 Front of Keller Auditorium, on Third Avenue | |
  Keller Auditorium Location within Portland, Oregon | |
| Former names | Portland Municipal Auditorium, Portland Public Auditorium, Portland Civic Auditorium |
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| Address | 222 SW Clay Street Portland, Oregon, 97205 United States |
| Coordinates | 45°30′45″N 122°40′43″W / 45.512583°N 122.678565°W |
| Owner | City of Portland |
| Operator | Portland's Centers for the Arts |
| Type | Performing arts center |
| Capacity | 2,992 3,034 (with pit seats)[1] |
| Opened | 1917 |
| Website | |
| portland5.com | |
Keller Auditorium, formerly known as the Portland Municipal Auditorium, the Portland Public Auditorium, and the Portland Civic Auditorium, is a performing arts center located on Clay Street in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. It is part of the Portland's Centers for the Arts. Opened in 1917, the venue first changed names in 1966, being renamed again in 2000 in honor of a $1.5 million renovation donation by Richard B. Keller.[2][3] An extensive remodeling and modernization in 1967–68 effectively changed its original exterior appearance beyond recognition.
Originally holding 4,500 people, the venue now has a capacity of 3,034.[1]
The Keller Auditorium is the home of many performances of the Portland Opera and the Oregon Ballet Theatre. It was the longtime home of the Portland Symphony Orchestra (now the Oregon Symphony), from 1917 to 1984. It also housed the Oregon Historical Society and its museum from 1917 to 1965.
- ^ a b "Keller Auditorium Seats" (PDF). Portland's Centers for the Arts. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
- ^ "PCPA History". Portland Center for the Performing Arts. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
- ^ "Venue information and background". www.ledzeppelin-database.com. Retrieved 2008-06-09.