4 This photo from the City of Toronto Archives (1103-100) of the Bloordale Theatre was likely taken in 1937, the year the theatre opened.
Category: Old Toronto movie theatres
The above photo of the Donlands Theatre, from the Ontario Archives (AO 1981), was taken in 1949. This suburban theatre was located at 397
Toronto’s old movie theatres—the Royal Theatre (the Pylon)
The Royal Theatre at 608-610 College Street, near Clinton Avenue, is in the heart of Little Italy, although the area also has a substantial Portuguese
The Willow Theatre, c. 1948. City of Toronto Archives (Series 1278, File 8). The Willow was located at 5269 Yonge Street, in Willowdale. It
The Regent Theatre at 551 Mount Pleasant Road is an old neighbourhood theatres that has survived into the modern era. The theatre opened in 1927
Toronto’s old movie houses—Tivoli on Richmond St. E.
Photo from the City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 124, Fl. 0124, Id. 0148. The picture was likely taken in 1965, the year the theatre closed,
This photo of the Glendale Theatre (Ontario Archives AO 2116) was likely taken about the years 1949, as the main feature on the marque is
Toronto’s old movie theatres—the Danforth Music Hall (Allan’s Danforth)
The Danforth Music Hall, at 147 the Danforth, is located on the south side of the street, a short distance east of Broadview Avenue.
Toronto’s old movie theatres—the Westwood Theatre
City of Toronto Archives, Series 1257, S1057, It. 8480 (1) The Westwood Theatre was at 3743 Bloor Street West, at the intersection of
Toronto’s Parkdale Theatre on Queen St. near Roncesvalles
This photo of the Parkdale Theatre at 1605 Queen Street West, on the southwest corner of Queen and Triller Avenue, is from the Ontario Archives