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Sunnyside Theatre  
Address 1045-1/2 Belmont Avenue
(modern address, 3451 SE Belmont Street)
Opening Night Seating Capacity 350
Original Theatre Owner unknown
Original Theatre Architect unknown
Years of Operation Opened in 1913
(operating in 1925)
Type of Musical Accompaniment unknown
Current Status Operating

The Sunnyside Theatre was a small neighborhood theatre that opened in east Portland in 1913.

Portland’s street numbering changed in 1933. The theatre was renamed the Avalon Theatre in 1935.

Circa 1970s, the theatre was converted into a multiplex. In 1987, part of the facility was converted to game room use.

References: FilmYearBook-1926 p. 568 : Cinema Treasures website; Oregon Historical Society website.

 

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