The Bayview Theatre at 1605 Bayview Avenue, in Leaside, was built by Harry Davidson in 1936. The above photo from the City of Toronto Archives
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Toronto’s Bell Lightbox (TIFF) on King St. West
I remember when the site of the Bell Lightbox, the headquarters of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), was a parking lot. I also recall
The Christie Theatre, located at 665 St. Clair Avenue West, was on the south side of the street, between Wychwood Avenue and Christie Street.
Photo from the Ontario Archives (AO 2122). The above photo depicts the Oriole Theatre in 1945, when it was the Cinema. Its name was
The above photo is from from the Toronto Telegram of June 26, 1964 (City of Toronto Archives, Series 1278, File 21). The Beach Theatre was
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Toronto’s old Paradise movie theatre (Eve’s Paradise)
This photo from the City of Toronto Archives (1150N-147) was likely taken about 1937, the year the Paradise Theatre opened, as the film starring
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Toronto’s old movie theatre—the Mt. Pleasant (Hudson)
The Mount Pleasant Theatre is one of Toronto’s oldest surviving movie theatres. When it opened in 1926, it was named the Hudson. At the
Photo from City of Toronto Archives, c. 1933. The Pickford Theatre at 382 Queen Street West was located on the northwest corner of Queen
The above photo of the Donlands Theatre, from the Ontario Archives (AO 1981), was taken in 1949. This suburban theatre was located at 397
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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