O'Brien Theatre
334 Raglan Street South,
Renfrew,
ON
K7V 1RS
334 Raglan Street South,
Renfrew,
ON
K7V 1RS
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O'Brien Theatre Renfrew (Official)
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Architects: Werner Knoffke
Functions: Movies (First Run)
Previous Names: O'Brien's Theatre
Phone Numbers:
Box Office:
613.432.0866
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Originally built in 1929 as a mixed use live theatre/movie theatre, it had seating in orchestra and balcony levels. It later went over to movies full time and is listed in the 1941 and 1943 editions of Film Daily Yearbook as O'Brien’s Theatre.
This beautiful cinema was restored in 1993 and reopened the following year on January 7th. It contains the only working theatre organ installed in a vintage theatre in Canada.
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Contrary to the statement in the opening paragraph, the organ in the O'Brien Theatre is not the only working theatre organ installed in a vintage theatre in Canada. The Wurlitzer organ in the Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver BC holds that distinction and is also the only organ still in it’s original location. The organ in the O'Brien was made up from salvaged parts from at least three organs that had been originally installed elsewhere and was installed many years after the theatre was built.
These are updated links to the pictures of the theatre as it was in 1930 originally posted by KenRoe on September 2, 2007:
http://ao.minisisinc.com/Webimages/I0012551.jpg
http://ao.minisisinc.com/Webimages/I0012552.jpg
http://ao.minisisinc.com/Webimages/I0012553.jpg
http://ao.minisisinc.com/Webimages/I0012554.jpg
The organ is made up of the Warren Organs from the Starland and Capitol in Winnipeg, the Capitol Ottawa (bits) and a Robert Morton from Glendale CA