Palace Theatre

235 Pitt Street,
Cornwall, ON K6H

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Previously operated by: Famous Players, Markall Theatres, Odeon Theatres (Canada) Ltd.

Architects: Murray Brown

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Cornwall in the 1940s

The Palace Theatre opened in 1921. It was twinned on June 21, 1979. It closed on November 13, 1983.

Contributed by Graeme McBain

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maccuaig33
maccuaig33 on November 19, 2013 at 12:41 pm

A sad tale. They made a mall in front of the theatre and down one more block and so cars couldn’t drop off people and children in front of the theatre. Hardly any buses back then….the early 80’s. They had a large lobby but the owners wouldn’t open the doors early and so people that arrived 5, 10 or 15 minutes early would have to stand out in the Canadian north cold and wind….and people just gave up going there. Malls are deadly for people. A beautiful theatre and popular too. A tragedy really. The city took it over for back taxes after management had ruined it, and then the city let it sit until the roof leaked so bad that this absolutely classic building had to be demolished. The same thing happened in Ottawa regarding the Sparks Street Mall. No parking and no people killed the Centre Theatre on Sparks between Metcalfe and O'Connor Streets, as well as the Regent on Sparks at Bank.

Hugger1
Hugger1 on November 7, 2015 at 5:33 am

Was the building actually torn down? There is a building the size of a theatre that sits unused and empty behind the building that has an old “KCK Enterprises” sign on it. It looks like they demolished the front of the building (lobby, entrance, etc.), but left the auditorium and stage area still standing.

rivest266
rivest266 on August 28, 2024 at 10:47 am

Opened in 1921 and closed on November 13th, 1983. Two screens on June 21st, 1979. Operated by Famous Players, Markall Theatres and Canadian Odeon Theatres.

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