Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

45°31′01″N 122°40′53″W / 45.516936°N 122.681458°W / 45.516936; -122.681458

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
Exterior of venue seen from Broadway (c. 2007)
Map
Former namesPortland Publix Theatre (1928–30)
Paramount Theatre (1930–84)
Address1037 SW Broadway
Portland, OR 97205-3004
LocationDowntown Portland
OwnerCity of Portland
OperatorPortland's Centers for the Arts
Capacity2,776
Construction
OpenedMarch 8, 1928
Closed1982
ReopenedSeptember 8, 1984
Construction cost$1.5 million
($26.3 million in 2023 dollars[1])
ArchitectRapp and Rapp
Website
Venue Website
Paramount Theatre
Portland Historic Landmark[2]
Architectural styleItalian Rococo Revival
NRHP reference No.76001585
Added to NRHPApril 22, 1976

The Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall (opened as the Portland Publix Theatre before becoming the Paramount Theatre after 1930) is a historic theater building and performing arts center in Portland, Oregon, United States. Part of the Portland Center for the Performing Arts, it is home to the Oregon Symphony, Portland Youth Philharmonic, Metropolitan Youth Symphony, White Bird Dance Company, and Portland Arts & Lectures. It is also a concert and film venue. Originally (and sometimes still referred to as) the Paramount Theatre, it is also locally nicknamed "The Schnitz".

It is Portland's last surviving theater building on Broadway, which was once lined with several large theater houses.

  1. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  2. ^ Portland Historic Landmarks Commission (July 2010), Historic Landmarks -- Portland, Oregon (XLS), retrieved November 13, 2013.