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ScreenClassic commented about McPherson Playhouse on Jan 26, 2013 at 8:42 am

According to this site, the McPherson also operated at different times under the names of the Empire Theatre, the York Theatre and the Totem Theatre.

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ScreenClassic commented about Cameo Theatre on Jan 21, 2013 at 11:17 am

So this means that the theatre building is not demolished, but currently functions as a bank.

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ScreenClassic commented about Studio 82 Cinema on Jan 12, 2013 at 7:07 am

According to the current Google street view, the Studio 82 has long since been converted into a restaurant and bar since it closed for movies. The Studio 82’s website is located here:

Studio 82 (Note also the alternate name for 82nd Avenue, Heritage Drive)

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ScreenClassic commented about Hitchin' Post Theatre on Jan 12, 2013 at 6:48 am

Here is the Calgary Herald article from December 24, 1949 describing the upcoming opening of the Hitchin' Post Theatre.

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ScreenClassic commented about Varscona Theatre on Jan 7, 2013 at 11:14 am

A photo of the Varscona can be seen here.

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ScreenClassic commented about Landmark Grant Park on Jan 7, 2013 at 7:40 am

After National General, the Canadian Theatres circuit ran the Grant Park from 1975 to 1978, then Odeon took over in 1978 and ran it until it went to Cineplex Odeon in 1984.

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ScreenClassic commented about Hyland Theatre on Jan 6, 2013 at 1:42 pm

A photo of what appears to be the Hyland under another name, the Great Orient (when it showed Chinese movies) is shown here. The theatre entrance and marquee above it definitely look the same as in the street view shown above.

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ScreenClassic commented about Odeon Edmonton on Jan 6, 2013 at 1:26 pm

A photo of the Odeon in its later years as a twin can be seen here.

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ScreenClassic commented about Capitol Square Cinemas on Jan 6, 2013 at 1:23 pm

A photo of the Capitol Square as a Famous Players theatre can be seen here.

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ScreenClassic commented about Odeon Edmonton on Jan 6, 2013 at 1:09 pm

Status should be listed as demolished. The current Google street view shows a vacant lot where the Odeon most recently stood.

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ScreenClassic commented about Capitol Theatre on Jan 5, 2013 at 11:11 am

The address for the Capitol in Lethbridge was 414 5th Street South.

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ScreenClassic commented about Paramount Theatre on Jan 5, 2013 at 11:07 am

This theatre later became the Empire 4th Avenue on September 30, 2005 when Empire Theatres took it over from Famous Players. It closed in 2007.

Also, the address for the Paramount/Empire 4th Avenue was 723 4th Avenue South.

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ScreenClassic commented about Famous Players Station Square Cinemas on Jan 3, 2013 at 5:47 am

Status should now read closed. Station Square is no longer listed on the Cineplex website.

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ScreenClassic commented about West Vancouver Cinemas on Dec 26, 2012 at 8:14 am

This theatre was located on 1565 Marine Drive in West Vancouver and should be moved to that city’s subsection. It was also listed as the Odeon West Vancouver on its marquee in later years and should be identified as such here.

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ScreenClassic commented about Rio Theatre on Dec 21, 2012 at 12:23 pm

As seen in the photo above, the Rio was once part of the Odeon chain during the 1940s and the early 1950s.

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ScreenClassic commented about Counting House Cinemas on Dec 19, 2012 at 11:49 am

A small photo of the Counting House during its run as a movie theatre can be seen here.

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ScreenClassic commented about Kerrisdale Theatre on Dec 18, 2012 at 12:07 pm

The Kerrisdale Theatre building is still standing, but it was converted for retail use.

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ScreenClassic commented about Langley Twin Theatre on Dec 18, 2012 at 11:57 am

A view of the Langley Twin Theatre building as it looked in 2006 can be seen here.

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ScreenClassic commented about Grand 6 Theatres on Dec 18, 2012 at 11:27 am

A photo of the Grand 6 can be seen here.

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ScreenClassic commented about Hyland Theatre on Dec 18, 2012 at 8:15 am

A photo of the Hyland in its post-cinema appearance can be seen here.

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ScreenClassic commented about Galaxy Campbell River on Dec 17, 2012 at 6:56 am

To judge from its appearance in Google Maps (in both satellite and street view modes), the Galaxy was never a four-plex. The Film Canada Yearbook always listed the Galaxy as a twin with 300 seats in each auditorium, for a total of 600 seats.

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ScreenClassic commented about Lougheed Drive-In on Dec 16, 2012 at 9:03 am

Famous Players ran the Lougheed Drive-In in its later years. I saved a newspaper clipping of Vancouver-area movie listings from 1974 that shows the Lougheed Drive-In as part of FP.

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ScreenClassic commented about Odeon Kamloops on Dec 8, 2012 at 11:16 am

A 1986 photo of the Odeon Kamloops is shown here.

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ScreenClassic commented about Strand Theatre on Dec 6, 2012 at 1:27 pm

According to the Prince George Citizen newspaper’s July 18, 1975 edition (on page 19), the Strand was playing a double feature of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Little Cigar Mob until the following Sunday (July 20). The Strand disappeared from the Citizen’s movie listings after that, starting with the July 21 issue (on page 8), so that would indicate that the Strand had closed by then.

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ScreenClassic commented about Empire Theatres Rideau Centre on Nov 29, 2012 at 9:01 am

Famous Players did indeed originally run the Rideau Centre Cinemas, not Cineplex (at least not until Cineplex briefly took it over after acquiring FP until it turned the theatre over to Empire).