Bellevue Theatre
360 College Street,
Toronto,
ON
M5T
360 College Street,
Toronto,
ON
M5T
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This theatre opened on October 14, 1937 and closed in 1958. A modern store block currently occupies the site and there is a computer store at the former theatre’s specific address.
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Christopher Walczak
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Some photos of the Lux in its burlesque days are on this site:
http://tinyurl.com/lhy25t
That’s right. The old Bellvue became the Lux. My parents would often take me to the long gone theatre on many a Saturday night. I have very fond memories of the theatre.
Here is a picture taken on July 27th 2011 of the building that presently stands at 360 College Street.
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Here is a photo from the 1960s
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Some pictures of the theater taken during its days as a burlesque house:
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This theatre was owned and operated by B & F Theatres, a Famous Players Theatres partnership situation. Sam Bloom and Sam Fine operated 20 luxurious theatres during the theatre boom in the suburban areas of Toronto!!
Here is an active link about the Lux in it’s burlesque days.
http://lost-toronto.blogspot.com/2011/01/lux-burlesquethen-and-now.html
Opened by Bloom and Fine theatres on October 14th, 1937. Grand opening ad posted.