Pigalle Theatre
912 Rue Sainte Catherine Ouest,
Montreal,
QC
H3B 3R7
912 Rue Sainte Catherine Ouest,
Montreal,
QC
H3B 3R7
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The Strand Theatre was a medium-sized theatre in the heart of Montreal. It was built in 1912 and in 1926 was listed with 1,200 seats. By the 1960’s it had been renamed Pigalle Theatre and closed on November 24, 1973. It was demolished together with the Capitol Theatre.
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Gerald A. DeLuca
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Here’s a postcard from the 1960s with Loew’s, the Pigalle (Strand), the Capitol.
From the early 1970s, a postcard view of the Pigalle Theatre (Strand) in Montreal.
Don
There are some lengthy exterior night scenes of the STRAND Theatre in the 1958 film “Intent to Kill” (The STRAND was playing “Rodan” during the filming.)
1955 photo added via Michael Granger.
A thumbnail biography of architect Daniel John Crighton on this web page says that the Strand Theatre was built in 1912.
Closed on July 29, 1975, last operated by United Theatres.
Mistake 50sSNIPES, the theatre that closed on July 29th, 1975 was for the location at 318 St. Catherine West.
There were Pigalles at 318 St. Catherines that opened on January 18th, 1974, another at 1563 St. Catherine Est that opened on December 28th, 1957 and closed in 1960.
As for this location, Last showtimes were published on November 24th, 1973 and both it and and the Capitol were demolished for an office building called 1200 McGill shortly after.