The Capitol in 1933, City of Toronto Archives, Series 1231, It. 485 (1) The Capitol Theatre opened in 1918. Located at 2492 Yonge Street,
Category: Toronto’s old movie theatres
The Cameo Theatre in 1934. Photo, Toronto Archives, Series 1104 File 101. This is the only photo of the Cameo that I have been able
Toronto’s old Prince of Wales Theatre
The Prince of Wales in 1927, photo, Toronto Reference Library The Prince of Wales Theatre was located at 2094 Danforth Avenue, on the north
Author of Tayloronhistory.com at “Word on the Street,” Sept. 21,2014
The recently published book (2014) about Toronto’s old movie theatres, explores 50 of Toronto’s old theatres and contains over 80 archival photographs of the facades,
Toronto’s old movie theatres—the Kingsway Theatre on Bloor West
The Kingsway Theatre at 3030 Bloor Street West is in the attractive Kingsway Village, a short distance west of Royal York Road and the Royal
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,
Toronto’s old movie theatres—the Panasonic Theatre (Victoria, Astor, New Yorker)
The Panasonic Theatre at 651 Yonge Street was originally a four-story residence, built in 1911 in the Second-Empire style, with a Mansard roof containing windows
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 old movie theatres—the Town Cinema
The above photo is from the collection of the Toronto Reference Library, and was taken in 1969 by Dick Darrell of the Toronto
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