You are correct.
And I am a 40 year collector car hobbyist and missed that…
There was a second image that included a dated description with the photo credit.
I will delete and re-post it.
Unfortunately I am not computer savvy enough to do that.
I copy & paste them, and you should be able to copy, right click & open them up in a new window.
I found this recent batch of previously unlisted Toronto theatres on the Vintage Toronto Facebook page.
I then searched the name of each one with the words “Theatre Toronto Taylor History” to bring up those specific links.
Scheduled to reopen in 2019 as “A state-of-the-art venue presenting a curated mix of newly released films, older classics and undiscovered gems, as well as live music, talk series and multi-arts events.”
Updated full history from 1910-2019 under “Read More” in below link.
Including built as “one-storey brick theatorium" Bloor Palace in 1910, renamed The Kitchener in 1918.
1945 postcard added courtesy Jane Bay.
Below link shares some Palace Theatre recollections, including it’s being built in 1922 as a silent film theatre.
You are correct. And I am a 40 year collector car hobbyist and missed that… There was a second image that included a dated description with the photo credit. I will delete and re-post it.
2018 link with additional photos.
https://www.urbanremainschicago.com/news-and-events/2018/05/23/long-forgotten-1915-womans-change-purse-rediscovered-long-after-garrick-theaters-demolition-in-1960?fbclid=IwAR392HznoxdO2R_AKHRE0-FQRjAiSxWe-hvACAwSGR-ToVaOj6jiHoNy1uQ
Unfortunately I am not computer savvy enough to do that. I copy & paste them, and you should be able to copy, right click & open them up in a new window. I found this recent batch of previously unlisted Toronto theatres on the Vintage Toronto Facebook page. I then searched the name of each one with the words “Theatre Toronto Taylor History” to bring up those specific links.
Sharing this June 2018 link because it has close-ups of some of the stone details.
https://www.urbanremainschicago.com/news-and-events/2018/06/03/chicagos-historic-village-theater-reduced-to-facedectomy-after-auditorium-demolished?fbclid=IwAR1IIsjQszVYuZ2mMhNy5QD1LHLP4UcAW-SmxegKhc2xZ2BeTLJUAng4YmY
Full history with photos in below two links.
https://tayloronhistory.com/2013/10/22/torontos-old-movie-housesloews-downtown-the-elgin/
https://tayloronhistory.com/2012/05/31/torontos-architectural-gemsthe-elgin-winter-garden-theatres/
Full history in below link.
https://tayloronhistory.com/2014/08/20/torontos-apollo-crystal-theatre-on-dundas-street-west/
Full history with photos in below link.
https://tayloronhistory.com/tag/paramount-theatre-toronto/
Full history in below link.
https://tayloronhistory.com/tag/playhouse-theatre-toronto/
Full history with photos in below link.
https://tayloronhistory.com/2014/07/09/esquire-theatretoronto/
Full history with photos in below link.
https://tayloronhistory.com/2013/11/04/torontos-old-movie-theatresthe-grant/
Full history with photos in below link.
https://tayloronhistory.com/2014/01/09/torontos-old-movie-theatresthe-broadway-theatre-on-queen-st/
Full history with photos in below link.
https://tayloronhistory.com/2014/02/15/torontos-old-movie-theatresthe-greenwood-guild/
Full chronological history with photos in below link.
https://tayloronhistory.com/2014/01/26/torontos-old-movie-theatresthe-bayview/
Full chronological history in below link.
https://tayloronhistory.com/2014/01/30/torontos-old-movie-theatresthe-allenby-roxy-apollo-on-the-danforth/
Reopened April 1, 2019 as The Grand Gerrard Theatre, a indie film, performance and art venue. Current Facebook page and previous history links below.
https://www.facebook.com/thegrandgerrard/
https://tayloronhistory.com/2014/08/16/torontos-bonita-theatre-on-gerrard-east/
Closed in 1994. Full chronological history with photos in below link.
https://tayloronhistory.com/2015/06/29/torontos-sinful-victory-theatrenew-photos/
Full history with photos in below link.
https://tayloronhistory.com/2014/02/21/torontos-old-movie-theatresthe-oxford/
Full history with photos in below link.
https://tayloronhistory.com/2013/12/21/torontos-old-movie-theatresthe-regent-mt-pleasant/
Two links with full history and photos.
https://tayloronhistory.com/2015/07/22/old-movie-houses-of-toronto/
https://www.beachmetro.com/2018/11/13/reel-beach-director-sidney-j-furie-the-community-theatre-on-woodbine-meridian-films-and-peter-falk/?fbclid=IwAR3PZHUt987YJg-GDLtsPe58YTh_POqjBc4_tk9ilbBjq2p9xrqDrF3vBeY
Scheduled to reopen in 2019 as “A state-of-the-art venue presenting a curated mix of newly released films, older classics and undiscovered gems, as well as live music, talk series and multi-arts events.” Updated full history from 1910-2019 under “Read More” in below link. Including built as “one-storey brick theatorium" Bloor Palace in 1910, renamed The Kitchener in 1918.
http://paradiseonbloor.com/
Update: Photo credit https://torontoist.com/2007/02/revue_cinema_ma_1/
Update: Photo credit https://torontoist.com/2007/02/revue_cinema_ma_1/
I just had to gank and add that “Sunshine Sunset” graffiti shot from that article to the gallery.
I. Brotman mentioned above must have been Oscar Brotman’s father. Oscar later ran the Loop, Cinema Art, Carnegie and other theatres.
1945 postcard added courtesy Jane Bay. Below link shares some Palace Theatre recollections, including it’s being built in 1922 as a silent film theatre.
http://www.janebay.com/html/stories_apr10-08.html