[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 121 (Thursday, July 23, 2026)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E735-E736]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       RECOGNIZING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE HOLLYWOOD THEATRE

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                           HON. MAXINE DEXTER

                               of oregon

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 23, 2026

  Ms. DEXTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a historic 
milestone in Portland's cultural history: the 100th anniversary of the 
Hollywood Theatre, an iconic movie house situated in Northeast 
Portland.
  The Hollywood Theatre has been a significant asset in Oregon's 3rd 
Congressional District. As a nonprofit modern-historic theater

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and film center, it attracts visitors to the Hollywood District, 
supports nearby small businesses, and serves as a hub for independent 
film, education, and community programming.
  This unmistakable landmark on Sandy Boulevard, defined by its ornate 
Spanish Colonial Revival exterior, has persevered through a century of 
evolution in the film industry. First opened as a 1,500-seat silent 
movie palace in 1926, the venue would welcome ``talkies'' within a 
couple of years and then the ultra-widescreen Cinerama format by the 
early 1960s. Today, it is the only movie house in Oregon to regularly 
screen films in 70mm.
  The theater has also broadened its reach within the past decade, now 
operating Movie Madness, a local video store and film history museum, 
as well as the Hollywood Theatre Airport Microcinema in Concourse C at 
PDX, which showcases short films by regional filmmakers.
  I congratulate them on a century of entertainment and community 
engagement, and many more to come.

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