The above photo is from the collection of the Toronto Reference Library, and was taken in 1969 by Dick Darrell of the Toronto
Category: Old Toronto movie theatres
The Alhambra Theatre was at 568 Bloor Street, on the north side of the street, a short distance west of Bathurst Street. The above photograph,
Toronto’s old Palace movie theatre on the Danforth
The magnificent Palace Theatre at 664 Danforth Avenue was a few doors west of the northeast corner of Danforth and Pape. The above photo from
Toronto’s old Odeon Danforth Theatre
Photo, City of Toronto Archives, Series 1278, File 119 The Odeon Danforth Theatre was located at 635 Danforth Avenue, on the south side of
This photo of the Bay Theatre, directly across from Toronto’s Old City at Queen and Bay Streets, was taken in the 1960s. The featured film
City of Toronto Archives, Globe and Mail Collection, 135157. The film “Saraband” on the marquee was released in 1938. The plans for the Odeon
Toronto’s old movie theatres—the St. Clair Major
The St. Clair Major was located at 1780 St. Clair Avenue West, which at the time was mainly a working-class district, remote from the downtown.
Toronto’s old Odeon Humber Theatre
The Odeon Humber in 1949, located at 2442 Bloor Street West, slightly west of Jane Street. (photo Ontario Archives AO 2154) In the years following
Toronto’s first movie screening and first movie theatre
Today, Toronto is known as one of the great film centres of the world. The Toronto International Film Festival clearly demonstrates the city’s love affair
Toronto’s old movie theatres – the Orpheum on Queen St. W.
The undated photo of the Orpheum is from the collection of the Toronto Reference Library The building that once housed the old Orpheum Theatre, at