Bagdad Theater
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Bagdad Theatre
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Portland Historic Landmark
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View from across Hawthorne Boulevard
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Location of the Albee House in Portland
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| Location | 3708–26 SE Hawthorne Boulevard Portland, Oregon |
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| Coordinates | 45°30′42″N 122°37′32″W / 45.511803°N 122.625440°WCoordinates: 45°30′42″N 122°37′32″W / 45.511803°N 122.625440°W |
| Built | 1927 |
| Architect | Thomas & Mercier |
| Architectural style | Mission Revival/Spanish Colonial Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 89000099 |
| Added to NRHP | March 8, 1989 |
The Bagdad Theatre is a movie theater in the Hawthorne District of Portland, Oregon, United States. It originally opened in 1927 and was the site of the gala premiere of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest in 1975, and of My Own Private Idaho in 1991.
The theatre was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. It is currently owned by the McMenamins brewpub chain.
The rectangular structure covers almost all of four adjacent lots that total less than 1 acre (0.40 ha). Resting on a concrete foundation, the Bagdad is made largely of reinforced concrete covered with stucco. Building heights vary from three-and-a-half stories on the north to three in the middle to five on the south. Partial basements underlie the north and south ends, and the structure is topped by a variety of shed, hip, and flat roofs of red tile.
Commercial storefronts, separated by a glassed-in theatre entrance, face north and west on the main floor. Other exterior features include multi-paned transoms, fanlight transoms, red tile hoods above windows, decorative molding, mock rafters, and wrought-iron balconets. With a few exceptions, the exterior looks much as it did in 1927.
A 700-foot (210 m) lobby leads from the entrance toward the theatre's viewing areas. Hallways, ramps, and the auditorium have concrete walls decorated in a style meant to suggest the interior of a building near the Mediterranean Sea. Features include trompe-l'œil tiles, ornate lighting fixtures, arched doorways, and motifs involving animals and mythological creatures.
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