Roxy Owen Sound Little Theatre
251 9th Street East,
Owen Sound,
ON
N4K 1N8
251 9th Street East,
Owen Sound,
ON
N4K 1N8
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Owen Sound Little Theatre (Official)
Additional Info
Previously operated by: Cineplex Odeon, Odeon Theatres (Canada) Ltd.
Functions: Community Arts Center
Previous Names: Griffin Opera House, Griffin's Theatre, Roxy Theatre
Phone Numbers:
Box Office:
519.371.3425
Manager:
519.371.3425
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Built in 1912 as the Griffin Opera House, it was used for vaudeville. In the 1920’s, John Griffin bought the theatre and renamed it Griffin’s Theatre, operating as a movie theatre. It later became part of the Odeon chain, known as the Roxy Theatre and closed on October 25, 1986 with “The Coalminer’s Daughter”.
A local group bought the theatre in 1987, and after renovation uses it for live performances and community events.
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In Google Street View (pan it a bit left) we can see that the name Roxy is still on the theater’s sign, with “Owen Sound Little Theatre” in much smaller letters below it. The name Roxy Theatre is even in the URL of the little theater company’s official web site, and is used in its advertising, so this house should probably still be listed as the Roxy Theatre.
This theater should be identified as the Roxy Theatre. It is owned and operated by the Owen Sound Little Theatre. They have a web site: roxytheatre.ca. There are photos of the Opera House (c. 1914) and the Roxy (c. 1985), and some information about the history of the building.
The original Griffin Opera House (not Grand) closed in 1928, and was never converted into sound. The former house became a warehouse and then relaunched back as a movie theater under the Roxy Theatre name on July 29, 1948. It was operated by the Odeon Theatres chain. The Roxy was then later operated by Canadian Odeon Theatres, then Cineplex Odeon, and finally independently-operated.
After showing “Top Gun” on October 22, 1986, a special showing of “Coal Miner’s Daughter” was shown on its final three days of operation until its closure on October 25, 1986. This was due to the Owen Sound Little Theatre purchasing the former Roxy building.
Once operated by Cineplex Odeon.