Black-and-white photograph: Broadway and Paramount Theaters, Portland, 1940s. Location: Portland, Oregon. Date: c. 1940s.

Broadway and Paramount Theaters, Portland, 1940s

c. 1940s  ·  Portland, Oregon

Downtown Portland in the 1940s, showing the marquees of the Broadway and Paramount Theaters. The Paramount (opened 1928) operated as a movie palace into the 1970s and was renamed Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in 1984. The Broadway also operated in this era.

Date
c. 1940s
Location
Portland, Oregon
Archive ID
R3311-3
Photographer
Photo-Art Studio (Portland, Oregon)
Format
16-bit TIFF master · scanned from original negative
Broadway TheaterParamount TheaterPortland OregonTheater District

Photo-Art Studio commercial archive (Portland, Oregon); acquired by Stephen Ingham 2001. Bulk donated to Oregon Historical Society 2002–2003 (Org. Lot 791); editorial rights retained.

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