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Oriental Theatre  
Address Grand Avenue at Morrison Street
(modern address, unknown)
Opening Night Seating Capacity 2,750
Original Theater Owner Walter E. Tebbetts
Original Theater Architect unknown
Years of Operation Opened 31 December 1927
Type of Musical Accompaniment Wurlitzer Orchestra theatre organ
Current Status Demolished?

The Oriental Theatre was an eastside theater built by Walter E. Tebbetts and was opened as Tebbetts’ Oriental Theatre.

Portland’s street numbering changed in 1933. In later years, the theater was owned by Hamrick-Evergreen Theatres.

References: PDX History website.
 

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