Mission Theater and Pub explained

Mission Theater and Pub2
Address:1624 NW Glisan Street
City:Portland, Oregon
Country:United States
Owner:McMenamins
Capacity:300 (est.)[1]
Built:1913
Reopened:1987

The Mission Theater and Pub is a movie theater and pub located in the northwest Portland, Oregon.[1] Formerly a Swedish church and union hall, the theater was re-opened as a McMenamins establishment in 1987.[2] The theater was known for featuring second-run films, until 2019 when a first-run operation was implemented,[3] and for serving beer, wine, and food.[4] [5]

History

The building was built in 1913 and listed as the Swedish Evangelical Mission Covenant Church on the National Register of Historic Places on October 7, 1982.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Dresbeck, Rachel. Insiders' Guide to Portland, Oregon: Including the Metro Area and Vancouver, Washington. 108. 5. Morris Book Publishing. 2007. 9780762741892. June 29, 2010.
  2. Web site: Biting Our Time. March 9, 2005. June 29, 2010. Willamette Week. Caryn. Brooks. Audrey. Van Buskirk. City of Roses Newspapers. https://web.archive.org/web/20070605131515/http://www.wweek.com/story.php?story=6109. June 5, 2007. dead.
  3. Web site: Mission Theater, Portland's Original Theater Pub, Is Changing to a First-Run Format. Willamette Week. en-US. 2019-05-09. May 9, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190509150139/https://www.wweek.com/arts/movies/2019/05/08/mission-theater-portlands-original-theater-pub-is-changing-to-a-first-run-format/. live.
  4. Web site: Pair builds bew pub empire – from churches, poor farms. December 10, 1991. June 30, 2010. The Hour. Norwalk, Connecticut. September 16, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230916182523/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TAghAAAAIBAJ&pg=1364,1301671&dq. live.
  5. Web site: Theater in Salem licensed to serve beer, wine in lobby. https://archive.today/20130124170529/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RmwVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oOEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4546,7716354&dq. dead. January 24, 2013. July 30, 1989. June 30, 2010. The Register-Guard. Guard Publishing. Eugene, Oregon.
  6. Web site: Oregon National Register List. Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. 40. https://web.archive.org/web/20180425031913/https://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/NATREG/docs/oregon_nr_list.pdf. April 25, 2018. dead. June 6, 2011. August 6, 2023.

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