Westmount Centre Cinemas
Groat Road NW and 114th Avenue NW,
Edmonton,
AB
T5E 5E7
Groat Road NW and 114th Avenue NW,
Edmonton,
AB
T5E 5E7
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Previously operated by: Empire Theatres, Famous Players
Previous Names: Sahara Theatre, Westmount Theatre
Phone Numbers:
Box Office:
780.455.8726
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The Sahara Theatre opened on January 13, 1956 with Van Heflin in “Count Three and Pray” & Joseph Cotton in “Special Delivery. It was a single screen seating 825 and was located in the Westmount Shopping Centre at 111 Avenue & Groat Road NW. It was operated by Windsor Theatres Ltd. and at that time it played a lot of road show engagements.
On August 12, 1965 it was taken over by Famous Players and was renamed Westmount Theatre. In 1971 the theatre was twinned seating 1,300. Then in 1985 it was a fourplex seating 1,433.
In 2005 the cinemas were operated by Empire Theatres. The fourplex features automated box office, stadium seating and first run attractions.
It was closed on February 27, 2011.
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The correct spelling should be “Westmount,” according to the Empre Theatres website.
Also, the theater’s AKA needs to be corrected.
The theatre first opened in 1959 as the Sahara. It became the Westmount in 1965 when Famous Players took it over, then it became a twin theatre (not a triplex) in 1971. The current fourplex opened in 1985 in another part of the mall.
This opened on January 13th, 1956 ad:
Sahara theatre and restaurant opening Fri, Jan 13, 1956 – 11 · Edmonton Journal (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) · Newspapers.com
Westmount cinema B opened on March 17th, 1972.
Westmount Cinema B opening Fri, Mar 17, 1972 – 76 · Edmonton Journal (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) · Newspapers.com
There were three separate cinema complexes in the mall
The Sahara / Westmount A-B (Famous Players) 1956-1987
The Famous Players Westmount 4 1984-2011
The Canadian Odeon – Cineplex Odeon Westmount 4 1985*-2000
August 12th, 1965 Reopening as Westmount
Westmount theatre opening Thu, Aug 12, 1965 – 17 · Edmonton Journal (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) · Newspapers.com
1958 photo as Sahara added courtesy Dalton Grant.
Address was 114th Avenue and Groat Road, per the above August 12, 1965 reopening ad as Westmount Theatre, and the June 9, 1967 image added courtesy Stephen Leigh.
Opening of its twin at page 12 of: