Keller Auditorium Replacement or Refurbishment | Proposed

[downtownpdx]

Originally Posted by PhillyPDX

Sorry I guess I meant "easy" walking distance. Higgins/Luc Luc are like 15 minute walks with kids in tow. I'm thinking true urban, as in, a handful of places within maybe 3-5 blocks. Walk out the door, and in eyesight I can see a couple of restaurants/bars serving a theater crowd.

I just did a google search centered on Keller, zoomed to 5-6 blocks in any direction, open on a Sunday at 5pm. Pretty sparse selection. Almost 40 square blocks.

Yeah that’s true I most restaurants are not super close to the Keller. There is also Murata, across the street from the auditorium, sushi place since the 80s.

[sopdx]

Originally Posted by maccoinnich

Given the incredible site in front of the Keller Fountain, I agree. If rumors of the James Beard Public Market moving into an existing building are correct, that might be a great use? By the time the new auditorium is built, the old one demolished, and a new structure built on the site the JBPM could potentially have been in operation for a decade and be ready to expand.

I agree. That would be a perfect location for a market district.

[maccoinnich]

I've just started listening to yesterday's hearing (posted below). From the introductions, it does sounds like City of Portland / Metro staff are very concerned about extended closures, which would seem to favor the PSU and Lloyd proposals.

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[babs]

Originally Posted by maccoinnich

I've just started listening to yesterday's hearing (posted below). From the introductions, it does sounds like City of Portland / Metro staff are very concerned about extended closures, which would seem to favor the PSU and Lloyd proposals.

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Why can't you build a temporary theater for Broadway shows inside the Expo Center or Oregon Convention Center? It's nowhere near idea but it could be done. The Opera could share space at the Schnitz.

[PhillyPDX]

Originally Posted by downtownpdx

Yeah that’s true I most restaurants are not super close to the Keller. There is also Murata, across the street from the auditorium, sushi place since the 80s.

Oh yeah, Murata is great, but not open on Sundays. Which is a big day for performances.