BUYERS AGENT PORTLAND

Southeast Portland Oregon

Discover the section of Southeast Portland

About Southeast Portland

Southeast Portland stretches from the warehouses along the Willamette River through historic Ladd’s Addition, to the Hawthorne and Belmont districts out to Gresham. Southeast Portland has blue-collar roots and has evolved to encompass a wide mix of backgrounds.

The Hawthorne district in particular is known for its hippie/radical crowd and small subculturally oriented shops. Not far away from the Hawthorne Distrct is Reed College, whose campus expands from Woodstock Boulevard to Steele Street, and from the 28th to the 39th Avenues.

Between the 1920s and the 1960s, Southeast Portland was home to Lambert Gardens. This area also features Mt. Tabor, a cinder cone volcano that has become one of Portland’s more scenic and popular parks.

Southeast Portland is comprisesd of eight Zip Codes:

97202
97206
97214
97215
97216
97233
97236
97266

Local Theatre Venues in Southeast Portland

Academy Theater: Opened in 1948, the Montavilla neighborhood theater closed in the 1970s and fell into disrepair. After an extensive renovation, it reopened in 2006.
Avalon Theater: The Avalon opened in the 1920s as the Sunnyside Theatre. It was renamed the Avalon in 1935.
Bagdad Theater and Pub Universal Pictures built the Bagdad, now part of the local McMenamins chain, in 1927 for $100,000. In 1975, it hosted the Oregon premiere of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” with Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher and Michael Douglas.
The Clinton Street Theater, opened in 1915, is the city’s oldest operating theater. It’s best known for showing cult classic “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” every Saturday at midnight since 1978. The theater says it’s the longest-running “Rocky Horror” in the world.
The Laurelhurst Art Deco theater was built in 1923 and almost met its demise during the multiplex-dominated 1980s. In 2000, the theater was renovated into a theater/pub and now features four theaters.
Moreland Theater: The Moorish-style theater opened in 1926. The theater shows first-run movies and retains a devoted neighborhood following.

Southeast Portland Distinct Neighborhoods

Each of the Five Quadrants making up the district Portland Neighborhoods offer neighborhoods unique unto themselves. The neighborhoods in Southeast Portland include: