The Bagdad Theatre, originally opened as a vaudeville and film theatre in east Portland in 1927.

Portland’s street numbering changed in 1933.

The theatre had its stage enclosed and converted into a film theatre in 1974, which was named the Backstage Theater. In 1979, the complex enclosed the balcony and became a triplex. In 1989, the theatre was added to the National Register of Historical Places.

In 1991, the McMenamins Pub chain purchased the theatre and renovated the main auditorium, reopening the theatre in 1992.

References: Cinema Treasures website; Oregon Historical Society website; Puget Sound Theatre Organ Society website.