New development renderings for the Cameo condo/retail complex (including floor plans for the new three-screen STar Cinema once completed) can be seen below:
A little news to reveal which, surprisingly, hasn’t been added until recently – the Star Cinema moved to a temporary location at 9824 5th Street, close to the original theatre, in the fall of 2018. Story below:
The move was made because the original Star Cinema building has since been demolished to make way for construction of the Cameo, a condominium/retail project on the old Star Cinema site that will incorporate space for a new, larger three-screen Star Cinema when the project is completed at some point later in 2020 or in 2021 (probably the latter, due to construction being on temporary hiatus because of the current COVID-19 situation). Details about the new three-screen Star Cinema at the Cameo can be found at the Star Cinema website.
On that note, the status for this Star Cinema (the original) should be set to Demolished.
This ad doesn’t belong here because it’s for the wrong theatre. The original Lyric (765 Granville) was demolished in 1969 and never became the Eve, while the other Lyric (919 Granville, originally the Studio and became the Lyric in 1978) operated as the Eve from 1972 to 1978.
Here’s an article covering the opening of this theatre, including photos (which reveal them as just another collection of black box auditoriums with luxury recliners, the recent trend pursued by Landmark for its theatres):
The Loft Cinemas' status should now be set to Demolished. The former Loft/Rio Theatre building is no longer standing in the current Google Maps street view as its site, along with several neighboring buildings, has been cleared for redevelopment.
The Deono’s address was 236 Commercial Street. The building still stands and is now occupied by a pub and restaurant, The Theatre Pub and Grill, as shown in the current Google Maps view.
As of 2015, it’s being used as a church by the Crossridge Church. It’s also been renovated back to its pre-1980s appearance (to a point) and is now referred to as the Crossridge Church at the Clova.
New photo of Theatre One at the Rialto added in the photo section. I don’t like how the inside looks because of the new black-box appearance, which looks as plain as plain can be and actually takes away from the moviegoing experience instead of adding to it.
As seen in the current Google Maps street view as of August 2018, the former Jan Cinema building has since been renovated into a boutique hotel called Pomeroy Lodging, which also houses a fitness/martial arts training gym called Champion Gym within a portion of the building (which dates back to the Jan Cinema days). The hotel’s main entrance remains as it appeared during the building’s Jan Cinema days.
New photo of the Paramount added in the photo section. The movie listed on its marquee (partially obscured by the Safeway store sign in front of it) is Lawrence of Arabia, indicating that the photo was taken around 1962, the year of the movie’s release.
The Paramount has had new luxury recliner seats installed to replace the previous seating as part of recent renovations that have basically turned the auditorium inside into just another black box, just like many of the newer theatres opened by Landmark and Cineplex (along with renovations of some of their older theatres) in recent times. With the addition of the new seats, seating has been drastically reduced (based on a seat count in the picture below, according to this Facebook post) to 174 seats.
Nope, the Paramount Drive-In screened movies from various studios, including its debut feature Christopher Columbus (released by Universal-International in the US) and its final feature The Big Circus (made by Allied Artists). Paramount was simply the drive-in’s name and it had nothing to do with the film studio.
The Odeon opened on February 27, 1948, which means that this photo was actually taken in May of 1948, not in 1947 (look at the sign for Royal Atheltic Park nearby and see the date for the baseball game between Vancouver and Victoria).
New development renderings for the Cameo condo/retail complex (including floor plans for the new three-screen STar Cinema once completed) can be seen below:
Cameo development renderings (includes new Star Cinema floor plan)
A little news to reveal which, surprisingly, hasn’t been added until recently – the Star Cinema moved to a temporary location at 9824 5th Street, close to the original theatre, in the fall of 2018. Story below:
Sidney’s Star Cinema has a temporary home
The move was made because the original Star Cinema building has since been demolished to make way for construction of the Cameo, a condominium/retail project on the old Star Cinema site that will incorporate space for a new, larger three-screen Star Cinema when the project is completed at some point later in 2020 or in 2021 (probably the latter, due to construction being on temporary hiatus because of the current COVID-19 situation). Details about the new three-screen Star Cinema at the Cameo can be found at the Star Cinema website.
On that note, the status for this Star Cinema (the original) should be set to Demolished.
This was the auditorium I was in when I went to see Juno at the Odeon back in 2008.
This ad doesn’t belong here because it’s for the wrong theatre. The original Lyric (765 Granville) was demolished in 1969 and never became the Eve, while the other Lyric (919 Granville, originally the Studio and became the Lyric in 1978) operated as the Eve from 1972 to 1978.
The Lincoln has since been extensively renovated and now serves as office space, as seen in its current Google Maps street view.
Here’s an article covering the opening of this theatre, including photos (which reveal them as just another collection of black box auditoriums with luxury recliners, the recent trend pursued by Landmark for its theatres):
A Look Inside Fort McMurray’s New Theatre
The theatre name should be changed to Prairie City Cinema, as it changed its name in 2018. This is the theatre’s current website:
Prairie City Cinema
The Loft Cinemas' status should now be set to Demolished. The former Loft/Rio Theatre building is no longer standing in the current Google Maps street view as its site, along with several neighboring buildings, has been cleared for redevelopment.
The Deono’s address was 236 Commercial Street. The building still stands and is now occupied by a pub and restaurant, The Theatre Pub and Grill, as shown in the current Google Maps view.
As of 2015, it’s being used as a church by the Crossridge Church. It’s also been renovated back to its pre-1980s appearance (to a point) and is now referred to as the Crossridge Church at the Clova.
Crossridge Church at the Clova
Now operates as the Jesus Is Lord Church, as seen in recent Google Maps views.
New photos added in the photo section, including one of the Paramount in the 1960s from its Famous Players days.
New photo of Theatre One at the Rialto added in the photo section. I don’t like how the inside looks because of the new black-box appearance, which looks as plain as plain can be and actually takes away from the moviegoing experience instead of adding to it.
That seat count could go down even further (by more than half) if they put in new luxury recliners.
The Vanity’s status should be set to Demolished, as the theatre was torn down in April 2016 according to this article:
Windsor in Pictures: April 11, 2016 – Demolition of Vanity Theatre
As seen in the current Google Maps street view as of August 2018, the former Jan Cinema building has since been renovated into a boutique hotel called Pomeroy Lodging, which also houses a fitness/martial arts training gym called Champion Gym within a portion of the building (which dates back to the Jan Cinema days). The hotel’s main entrance remains as it appeared during the building’s Jan Cinema days.
One more note to add – the Paramount should now be listed as Demolished, as its former site is now the location of the Red Deer Remand Centre.
New photo of the Paramount added in the photo section. The movie listed on its marquee (partially obscured by the Safeway store sign in front of it) is Lawrence of Arabia, indicating that the photo was taken around 1962, the year of the movie’s release.
The Paramount’s address was 4717 50th Street (originally known as Ross Street, as listed in the 1975 grand opening ad posted by Mike Rivest).
The Paramount has had new luxury recliner seats installed to replace the previous seating as part of recent renovations that have basically turned the auditorium inside into just another black box, just like many of the newer theatres opened by Landmark and Cineplex (along with renovations of some of their older theatres) in recent times. With the addition of the new seats, seating has been drastically reduced (based on a seat count in the picture below, according to this Facebook post) to 174 seats.
Stage view of new recliner seating at the Paramount Theatre Port Alberni
Nope, the Paramount Drive-In screened movies from various studios, including its debut feature Christopher Columbus (released by Universal-International in the US) and its final feature The Big Circus (made by Allied Artists). Paramount was simply the drive-in’s name and it had nothing to do with the film studio.
As noted in the link above, the now-closed Humber is to be demolished to make way for yet another condominium project.
The Odeon opened on February 27, 1948, which means that this photo was actually taken in May of 1948, not in 1947 (look at the sign for Royal Atheltic Park nearby and see the date for the baseball game between Vancouver and Victoria).
There was, except that ruling only applied to Quebec.
It could be named after the Club Soda nightclub in Vancouver, especially if it has the same owners as the Vancouver club.