Capitol Theatre
4463 Queen Street,
Niagara Falls,
ON
L2E 2L4
4463 Queen Street,
Niagara Falls,
ON
L2E 2L4
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Additional Info
Previously operated by: Famous Players, Odeon Theatres (Canada) Ltd.
Previous Names: Queen Theatre
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News About This Theater
- Dec 22, 2003 — Theaters Listed for Sale on the Web
The Queen Theatre was built in 1913. On August 4, 1929 it was renamed Capitol Theatre, operated by Famous Players. On August 29, 1941 it was taken over by Odeon Theatres (Canada) Ltd. It closed in 1955. It was razed in 1964 and a bank built on the site.
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Chad Irish
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Recent comments (view all 7 comments)
I wonder if the bar and nightclub have kept the art deco theme?
I have lived in Niagara Falls Ontario all my life, and can’t find, not have I heard of this cinema.
Long time between posts, but none the less this one has interest and so I hope more information appears here in ‘06.
I grew up in Niagara Falls in the fifties and sixties. I also worked at the Princess Theatre on Main Street, and the Seneca Theatre on Queen St. (which was just down the street from the the Capitol) The Capitol theatre was demolished shortly after it closed in the late 1950’s. It was replaced by a bank. The bar was located next door in what used to be a Woolworth’s store. You can see some pictures of the the theatre just before it was torn down at the Niagara Falls Library’s digital collection at http://www.nfpl.library.on.ca/
There is a photo on this site:
http://tinyurl.com/d8af4f
The Capitol Theatre was never Art Deco in style. This weblog post has a few photos over the years. It changed little from its opening in 1913 until its demolition in 1964.
Renamed Capitol on August 24th, 1929 as it became part of Famous Players. It was reopened by Odeon theatres on August 29th, 1941. Both grand opening ads posted.