Cartier Theatre
57 Montjoy Street S,
Timmins,
ON
P4N 1S6
57 Montjoy Street S,
Timmins,
ON
P4N 1S6
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Additional Info
Previously operated by: Famous Players
Functions: Nightclub
Styles: Streamline Moderne
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Opened in 1938, the Cartier Theatre was one of a number of theatres in Timmins that was operated at one time or another by the Famous Players circuit.
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Christopher Walczak
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Then and now pictures of this theatre can be seen aton this webpage (scroll down to see them):
http://morazefamily.piczo.com/timmins,on?cr=6#
After it closed as a theatre, the building was the run by the Steelworkers Union and was often rented out for banquets and ceremonies.
Here’s a recent Streetview shot of the former Cartier, now home to Timmins stalwart Don’s Pizzeria.
The address is 57 Montjoy St S
Société de cinémas Rousson-Trudeau Ltée built the Cartier Theatre circa 1939-1941. The operating partners were Louis Rousson, Félix Henri Trudeau, J. Hector Trudel and Adélard Lévesque.
Rousson-Trudeau Ltée also opened and operated the La Salle Theatre in Kirkland Lake.
The July 2, 1938 issue of Boxoffice said that the Perkins Electric Company had sold CTR equipment to three new theaters, one of which was the Cartier in Timmins.