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ScreenClassic commented about Landmark Cinemas Eagle Ridge on Feb 15, 2020 at 11:21 am

Here’s an article covering the opening of this theatre, including photos (which reveal them as just another collection of black box auditoriums with luxury recliners, the recent trend pursued by Landmark for its theatres):

A Look Inside Fort McMurray’s New Theatre

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ScreenClassic commented about Prairie City Cinema on Dec 8, 2019 at 8:00 am

The theatre name should be changed to Prairie City Cinema, as it changed its name in 2018. This is the theatre’s current website:

Prairie City Cinema

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ScreenClassic commented about Loft Cinemas on Nov 27, 2019 at 9:56 am

The Loft Cinemas' status should now be set to Demolished. The former Loft/Rio Theatre building is no longer standing in the current Google Maps street view as its site, along with several neighboring buildings, has been cleared for redevelopment.

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ScreenClassic commented about Deono Theatre on Nov 14, 2019 at 9:05 pm

The Deono’s address was 236 Commercial Street. The building still stands and is now occupied by a pub and restaurant, The Theatre Pub and Grill, as shown in the current Google Maps view.

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ScreenClassic commented about Clova Cinema on Nov 14, 2019 at 2:46 pm

As of 2015, it’s being used as a church by the Crossridge Church. It’s also been renovated back to its pre-1980s appearance (to a point) and is now referred to as the Crossridge Church at the Clova.

Crossridge Church at the Clova

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ScreenClassic commented about Collingwood Cinema on Oct 26, 2019 at 5:31 am

Now operates as the Jesus Is Lord Church, as seen in recent Google Maps views.

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ScreenClassic commented about Landmark Cinemas Paramount on Oct 3, 2019 at 3:41 am

New photos added in the photo section, including one of the Paramount in the 1960s from its Famous Players days.

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ScreenClassic commented about Rialto Theatre on Sep 28, 2019 at 9:08 pm

New photo of Theatre One at the Rialto added in the photo section. I don’t like how the inside looks because of the new black-box appearance, which looks as plain as plain can be and actually takes away from the moviegoing experience instead of adding to it.

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ScreenClassic commented about Cineplex Cinemas Scarborough on Sep 3, 2019 at 1:14 am

That seat count could go down even further (by more than half) if they put in new luxury recliners.

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ScreenClassic commented about Vanity Theatre on Jul 25, 2019 at 12:44 am

The Vanity’s status should be set to Demolished, as the theatre was torn down in April 2016 according to this article:

Windsor in Pictures: April 11, 2016 – Demolition of Vanity Theatre

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ScreenClassic commented about Jan Cinema on Jul 11, 2019 at 4:36 am

As seen in the current Google Maps street view as of August 2018, the former Jan Cinema building has since been renovated into a boutique hotel called Pomeroy Lodging, which also houses a fitness/martial arts training gym called Champion Gym within a portion of the building (which dates back to the Jan Cinema days). The hotel’s main entrance remains as it appeared during the building’s Jan Cinema days.

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ScreenClassic commented about Paramount Theatre on Jul 8, 2019 at 10:57 am

One more note to add – the Paramount should now be listed as Demolished, as its former site is now the location of the Red Deer Remand Centre.

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ScreenClassic commented about Paramount Theatre on Jul 8, 2019 at 10:19 am

New photo of the Paramount added in the photo section. The movie listed on its marquee (partially obscured by the Safeway store sign in front of it) is Lawrence of Arabia, indicating that the photo was taken around 1962, the year of the movie’s release.

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ScreenClassic commented about Paramount Theatre on Jul 8, 2019 at 9:59 am

The Paramount’s address was 4717 50th Street (originally known as Ross Street, as listed in the 1975 grand opening ad posted by Mike Rivest).

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ScreenClassic commented about Landmark Cinemas Paramount on Jun 27, 2019 at 12:30 am

The Paramount has had new luxury recliner seats installed to replace the previous seating as part of recent renovations that have basically turned the auditorium inside into just another black box, just like many of the newer theatres opened by Landmark and Cineplex (along with renovations of some of their older theatres) in recent times. With the addition of the new seats, seating has been drastically reduced (based on a seat count in the picture below, according to this Facebook post) to 174 seats.

Stage view of new recliner seating at the Paramount Theatre Port Alberni

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ScreenClassic commented about Paramount Drive-In on Jun 1, 2019 at 10:54 pm

Nope, the Paramount Drive-In screened movies from various studios, including its debut feature Christopher Columbus (released by Universal-International in the US) and its final feature The Big Circus (made by Allied Artists). Paramount was simply the drive-in’s name and it had nothing to do with the film studio.

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ScreenClassic commented about Humber Cinema on Jun 1, 2019 at 4:44 am

As noted in the link above, the now-closed Humber is to be demolished to make way for yet another condominium project.

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ScreenClassic commented about 1947 photo courtesy of Brian Anthonisen. on Jan 18, 2019 at 4:10 am

The Odeon opened on February 27, 1948, which means that this photo was actually taken in May of 1948, not in 1947 (look at the sign for Royal Atheltic Park nearby and see the date for the baseball game between Vancouver and Victoria).

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ScreenClassic commented about Rialto Theatre on Dec 18, 2018 at 4:35 am

There was, except that ruling only applied to Quebec.

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ScreenClassic commented about Club Soda on Dec 18, 2018 at 3:56 am

It could be named after the Club Soda nightclub in Vancouver, especially if it has the same owners as the Vancouver club.

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ScreenClassic commented about Capitol Theatre on Dec 18, 2018 at 3:35 am

This is actually the Palace Theatre in this shot, not the Capitol (the Palace was next door to the original Cinema de Paris, show to the left of the Palace here).

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ScreenClassic commented about Caprice Theatre on Sep 24, 2018 at 9:40 am

The Caprice Theatre closed on November 28, 1982 with a final double bill showing of Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back, advertised in the link below:

Ladysmith-Chemainus Chronicle – November 24, 1982 (bottom of Page 2)

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ScreenClassic commented about Odeon Prince George on Sep 20, 2018 at 1:48 pm

The Odeon Prince George closed its doors on July 26, 2001, per this article from the Prince George Citizen which announced the theatre would be closing on that date:

Prince George Citizen – July 23, 2001 (page 13)

The former Odeon theatre building is now home to Uda dune Baiyoh, a community centre for the Lheidli T'enneh First Nation which opened on June 30, 2018 (article from the CKPG-TV website):

Uda Dune Baiyoh Officially Opens

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ScreenClassic commented about Kitten Theatre on May 27, 2018 at 7:29 am

The Silver Kitten was located in Prince George and is likewise long gone.

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ScreenClassic commented about Royal Theatre on Apr 17, 2018 at 5:32 am

According to this link, the Royal first opened in 1927 as the Rialto Theatre. It closed following a fire in May 1944, then it was reopened in January 1945 as the Odeon under Odeon ownership. It gained its present name of the Royal in 1977 under then-owner Landmark Cinemas.

Rialto-Odeon-Royal Theatre – Trail, BC