Apostolic Faith Church The
Apostolic Faith Church bought the property at 8 Northwest Sixth Avenue from the A. Meier estate in 1922 and immediately began constructing a two-story building at the site. To make way for the new structure, church members first razed an older building that had housed a saloon at that address. The new building was finished in August 1922. Made of brick and constructed entirely with donated labor, the structure had a footprint of next to a parking lot. The church sold the building in 1981. A neon sign reading "Jesus, the Light of the World", hung on the building but was removed in 1981. The venue had a capacity of less than 1,000 people. In the 1980s, the Starry Night hosted musical acts including
Animotion,
Nu Shooz, Hurwitz sold the Starry Night in February 1991, claiming he had "lost the support of the local music industry". The transfer in ownership resulted in a name change to Roseland Theater. In 1992, Roseland's manager for the new owners, Oregon Theater Management, said the name was changed to disassociate from Hurwitz's business and reputation. Another club employee, George Castagnola, pleaded guilty to helping Hurwitz kill Moreau. Moreau was strangled in the theater after a
John Lee Hooker concert.
Extradited to the United States and pleading guilty to the tax evasion charges, he was sentenced to a year in federal prison. Publicity generated by the tax-evasion trial led to new information about the murder. The details of the case were reported in a 23-part series in the newspaper
PDXS during the 1990s.
Roseland Theater in 2014 In 1991, Double Tee Promotions acquired control of Roseland's operations. In December 1995,
The Oregonian reported that the company and its president, David Leiken, would be purchasing and renovating the building over several months. Leiken founded Double Tee, which produces events throughout the Pacific Northwest and continues to manage Roseland, in 1972. The project, which included purchase of the building, new lounges and restrooms, and a ventilation system, was estimated to cost between $1.75 million and $2 million. The size of the street-level floor would also increased to accommodate an additional 350–440 guests, replacing a small club called the Garden. comedy, dance,
Bob Dylan,
Medeski Martin & Wood,
Miles Davis, the
Misfits,
Bonnie Raitt, and the
Red Hot Chili Peppers. In the 2010s, the venue hosted
Cut Copy,
Marilyn Manson,
Metric,
Prince, and
Snoop Dogg. performing in 2019 Roseland features a standing-only main floor and an upstairs balcony for patrons aged 21 or older because of an adjacent bar, Peter's Room is open during all Roseland events and streams activity from the theater's main stage on screens. According to Double Tee, the theater and Peter's Room host between 150 and 180 events annually. ==Reception==