FIRST - Brick Theater, Portland, Oregon
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N 45° 31.321 W 122° 40.349
10T E 525577 N 5040994
Portland's FIRST Brick Theatre opened at the New Market Building on March 24, 1875 with a "truly gorgeous" presentation of Rip Van Winkle.
Waymark Code: WMHB4
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 07/14/2006
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Portland's FIRST Brick Theatre opened at the New Market Building on March 24, 1875 with a "truly gorgeous" presentation of Rip Van Winkle. The entrance was on Ankeny Street midway between First and Second Streets.The New Market Block was built on a site of Portland's first cemetery (the last bodies were removed in 1854). The gas-lit building served both as a plush, 1,200-seat entertainment palace featuring the country's leading performers (upstairs) and a produce market (downstairs).
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