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ScreenClassic commented about Rio Theatre on Dec 21, 2012 at 7:23 am

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 6:49 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 7:07 am

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 6:57 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 6:27 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 3:15 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 1:56 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 4:03 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 6:16 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 8:27 am

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 4:01 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).

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ScreenClassic commented about Mall Theatre on Nov 29, 2012 at 3:30 am

A 1982 photo of the Mall Theatre can be seen here. The marquee design resembles that of the Avon Theatre in Hamilton.

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ScreenClassic commented about Tivoli Theatre on Nov 29, 2012 at 2:48 am

Status should read demolished. The current Google street view shows the entire theatre now gone, including the auditorium.

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ScreenClassic commented about Cinema Theatre on Nov 29, 2012 at 2:29 am

The September 1984 photo of the Cinema mentioned by TivFan is here.

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ScreenClassic commented about Bay Theatre on Nov 28, 2012 at 8:19 am

The theatre’s address should be 911 Denman (at the corner of Denman and Barclay), not 911 Barclay. This is where current occupant Blenz Coffee went after the theatre building was renovated.

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ScreenClassic commented about Caprice Twin Theatres on Nov 28, 2012 at 4:39 am

A photo of the Caprice Twin shortly after it closed can be seen here.

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ScreenClassic commented about Princess Theatre on Nov 28, 2012 at 4:31 am

A 1970 photo of the Princess Theatre at night can be seen here.

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ScreenClassic commented about Odeon Prince George on Nov 28, 2012 at 3:42 am

As seen in the current Google street view, the address for the Odeon Prince George should actually read 355 Vancouver Street, not 255.

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ScreenClassic commented about Nelson Civic Theatre on Nov 28, 2012 at 3:31 am

An older view of the Civic Theatre auditorium space from 1936 can be seen here.

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ScreenClassic commented about Nelson Civic Theatre on Nov 28, 2012 at 3:23 am

This photo shows how the theatre now looks, back under its original name of the Civic Theatre. The theatre’s new website is also here: Nelson Civic Theatre

An older photo of the Civic, then under Famous Players management, can be seen here.

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ScreenClassic commented about Pen Mar Cinema Centre on Nov 27, 2012 at 12:49 am

Here is an early photo of the Pen-Mar Theatre. According to the caption below the photo, the Pen-Mar opened on December 19, 1956.

Theatre status should now read closed. The Pen-Mar closed on October 4, 2012 and was replaced by the new Landmark 7 Penticton.

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ScreenClassic commented about Dominion Theatre on Nov 26, 2012 at 11:35 pm

Here’s another shot of the Dominion, along with the Haida (as the Plaza), taken probably around the early 1950s.

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ScreenClassic commented about Haida Theatre on Nov 26, 2012 at 11:34 pm

Here’s another shot of the Haida (as the Plaza), along with the Dominion, taken probably around the early 1950s.

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ScreenClassic commented about Collingwood Cinema on Nov 26, 2012 at 4:49 am

This theatre just reopened as the Collingwood Cinema. It’s being run by the former owners of the now-closed Denman Place Cinema.

Collingwood Cinema site

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ScreenClassic commented about Empire Granville 7 Cinemas on Nov 26, 2012 at 4:41 am

Status should read closed. The theatre closed is doors on November 4.

Granville 7 cinema closure threatens Vancouver International Film Festival