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Rating: 5 | Votes: 1 | Date: 19/06/2026 22:34:00

Opened in May 1911 as the Princess Theatre, the 300-seat house at Sixth and Burnside was one of several semi-fireproof picture shows built in Portland that year and the first downtown to comply with new fire codes. Run by the Saxe Amusement Company, it began life as a silent-film theatre before embarking on one of the most colourful careers of any building in the city. By 1939 it had taken the name Star and shifted to live burlesque, with performers including Tempest Storm gracing its stage; it...