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Stygien commented about Cineplex Cinemas Esplanade on Oct 12, 2009 at 8:20 am

Boasts six 35mm projectors and two digital 3D projectors.

Stygien
Stygien commented about Venue on Oct 12, 2009 at 7:46 am

The club has reopened after finally completing renovations on July 16th. It has a new name of “Venue”, but the previous name still stands on the enormous vertical sign.

Official website: http://www.venuelive.ca

Stygien
Stygien commented about Empire Granville 7 Cinemas on Oct 12, 2009 at 6:13 am

Die Hard and The Big Blue were released a month apart, they might not have been at Granville at the same time.

Michael is still right, two screens were equiped for 70mm presentation. The projectors for auditoriums 2 and 7 are the original Victoria 8’s by Cinemeccanica from the building’s opening and still have sprockets and rollers that can accomodate both 70mm and 35mm film, but not enough equipment to play 70mm today.

Cineplex built Granville over three properties: the Palms Hotel as the south end, the Coronet Theatre as the north end, and miscellaneous store x that was in between.

The Palms Hotel is interesting in its own right as it was originally built in the early 20th century, then called ‘Almond Block’. The facade is currently protected as heritage. The relief on the north facade (dubbed “The Dancer”, from the days of the Paradise Theatre) is considered heritage, but has no protection and can be demolished.