Avalon Theatre
3451 S.E. Belmont Street,
Portland,
OR
97214
3451 S.E. Belmont Street,
Portland,
OR
97214
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The Avalon Theatre is located on a lonely section of S.E. Belmont Street. It was opened prior to 1941. It has a unique neon sign that is really lonely at night and screens movies as well as being in use as a Wunderland Video Games room.
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Don Lewis
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Here is another recent photo of the Avalon Theater.
A more recent night view can be seen here.
This is another recent night view.
Here is a 2008 photo.
This is an August 2008 photo.
And here is a September 2008 night view.
A 2009 photo is here.
1980 photo of the Avalon Theatre.
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1982 night photo of the Avalon Theatre.
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Memories of this theatre are overwhelming. In the late 50s and early 60s they usually showed three sci-fi-horror films along with a 3 Stooges short and cartoon. Popcorn was cheap. Is there a more convincing portrait of heaven? On the downside, the place was a madhouse, operated for kids and staffed by teenagers. In one case, the projectionist got complaints about low sound levels so he purposely cranked it up full in spite. Teenagers would dance to rock music in the aisle during intermission. It was a glorious, crazy place. In the 70s it became more respectable, usually showing first runs, then it split up into several auditoriums, eventually becoming the combo game board theatre that it is now.
A 2010 photo can be seen here.