Laurelhurst Theater, Movie theater and pub in Kerns, Portland, US
Laurelhurst Theater is a combined movie theater and pub housed in a 1920s building on East Burnside Street in Portland, Oregon. The single auditorium has rows of seats with small tables in front of them, so guests can order food and local beer during the film.
The building opened in 1923 as a neighborhood movie house showing silent films. It went through several owners and uses over the decades before being brought back as a combined cinema and pub in the early 2000s.
The theater is known for showing second-run films, meaning movies that have already left mainstream cinemas but are still worth seeing on a big screen. Many regulars treat a visit here as a neighborhood evening out rather than a formal cinema trip.
The theater sits in the Laurelhurst neighborhood and has its own parking lot on the west side of the building. It is a good idea to check the current schedule ahead of time, as the film lineup changes from week to week.
The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, which means it is protected while still operating as an active venue. As a result, much of the original facade and interior detail from the 1920s has been kept rather than renovated away.
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