Hyland Theatre
390 Princess Street,
Kingston,
ON
K7L 1B9
390 Princess Street,
Kingston,
ON
K7L 1B9
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Previously operated by: Biltmore Theatres, Cineplex Odeon, Odeon Theatres (Canada) Ltd.
Architects: Edward Isaac Richmond
Functions: Nightclub
Styles: Streamline Moderne
Previous Names: Biltmore Theatre
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Opened as the Biltmore Theatre on August 27, 1941 with George Formby in “Come On George” and Leslie Howard narrating “The Four Corners”. Seating was listed at 805. It went through a renovation in 1965, reopening on December 23, 1965 and was renamed the Hyland Theatre. Seating was then listed at 690. The theatre closed on September 4, 1986 and has since been converted into a night club called Stages.
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Grand opening article with picture
Grand opening ad:
Biltmore Theatre opening 26 Aug 1941, Tue The Kingston Whig-Standard (Kingston, Ontario, Canada) Newspapers.com
Architect Edward Isaac Richmond (1908-1982) is best known as a prolific designer of high rise apartment buildings in Toronto during the post-war period. The firm he founded is still in operation.
The Biltmore in Kingston was the second house in the Okun Bros. Biltmore Theatres chain. The earlier Biltmore was opened at Oshawa in 1940, and four more houses were added to the chain in the post-war period.
Reopened as Hyland on December 23rd, 1965. Another ad posted.
And as shown by Mike Rivest’s ad, the Hyland became part of the Odeon chain from its reopening, then part of Cineplex Odeon in 1984.
Closed on September 4, 1986 with “Bullies”.