Paramount Theatre
4717 50th Street,
Red Deer,
AB
T4N
4717 50th Street,
Red Deer,
AB
T4N
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Additional Info
Previously operated by: Famous Players
Functions: Bingo Hall
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News About This Theater
- Jun 18, 2010 — "Jaws"... Happy 35th!
- May 14, 2010 — Please Post Today, May 14 --- "Jaws," Happy 35th
- Mar 2, 2010 — Happy 45th, "The Sound Of Music"
The Paramount Theatre opened on November 21 1955 and was twinned in 1979. The theatre closed in 1985 and was converted into a bingo palace.
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Chad Irish
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Thw 1963 IMPA shows the Paramount as part of Purnell & Sons, headquartered in Red Deer. Purnell also ran the Red Deer Drive-in at that time.
The Paramount opened on November 21st, 1955 and reopened as a twin cinema on January 22nd, 1975 and closed in 1985. Grand opening ads posted.
Paramount twin opening Wed, Jan 22, 1975 – 26 · Red Deer Advocate (Red Deer, Alberta, Canada) · Newspapers.com
More:
Paramount theatre and Prunell Family. Wed, Jan 22, 1975 – 27 · Red Deer Advocate (Red Deer, Alberta, Canada) · Newspapers.com
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).
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.
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.