Aladdin Theater (Portland, Oregon) Explained

Aladdin Theater
Address:3107 SE Milwaukie Ave.
City:Portland, Oregon
Country:United States
Coordinates:45.5008°N -122.6544°W
Architect:Edward A. Miller
Owner:Mark Adler
Capacity:620
Opened:December 25, 1927
Othernames:Geller's Theatre (1927–1934)
Currentuse:Music venue

Aladdin Theater is a theater in the Brooklyn neighborhood of southeast Portland, Oregon. It originally opened as a vaudeville house called Geller's Theatre on December 25 (Christmas Day), 1927.[1] [2] Its name was changed to Aladdin in 1934.[1] Later the venue operated as a pornographic cinema for more than 30 years, screening the film Deep Throat for fourteen of them.[1] [2] It was revived as a classic movie and live music venue with a capacity of 620 in 1991.[2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Lacher. Gary. Steve. Stone. Theatres of Portland. 2009. Arcadia Publishing. 107.
  2. Web site: Oregon Music News - Oregon's only all-genre, online music magazine covers music news and events in Portland and throughout the state. . 21 February 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151014034221/http://oregonmusicnews.com/venues/aladdintheater . 14 October 2015 .
  3. Web site: - Willamette Week. Willamette Week. 21 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220732/http://www.wweek.com/portland/view-place-5-aladdin_theater.html. 3 March 2016. dead. dmy-all.