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In Reply to: RE: Your favorite movie theatre?... posted by musetap on April 24, 2014 at 11:45:45
...in my neighborhood.
When I think of a theater I've liked, I have to look back in memory to a time that seems almost completely gone. I had lived in Portland for about 30 years. And that was over a decade ago. Even when I'd just arrived in Portland, the older theaters were the ones with the most class. The ones built in the 1920's and 1930's. Art Deco styling.
I have a memory of seeing 2001 A Space Odyssey at the Lauralhurst Theater at 2735 E. Burnside, Portland, Or. It was around 1969. By then the place was looking shabby and worn about the edges. But still playing mainstream movies. At the time it was a single screen theater and it had a sound system to die for. I'd venture a guess that it must have been Altec-Lansing VOT. full range sound that could pressurize your chest and rattle your innards...:-)
That's my memory of The Lauralhurst Theater in Portland circa 1969. I found out today that it's been converted into a 4 screen multi-plex / pub. Sigh. At least the building still lives.
-Steve
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Yeah, I lived in Portland for some time. Went to a number of films downtown. Several of the old theatres turned into porno only places. One on west Burnside and another across the river on Powell.
...decline. ... just one part of neighborhoods becoming slums. Then, a couple generations later that old disrespected theater is either torn down or re-cycled into something modern.
What I like about the older theaters is the sound systems that 'some' of them had. I'd rather see an old theater restored to original trim than remade into something different.
It was always a let-down to come back to a town I'd once known several years later only to find that the landmarks I had often frequented had fallen into disrepair.
-Steve
corporate place. It has maintained the style, though the screens are smaller, sure.
21 still is original.
Clinton St. Theater.
And the Hollywood.
Also, the NW Film has a huge screen and shows only "art" films.
You should have stayed (where'd ya go?).
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re: Hollywood on Sandy blvd. I recall seeing at least one movie there. An older style theater with a substantial balcony, iirc.re: Clinton St. Theater. Been there at least once. Not memorable but in the older style. Circa 1980's when I visited.
haven't been to the NW Film theater.
re: where am I? Just north of Seattle.
I've been up here about 13 years. I still don't feel at home here. The traffic situation is gnarly. Population is densely packed. Much more so than what Portland was back when. I tend to avoid driving downtown. It's a chore to get there.further notes re: Portland. Bicycle friendly. For the most part it seemed doable to ride the bike all over the East side, (where I lived)
Seattle: not bicycle friendly. No matter how many bike lanes get marked off, it seems far easier to get killed riding a bike up here than it did when I was there.I'm sure there are some great theaters to haunt up in the Seattle area. Not to mention a couple of jazz clubs, the classical music scene, opera and an active drama scene. But I'm rather put off by the traffic situation. It may be time to move on. But I haven't decided where to. Some place smaller, to be sure.
-Steve
Edits: 04/26/14
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