Photo, City of Toronto Archives, Series 1278, File 119 The Odeon Danforth Theatre was located at 635 Danforth Avenue, on the south side of
Category: Toronto’s old movie theatres
Loew’s Uptown Theatre c. 1993, after it was converted into five separate theatres. Photo from the City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 251, Series 1278, File
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 old movie houses—the Coronet (Savoy) on Yonge at Gerrard
The Coronet Theatre on the northeast corner of Gerrard and Yonge Streets in 1979. Double bill included—“Oh God” with George Burns, John Denver and Donald
Toronto’s old Runnymede Theatre on Bloor Street
Photo from City of Toronto Archives, Series 1278, File 147 The Runnymede Theatre at 2225 Bloor Street West, near the southwest corner of
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
Toronto’s old movie theatres–the Garden Theatre on College St.
The Garden Theatre at 290 College Street as it appeared in the early decades of the 20th century, when it possessed a roof garden. The