The Beaver Theatre in 1947, City of Toronto Archives, Series 1278, File 63 The district that became known as the Junction was originally a rural
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Toronto’s old Grover Theatre
The Grover Theatre in the 1920s, gazing east along Danforth Avenue. City of Toronto Archives, Series 488, File 2960-2 The Grover Theatre opened its doors
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The York Movie Theatre in Toronto
When the York Theatre opened at 812 Yonge Street, a few doors north of Bloor Street, it was considered an exceptionally fine theatre. Unfortunately, it
View looking north on Yonge Street from St. Clair Avenue in the 1940s. Photo, City of Toronto Archives, The Kent Theatre was on the
The College Theatre in 1947, City of Toronto Archives, Series 1278, File 48 For several decades, the College Theatre’s curved facade dominated the northwest
The Family Theatre was located at 2173-75 Queen Street East, the second building to the east of Lee Avenue. I never attended this theatre or
City of Toronto Archives, Series 1278-Fl. 10 When it opened, the Brighton was an intimate theatre with slightly more than 400 wooden seats, the backs
City of Toronto Archives, Series 881 Fl. 251 In the 1970s, the downtown section of Yonge Street had deteriorated, especially between College and Dundas
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Toronto’s old movie theatres—the Oxford
The Oxford Theatre c. 1937, shortly after it was renovated. City of Toronto Archives, Series 1178 fl.436 Located at 1510-1512 Danforth Avenue, the Oxford Theatre
City of Toronto Archives, Series SC 257-Fl.464. Photo was taken in 1946. In the City of Toronto Archives, the floor plans of the Rex