5th Avenue Cinema
501 SW Hall Street,
Portland,
OR
97212
501 SW Hall Street,
Portland,
OR
97212
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Previously operated by: Moyer Theatres
Firms: Mel C. Glatz & Associates
Functions: Movies (Classic), Movies (Foreign), Movies (Independent), Special Events, University
Previous Names: Cine-Mini Twin Theatre
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The Cine-Mini Twin Theatre was opened on November 11, 1970 with Gene Wilder in “Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx” in Screen 1 and Janis Joplin in “Monterey Pop” & Bob Dylan in “Bob Dylan:Dont Look Back” in Screen 2.
In 1971 it was renamed 5th Avenue Cinema. It is one of the last remaining college movie houses in the country. After operating as part of the Moyer Theaters chain for many years, it became the site of screenings put on by the Portland State University Film Committee in 1988.
Today, it is still student run, serves free popcorn, and shows a great mix of films- everything from “The Third Man” to a Godard retrospective to “Beyond the Valley of the Dolls”. The students select all the films, which are presented in 35mm and digital.
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Here is a 2002 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/5zmj7f
This opened on November 11th, 1970 as the Cine-Mini twin theatre and renamed the 5th Avenue cinema the next year. Grand opening ad posted.