Portland Opera gives 'full support' for PSU concert hall replacing Keller Auditorium

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Portland Opera Association is backing Portland State University’s plan to replace the aging Keller Auditorium with a 3,000-seat, “state-of-the-art” concert hall in Southwest Portland.

Proposals were made to refurbish or replace the Keller Auditorium after a 2020 seismic analysis performed by the Portland Office of Management and Finance showed that the 107-year-old building would not survive a major earthquake. The plan to refurbish the Keller is estimated to cost $290 million...