 The theater's exterior, 2008 | |
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| Address | Portland, Oregon U.S. |
|---|---|
| Owner | Greg Wood |
| Type | Theatre |
| Construction | |
| Closed | 2022 |
| Demolished | 2022 |
The Roseway Theater was a historic theater in northeast Portland, Oregon's Roseway neighborhood, in the United States, that operated for almost a century. The c. 1924[1][2] independent theater operated continually from 1925 to 2022, when it was destroyed by fire. Greg Wood had owned the Roseway since 2008.[1][3]
In the early morning hours of August 6, 2022, an electrical fire started in the theater and the building subsequently sustained significant damage, with more than 80 firefighters called in to pour water through the burned roof and collapsed interior stairwells.[4][5][6] Owner Greg Wood decided not to rebuild, but the theater's marquee, which survived the fire, was removed in December 2022 with plans to display it at the National Neon Sign Museum in The Dalles, Oregon.[7]
- ^ a b Carlin, Peter Ames (January 23, 2010). "Portland's Roseway Theater combines old-time feel with high-tech to show 'Avatar'". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2018-08-30. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
- ^ "Widescreen wonder: Historic Cinerama theatre serves Seattle community". Film Journal International. December 1, 2011. Archived from the original on 2018-08-29. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
- ^ Levy, Shawn (April 8, 2011). "Portland's Roseway Theater has the corporate multiplexes beat". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on August 29, 2018. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
- ^ KPTV (August 6, 2022). "Historic theater partially collapses in 3-alarm fire in NE Portland". MSN. Archived from the original on 2022-08-06. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
- ^ "Three-Alarm Fire Devastates the Roseway Theater". Willamette Week. August 6, 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-08-07. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
- ^ "Fire at Northeast Portland's historic Roseway Theater was electrical, investigators say". OPB. August 23, 2022. Archived from the original on August 23, 2022. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
- ^ Swindler, Samantha (December 12, 2022). "Roseway Theater will be torn down after fire, but its marquee will live on". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2022-12-26. Retrieved 2022-12-26.