Cinema Imperial
1432 Rue de Bleury,
Montreal,
QC
H3A 2J1
1432 Rue de Bleury,
Montreal,
QC
H3A 2J1
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CTV News Montreal just reported The Imperial is facing permanent closure in January 2024, due to lack of funding.
If this 110 year old theatre should close, I’d be concerned about it succumbing to the same fate as so many other historical theaters in Montreal. Recent demolition examples being the Snowdon, Loews or Empress, all for the sake of condos.
https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/montreal-s-iconic-imperial-cinema-in-jeopardy-of-closing-next-year-1.6683298
1981 reopening from Famous News on Page 13.
OK.
rivest266: The travelogues do not belong on the list. The travelogues were made in 3-panel Cinerama which is not the subject of my article. The subject of the article is 70mm.
MSC77, the Cinerama travelogs were not on the list.
A chronology of Montreal’s 70mm presentation history, has recently been published. The Imperial gets several mentions in the piece.
Hydro cuts power to the Imperial
Hydro-Quebec cuts power to the Imperial. Wed, Jul 26, 2017 – A9 · The Gazette (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) · Newspapers.com
France-Film takes it over on June 18th, 1932.
Imperial under France-Film control Sat, Jun 18, 1932 – 6 · The Gazette (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) · Newspapers.com
A larger ad from La Presse is also posted.
Pop up in the France-Film listings as Cinéma X on March 4th, 1977. did not last long.
Le 10 Octobre, 1975 l'une des salles de cinéma a poursuivi sa politique des adultes comme Eden. Sa grande ouverture journal annonce peut être trouvée dans la section de photo pour ce cinéma. L'Eden n'a pas duré longtemps
On October 10th, 1975 one of the cinemas continued its adult policy as Eden. Its grand opening newspaper ad can be found in the photo section for this cinema. The Eden did not last long.
Cette réouverture comme Ciné-Centre le 24 mai 1974 avec deux salles de cinéma. annonces d'ouverture de Grand se trouvent dans la section de photo pour ce cinéma.
This reopened as Ciné-Centre on May 24th, 1974 with two cinemas. Grand opening ads can be found in the photo section for this cinema.
“The Rocketeer” was presented at the Imperial Theatre in 70mm 6-Track THX Dolby Stereo SR beginning on the film’s nationwide release date, Friday June 21, 1991.
Auditorium:
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Lobby mural:
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A view of the proscenium and screen:
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The rear orchestra stalls gangway:
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Here is a photo I took of the Imperial in 1989.
I remember visiting this marvelous theatre a number of times in the late 1970s and early 1980s when it was used as one of the venues for Serge Losique’s Montreal World Film Festival.
This theatre designed by Albert E. Westover is currently closed for additional restoration (Oct 2003).
A history of this theatre can be found at:
http://www.ffm-montreal.org/en_impe_hist.html