Odeon Edmonton
10081 Jasper Avenue NW,
Edmonton,
AB
T5J 1W9
10081 Jasper Avenue NW,
Edmonton,
AB
T5J 1W9
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Additional Info
Previously operated by: Cineplex Odeon, Odeon Theatres (Canada) Ltd.
Architects: Harold Solomon Kaplan, Abraham Sprachman
Firms: Kaplan & Sprachman
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The Odeon Edmonton opened on July 1, 1954 with Gregory Peck in “Man With a Million”. It was a single-screen theatre seating 1,125 on stalls and circle levels. The theatre was twinned on August 31, 1973, with a seating capacity of 626 and 420 in each of the two screens.
Cineplex Odeon took over management in 1984 and closed the Odeon Edmonton on July 28, 1988. By 2005 it was the New Likwid Lounge and later it became the Capitol City Nightclub.
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Status should be listed as demolished. The current Google street view shows a vacant lot where the Odeon most recently stood.
A photo of the Odeon in its later years as a twin can be seen here.
1960 photo added courtesy of Mase Mason.
This opened on July 1st, 1954 ad:
Odeon Edmonton opening Wed, Jun 30, 1954 – 12 · Edmonton Journal (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) · Newspapers.com
After 1988 it became New City night club. Photo as that added courtesy Carl Tripp.
This 2011 article mentions the then plans for the site.
https://www.pressreader.com/canada/edmonton-journal/20110627/281492157946939
It was New City Likwid Lounge in 2005 through at least 2008. So it likely ended it’s days as Capitol City Nightclub.
Additional history credit Stephen Leigh:
“The Odeon Theatre opens on July 1, 1954 with Gregory Peck in Ronald Neame’s "Man With a Million”. Located at 10081 Jasper Avenue in Edmonton. This single screen theatre has 1,125 seats and is managed by Sam Binder. Twinned on August 31, 1973. Theatre 1 has 626 seats and opens with “Jesus Christ Superstar”, Theatre 2 has 420 seats and opens with “A Touch of Class”. Theatres close on July 28, 1988 with Theatre 1 showing “Bull Durham” and Theatre 2 showing “The Great Outdoors”."