Want to learn more about Local Color? Below are links to media coverage of some of our favorite projects…
A spontaneous rebirth (Thursday, 4/06/2006, The Oregonian )
“There’s a spot on the east flank of Mount Tabor where you can stand and look down on a sleepy little section of Stark Street, from Southeast 75th to 82nd Avenue that’s like staring into the eyepiece of a microscope…”
Shows go on at Montavilla’s Academy (Friday, 4/17/2006, Portland Tribune)
“The past, present and future came together last Friday night at the Academy Theater, at a party to celebrate the movie theater’s grand reopening. The Academy screened films for the Montavilla neighborhood from the 1940s to the 1970s, and more recently was home to Nickel Ads publishing. It is now, for the second time in its career, a sparkling new, modestly glamorous movie house…”
New Theater with Childcare (Monday, 4/13/2006, AM Northwest - KATU)
“The new and improved Academy Theater features three theaters with Dolby sound, as well as reclining stadium seating with generous leg room. Also available,on-site childcare so you can enjoy the movie in peace.”
(Click here to view video of the Academy Theater.)