Odeon Champlain
1815 Rue Sainte-Catherine E,
Montreal,
QC
H2K 2H4
1815 Rue Sainte-Catherine E,
Montreal,
QC
H2K 2H4
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Additional Info
Previously operated by: Cineplex Odeon, Odeon Theatres (Canada) Ltd.
Architects: Henry E. Greenspoon
Styles: Streamline Moderne
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The 1,500-seat Odeon Champlain was located on Saint-Catherine Street East, just past Papineau Street. It was opened on March 28, 1948 with Gaby Sylvia in “Le Mariage de Ramuntcho”. It was designed by architect Henry E. Greenspoon. Seating was provided for 1,409 in orchestra and balcony levels. Three theatres by the British based Rank Organisation, thru their subsidiary Odeon Theatres (Canada) Ltd., appeared within two years: Le Odeon Cremazie, Le Odeon Champlain and Le Odeon Mercier. All were designed by the same architect.
It closed as a twin screen cinema in early-1990, then was used by a religious group. They closed in 2004, and the building remained boarded up until it was demolished in July 2020. 2020.
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Recent comments (view all 8 comments)
Here is a 1989 photo I took of the theatre. It appears to have been a two-screener before it closed. In this photo it already is being used as a church, with its name, VIE ET REVEIL, on the marquee.
Here is an article about the opening from Boxoffice in April 1948:
http://tinyurl.com/ybz3p4t
I uploaded the grand opening ad here.
Urban exploration tour
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeohUxn1bMo
This reopened as a twin cinema on July 16th, 1976, a day before the Olympic Games Opening Ceremonies a few Metro stops away. Grand opening ad in the photo section.
Video:
This theater was demolished in July 2020, after sitting abandoned and neglected for more than 15 years. Its complete destruction went ahead despite protest by Heritage Montreal (the city of Montreal seems intent and demolishing all remaining heritage theaters–take the recent destruction of the Snowdon and Empress in recent months!).
As usual, it is being replaced by condos.
The above post by llgs is correct. A Google street view from November 2020 shows a vacant lot now where the Champlain once stood, so this theatre should be set to Demolished.