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Graeper’s Egyptian Theatre
Photograph: courtesy PDX History website.
Address Union Avenue at Russell
(modern address, 2517 NE Union Avenue)
Opening Night Seating Capacity unknown
Original Theatre Owner William Adolph Graeper
Original Theatre Architect unknown
Years of Operation 1924-1962
Type of Musical Accompaniment unknown
Current Status Demolished

Graeper’s Egyptian Theatre originally operated as a vaudeville house, with film presentations. In 1930, the theatre became a cinema venue exclusively.

Portland’s street numbering changed in 1933.

The Graeper family sold the theatre in 1959. The theatre closed in 1962, and became a warehouse until the building was demolished in 1989.

References: FilmYearBook-1926 p. 568 : Oregon Historical Society website.

 

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