The Victory Theatre, which closed in 1975, an undated photo from the Toronto Archives. Few theatres in Toronto elicit as many stories and memories as
Category: toronto’s old theatres
Toronto’s old Clyde (Avalon) Theatre
The Clyde (Avalon) theatre was built in the years after the Prince Edward Viaduct (Bloor Viaduct) was constructed across the Don Valley in 1919. During
Toronto’s old Variety (Arcadian) Theatre
The former branch of the Bank of Montreal on the northeast corner of Yonge and Queen Streets, the Variety Theatre on its east side (right-hand
Old Movie Theatres—tayloronhistory.com
/ Links to posts that have appeared on tayloronhistory.com about Toronto’s old movie theatres since the blog commenced in 2011. Academy Theatre on Bloor West
Village Theatre on Spadina Road—Toronto
The Village Theatre at 418 Spadina Road in Forest Hill Village (Spadina Village) was a gem in the heart of a small business community that
Toronto’s old Princess Theatre
The Princess Theatre on November 18, 1930. City of Toronto Archives, Salmon Collection, Series 1278 File 136. In 1880, a grand theatre opened in Toronto
Grant Theatre in 1936. City of Toronto Archives, SC 488-1146 Of all the theatres explored in my posts, my fondest memories are of
Toronto’s old Odeon Danforth Theatre—Post 11
Odeon Danforth Theatre, the film “Jassy” on the marquee. Released in 1947, it was a drama about an English squire and his daughter’s friendship with
Paradise Theatre c. 1946. Ontario Archives During the summer of 2014, in my quest to locate and photograph Toronto’s old local theatres, none of
The Revue Theatre in 1938, Ontario Archives. The Revue Theatre at 400 Roncesvalles Avenue is one of the oldest surviving movie houses in Toronto, its