Capitol 6
805 Yates Street,
Victoria,
BC
V8W 1M1
805 Yates Street,
Victoria,
BC
V8W 1M1
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Capitol 6 (Official)
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Previously operated by: Cineplex Odeon, Empire Theatres, Famous Players
Functions: Movies (First Run)
Previous Names: Capitol Theatre, Empire Capitol 6 Cinemas, Empire Cinemas Victoria
Phone Numbers:
Box Office:
778.265.7988
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Opened as the Capitol Theatre on September 7, 1921. It was owned by Famous Players with seating listed at 1,212 when it opened. On June 26, 1981 it was converted into 6-screens. Cineplex operated the theatre for a short time in 2005 and then it was operated by Empire Theatres.
Seating was listed at 1,685 with the smallest auditorium seating 127 and the largest 544. It has been expanded from the original single screen to six screens featuring first run attractions from June 26, 1981. It was closed on October 17, 2013.
Reopened November 4, 2016 as the Capitol 6 under independent management. Power recliner seats have been installed, reducing the total seating capacity to 502.
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UPDATE: Reopening November 4th, name to go back to Capitol 6, screen size has been made bigger on some screens, all leather-recliner seating (reserved) and Vancouver Island’s first Coke Freestyle machine at concession.
News link: http://www.timescolonist.com/business/victoria-s-renovated-capitol-6-reopens-nov-4-as-luxury-multiplex-1.2368448
This theatre is now reopened. It’s now called simply “Capitol 6” and has a new website:
http://www.capitol6.ca/
Just came back from a trip to Victoria and noticed this theatre has re-opened as an independent, I assume.
So glad to see it has been re-opened as a theatre as it is a great building that has been an important piece of the architectual landscape of Victoria for many years.
Let’s hope the attendance numbers keep it going for many years to come!
This opened on September 7th, 1921. Grand opening ad posted.
Capitol theatre opening Tue, Sep 6, 1921 – 12 · The Victoria Daily Times (Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) · Newspapers.com
Reopened as a 6-plex on June 26th, 1981.
Capitol 6 opening Fri, Jun 26, 1981 – 31 · Times Colonist (Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) · Newspapers.com
Can we get this page updated? I’m the new GM at this location, and we’ve made some changes to the theatre. There are now big power recliner seats, so the seating number is 502 total (they took up a lot of room). We are no longer affiliated with Empire Theatres as that chain has been dissolved, and are independently owned and operated (under the banner of Golin Cinemas Inc, the same Andrew Golin who runs Regency Theatres in the western US). I can also submit a whole bunch of post-renovation pictures if you’re interested!
Redevelopment proposal
https://victoria.citified.ca/news/600-worker-office-tower-proposed-for-capital-six-theatre-site-in-downtown-victoria/
I don’t think it needs to be said that if this project is approved, it would mean the end of the Capitol 6 and leave the Odeon as the only remaining cinema complex left on what had been Victoria’s own version of Theatre Row (following after the demises of the Dominion, the original Capitol, the Atlas/Coronet and the Plaza/Haida).
I was in Victoria this week, and happy to see both the Capitol 6 and the Odeon still open and showing movies. Any update on the development plans for the Capitol 6 site?
In the overview on this page, it reads: <> Wasn’t the original theatre full demolished, and the 6-plex built on the former site? Or was this somehow actually a “conversion” from single screen to a 6-plex? (It doesn’t appear to be, but I am not from Victoria.)