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In July of that year, Robert Nolan, a Southern California resident appeared as an extra in the movie “Wheel of Chance”, and once back in Oregon saw the movie was playing at the theater and attended in order to see himself on the big screen. In the same year of it’s opening in 1928, an unusual robbery occurred at the theater. The building was designed by the architecture firm Rapp and Rapp and modeled in an Italian renaissance style. From 1930 to 1984 the sign read “Paramount”. The building can be seen from a distance even at night due to the “Portland” sign above the Broadway marquee, which at 65 feet high features approximately 6,000 theatrical lights. There is access to the building on both Broadway, Main Street and Park Avenue. There were a number of large theater houses on Broadway in Portland and the Schnitz was the last surviving theater building on the street. The theater showed films until 1972 and then hosted concerts thereafter. From 1930 onwards it was renamed the Paramount Theater due to a contract to show the films of Paramount Pictures. The Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall has a rich history dating back to when it first opened in 1928, and was originally called the Portland Publix Theater. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976, and was renamed after Arlene Schnitzer in 1984, a Portland resident who contributed generously to it’s renovation along with her husband Harold Schnitzer. There is also an orchestra pit for 15 and a choir loft. It has dressing rooms for 90, the stage is 94 × 32-foot with a 54 × 32-foot traditional proscenium.
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It also features a portable and flexible acoustical shell making the interior excellent for music concerts. The theater has 2,776 seats for patrons including both orchestra level and balcony level seating.
The theatre is a cultural landmark in Portland.
The Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall is part of the Portland Center for the Performing Arts which, as well as hosting concerts and films is also the home of the Oregon Symphony, the Portland Youth Philharmonic, the Metropolitan Youth Symphony, the White Bird Dance Company and Portland Arts & Lectures. There are a wide range of live concerts and events scheduled throughout the year at the theatre.Ĭlick here to view the concert schedule at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. Originally called the Portland Publix Theater and then Paramount Theatre before taking on it’s current name, it’s often referred to as “The Schnitz” locally. The Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall is an historic theatre and performance arts center in Portland, Oregon.
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