Imperial Oil Centre for the Performing Arts
168 North Christina Street,
Sarnia,
ON
N7T 7H8
168 North Christina Street,
Sarnia,
ON
N7T 7H8
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1953 tornado photo added courtesy of Tony Ward. The then Capitol Theatre in the background on the far left with damaged marquee sign.
The Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada lists the Capitol Theatre in Sarnia, Ontario, as a 1936 project by the architectural firm of Kaplan & Sprachman for Famous Players.
Here is a photo circa 1952:
http://tinyurl.com/yecpaqr
A 1947 picture from the Ontario Archives:
http://ao.minisisinc.com/Webimages/I0012555.jpg
The Archives of Ontario has a page about the theatre which you can read at View link
That page mentions that the architect of this theatre was Mandel Sprachman.
When it was the Capitol Theatre, it was owned and operated by the Famous Players theatre circuit.