i must say that i love the cinema 21!
I’ve seen the following movies here…
King of king: a fistful of quarters
Delirious
Blade runner: final cut (which was held over for a month)
What would jesus buy?
Because the bible told me so
Bewtween this theatre, the fox, and the hollywood, i can pretty much see every small release movie out there…although i wish they all played at the 21.
1st weekend shows are $4.00! shows before 6 are $6 and evening shows are 8. Refreshments are cheap. I get a GIANT soda for 2 bucks…and a king size pack of m and m’s for 1.75.
Coming from nyc going to a movie and getting a drink and candy for 7.75 warms my soul. I can take my girlfriend…and the whole kit and kaboodle costs less than a manhattan ticket.
This is a recent view of the marquee at night.
A night view of the Cinema 21 can be seen here.
From Lost Memory’s post of July 12th 2005.
This theatre was also known as State Theatre, Vista Theatre and 21st Avenue Theatre.
Here is a recent close-up photo of the Cinema 21.
Here is a link:
http://www.cinematour.com/tour/us/2264.html
I love this theater. I saw so many classics here—Hitchcock, Bergman, Kurosawa—as well many obscure movies. I hope that it will continue to be a great theater.
I love this theater. I saw so many classics here—Hitchcock, Bergman, Kurosawa—as well many obscure movies. I hope that it will continue to be a great theater.
This theater was built in 1925 with 730 seats. It was called the State Theater. Around 1941 it was renamed the Vista Theater and a year later it was named the 21st Avenue Theater. In 1965 it became Cinema 21 with seating reduced to 640.