Windsor Theatre

1103 Front Avenue,
Grenfell, SK S0G

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Windsor Theatre

Built as a Masonic Hall in 1896. It opened as the Windsor Theatre in 1912. Closed for decades, the Windsor Theatre in the Windsor Block it said to have once been a vaudeville house and that the Marx Brothers once performed there.

Apparently the apartments above it are still in use and it may have been used for retail or office space since it was last used as a theatre.

Contributed by Christopher Walczak

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CSWalczak
CSWalczak on September 10, 2010 at 6:25 pm

This probably half-forgotten theater was in the Canadian news recently because of a raid on it by the RCMP that uncovered a large marijuana-growing operation there. Here is one of the stories that has a picture of the former theater: View link

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on October 24, 2021 at 8:27 am

The Windsor Theatre is represented on the web site Canada’s Historic Places, which says:

“The heritage value of the Windsor Block lies in its significance as one of the oldest Masonic Halls in Saskatchewan. Constructed in 1896, the property was reported to be one of the few Masonic-owned buildings in western Canada. The property symbolized the Masons' confidence in the future of the town. In 1906 the Masons sold the building to businessman J.D. Cumming.

“The heritage value of the property also resides in its status as a long-standing theatre in the community. In 1912, a theatre was incorporated into the Windsor Block, and became an important venue for live performances and travelling Vaudeville companies. When electricity was added to the building, motion pictures were introduced. The theatre was in operation until 1974. In the years since, the Windsor Block has hosted a variety of commercial and residential tenants.”

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