Majestic Theatre
20 W. Hastings Street,
Vancouver,
BC
V6B
20 W. Hastings Street,
Vancouver,
BC
V6B
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The Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada says that the Odeon Hastings Theatre underwent modernization with major alterations in 1946. The plans for the project were by Vancouver architect H. H. Simmonds.
Odeon Theatres Ltd., interior of Hastings Theatre, December 1946, photos added courtesy Bill Taylor.
The correct order of names for this theatre are:
Pantages (1917) Beacon (1930) Odeon Hastings (1946) Majestic (1958)
This one opened on June 18, 1917.
Here’s another photo of the Majestic, taken around September 1965 (which indicates the theatre was still open then, but would close shortly thereafter):
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Two pictures from the City of Vancouver archives, one showing the installation of the new signage converting the theatre to the Odeon Hastings and the other of the theatre as the Majestic. View link
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There’s a new building on the site of the old Pantages aka Beacon, Majestic and Hastings Odeon. It’s ironic that the one feet wide bricked section of the old theatre is still there between the two buildings.
The November 19, 1921, issue of The Music Trade Review reported that a Robert-Morton organ would be installed in the Pantages Theatre at Vancouver. I’m not sure if this was done then or not, as the PSTOS page for the Pantages says a Robert-Morton was installed in the house in 1925.
Mike Rivest posted this 1950 newspaper ad on his site:
http://tinyurl.com/lfleq5
Here are some photos of the theater:
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