Sanborn map, Portland, Oregon, 1940s
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Detail of a Sanborn map showing two blocks of downtown Portland, Oregon, with three movie theaters, each with a different street address. The Roxy (originally Rivoli) Theatre is shown in pink, and is identified as the Newsreel. This dates the map to the 1940s. The United Artists is in yellow, and the Liberty is in blue.
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The genesis of the Roxy Theatre’s lobby can be seen in this map. When it opened in 1914 as the National Theatre, the building occupied only the northern half of the narrow block. Lobby entrances were situated on West Park (which would become SW 9th in 1932) and East Park (which would become SW Park in 1932). After conversion to the Strand Theatre, a new lobby entrance was created through the Columbia Building, giving the Strand/Rivoli/Roxy Theatre a more prominent Washington Street address.