Dunbar Theatre

4555 Dunbar Street,
Vancouver, BC V6S

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50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on November 9, 2025 at 7:20 am

The Dunbar Theatre opened its doors on November 22, 1935 with George Burns in “Times Square Lady” and Robert Taylor in “Here Comes Cookie” along with a few unnamed shorts, featuring installations of Western Electric Wide-Range Sound. It was later operated by Odeon Theatres Canada and later Cineplex Odeon before closing on June 18, 1987 with “The Believers”. Famous Players took over the Dunbar afterward and reopened on March 18, 1988 with “Three Men And A Baby”.

rivest266
rivest266 on November 25, 2018 at 8:43 am

This opened in 1935 and closed in 1987 in favor of the Granville 7 downtown. It reopened along with the Plaza (Odeon) and the Varsity by Famous Players on March 18th, 1988. Dunbar, Plaza, and Varsity reopeningsDunbar, Plaza, and Varsity reopenings Fri, Mar 18, 1988 – 75 · The Vancouver Sun (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) · Newspapers.com

Trolleyguy
Trolleyguy on July 24, 2016 at 6:43 pm

No website. Movie showtimes are listed on their Facebook page.

CSWalczak
CSWalczak on July 2, 2012 at 7:00 am

A photo from the City of Vancouver archives probably shortly before the theatre’s opening: View link

rosiep
rosiep on January 12, 2012 at 4:25 am

Here’s a nice article about the Dunbar Theatre from DunbarLife Magazine: “The Dunbar Theatre: A Vancouver Treasure” http://www.dunbarlife.com/blog/?p=390