Roseway Theater
7229 NE Sandy Boulevard,
Portland,
OR
67213
7229 NE Sandy Boulevard,
Portland,
OR
67213
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Styles: Art Deco
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- Aug 22, 2008 — Roseway Theater reopens
The Roseway Theater was operated as an independent, family owned movie house. It opened in 1925 with seating for 600 including a small balcony. The seating was later reduced after a 1950’s remodeling. The Roseway Theater was closed for renovation in March 2008, reopening in May 2008. It was destroyed by a fire on August 6, 2022 and the remains were demolished.
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Very nice looking marquee and building.
Looks like the “Roseway” was restored to the orighnal neon instead of the plastic one in other photos. Smooth reader board instead on the corrigated one. Nice to see the restorations. This was always a favorite theater of mine when I lived in Portland. They had a very wide screen that originally could handle the old scope 2.55:1.
The theater has 330 seats since its remodel.
It was a JESSE JONES THEATRE in 1956 owned by Jesse E.Jones in Portland.
The remodeled Roseway Theater projects digitally. It’s one of the better digital theaters – and a good choice for 3D movies, but there’s no chance of a film showing here.
A 2010 photo can be seen here.
A November 2012 photo can be seen here.
The theater closed after a fire on August 6, 2022. Demolition began in November 2022.
Portland, OR: Roseway Theatre Closed After Fire [Aug 8, 2022]
The article should probably note that although the Roseway has now been demolished, the neon sign was salvaged and is planned to be displayed at the National Neon Sign Museum at The Dalles, Oregon.
The five stained glass window displays also survived, although one was stolen soon after the fire. One, displaying the theater’s logo, will also go to the Neon Sign Museum, while the others have been donated to the nearby Hollywood Theatre for display.
https://www.oregonlive.com/living/2022/12/roseway-theater-will-be-torn-down-after-fire-but-its-marquee-will-live-on.html
This was terribly sad that the fire completely destroyed the theater. It was a beautiful single screen theater nearly 100 years old. How awful to lose this wonderful single screen movie house. What is the cause of the fire ever determined