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QuickStudy commented about Adaptive reuse of historic movie theaters on Aug 12, 2009 at 1:50 pm

Sarah, I curently work at the Uptown Theater in Orangeville Ontario.The first floor was built in 1927, the second floor in 1971. The main floor stayed the same and is now a church santuary. We also show movies once a month, as well as sunday service and guest speakers. The upstairs theater’s chairs where all taken out and the floor was leveled. The room is now used for children’s activities, sunday school, and a small TV studio.

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QuickStudy commented about Atlantic/Chicago Theatre-Nutcracker and Gobots movie reels on Jul 29, 2008 at 11:04 am

I work in a T.V. studio (that is an old theater) I am always looking for movie stuff to use as props on our shows. If you are interested in getting rid of these reels please e-mail me.

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QuickStudy commented about Uptown Theatre on Jul 24, 2008 at 4:01 pm

The Uptown Theater was built in 1927. It had one theater, washrooms concession and ticket booth on the main floor. The second floor was the projection room and an apartment. In the 70’s a second theater was added above the first. The apartment was changed into washrooms, another concession and office. In 2002 the Uptown was purchased by the Good Friends Fellowship Church. The first floor theater is now a santuary using original refurbished seats. The upper theater’s floor has been leveled and is used for children’s activities, offices and a media studio. The old boiler furnace is still in the basement. Yet not in use. The 2 fireplaces from the apartment are still standing. Behind the marque(which is in the process of being refubished) you can see the words “Uptown Theater” in the original brick work. Movies still play once a month. Come by and see us some time.