1000 Broadway is a 24-story office building in
Portland, Oregon
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. The distinguishing feature of the building is a series of rings that form a dome over the center portion of its roof. Because of this, the building is nicknamed "The
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Roll-on Building".
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The architectural firm of
Broome, Oringdulph, O'Toole, Rudolph, and Associates designed the building. It was also Portland developer
Tom Moyer's first major project. It reportedly cost US$90 million to build the tower. 1000 Broadway opened to the public in 1991.
The half-block lot formerly hosted the
Broadway Theater
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, an art deco movie house. Plans to restore and include the old marquee never came to fruition. However, a 4-screen multi-plex movie theater was built inside the new tower. Originally the new theater was operated by
Act III Theaters, which had been formed from the chain started by Moyer. The 1000 Broadway theater, along with all Act III theaters, was later acquired by
Regal Cinemas
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in 1998, which in turn closed the 1000 Broadway four-plex in September 2011.
See also
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Architecture of Portland, Oregon
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List of tallest buildings in Portland, Oregon
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1000 Broadway(Emporis)
Skyscraper office buildings in Portland, Oregon
1991 establishments in Oregon
Office buildings completed in 1991
Southwest Portland, Oregon