The Cineograph theater located on 30 Grand Ave N. in Portland, Oregon was a popular theater in its day. The theater hosted a range of popular movies with one of its major film showings being "The Iron Claw" by Arthur Stringer (2). This film was featured at the Cineograph along with being shown at 22 other Oregon theaters (2). The theater was also considered a "suburban theater" along with 50 other theaters in the Portland area and featured films such as "The Wild Olive" (3), "Little Pal" (4), and "The Clue" (5).
The theater also seemed to be involved in the community in terms of hosting community events. In the newspaper clipping above it can be seen that the theater hosted the Buckman Parent-Teacher Association for an entertainment benefit event (6). This event advertised performances that would take place during the event.
The Cineograph experienced a couple change of hands during its lifespan. The theater was built and operated sometime around February 1911 by G.T. Woodland (7). Between the years of 1911 and 1913, the theater was bought by G.T Holtzclaw who owned many other theaters in the Portland area (8). The last documented change in ownership was March 27th, 1916 when E.T. Pittman took on the theater (9)
