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Download official Extensions PDFReturn to issue contextHON. MAXINE DEXTER
of oregon
in the house of representatives
Ms. DEXTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a historic milestone in Portland's cultural history: the 100th anniversary of the Hollywood Theatre, an iconic movie house situated in Northeast Portland.
Congressional District. As a nonprofit modern-historic theater
supports nearby small businesses, and serves as a hub for independent film, education, and community programming.
Spanish Colonial Revival exterior, has persevered through a century of evolution in the film industry. First opened as a 1,500-seat silent movie palace in 1926, the venue would welcome “talkies” within a couple of years and then the ultra-widescreen Cinerama format by the early 1960s. Today, it is the only movie house in Oregon to regularly screen films in 70mm.
operating Movie Madness, a local video store and film history museum, as well as the Hollywood Theatre Airport Microcinema in Concourse C at PDX, which showcases short films by regional filmmakers.