I looked at that place when it went up for sale, but the place was trashed. The listing agent said that the interior and structure rated a 1 star out of 10. It was attached to an old warehouse next door, and (randomly) included a pretty skeezy looking 4-plex of apartments on Powell, and the seller wasn't willing to split the property up.

Hope they can do something cool with it!

I really want to buy an old theater someday. Seriously. Maybe the Oregon. It'll need a good cleaning, though.

Welcome back, Reymont!

I live right by here and have been hoping for something cool to go in! Hooray!!

adding a "me too!" to ZogPDX's comment.

I don't live in the hood, but I used to drive down Foster to Zenger Farm once a week, and I always thought this property could be something really cool... Great to hear somebody's gonna do something with it!

Foster Home is about the dumbest name one could come up with. Regardless, I hope they get a liquor license.
Although historically the place was originally named the Bob White Theater, it was known as the Rock Palace in the early to mid 80s. The first time Slayer played Portland was at the Rock Palace with Mace and Metal Church back in 1984.

I also went and checked out this place with a realtor when it was for sale. Restoring it looked to be a fairly expensive project (there's tons of junk sitting inside and it needs a lot of cosmetic work). But there's also a ton of potential, and I think the neighborhood support (in the form of patronage) would (will!) be outstanding.

I live in the area and I'd love to see it turn out like the Bagdad, but I think in the right hands it could even surpass that place and be the best one-screen joint in town.