Movie Madness Video

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Movie Madness Video
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The store's front exterior in 2017
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Movie Madness Video
Location in Portland, Oregon
Address4320 SE Belmont Street
Location Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Coordinates 45°30′59″N122°37′02″W / 45.51638889°N 122.61722222°W / 45.51638889; -122.61722222 Coordinates: 45°30′59″N122°37′02″W / 45.51638889°N 122.61722222°W / 45.51638889; -122.61722222
Opened1991 (1991)
Website
moviemadness.org

Movie Madness Video is a video rental shop and museum of film history in Portland, Oregon's Sunnyside neighborhood, in the United States. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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History

The store was opened by Hollywood film editor Mike Clark in 1991. [5]

In October 2017, Hollywood Theatre launched a Kickstarter campaign to purchase and preserve the store. [6] [7] [8]

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References

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  5. Turnquist, Kristi (October 11, 2017). "'Save Movie Madness' campaign aims to preserve a Portland video landmark". The Oregonian . Portland, Oregon: Advance Publications. ISSN   8750-1317. Archived from the original on October 11, 2017. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
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  8. Gormley, Shannon (October 11, 2017). "Portland's Longest-Running Video Rental Store Is in Danger of Closing, So the Hollywood Theatre Is Stepping in To Save It". Willamette Week . Portland, Oregon: City of Roses Newspapers. Archived from the original on October 12, 2017. Retrieved October 11, 2017.