Paramount Theatre

77 Dalhousie Street,
Brantford, ON N3T 2J1

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50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on February 8, 2026 at 6:09 am

The Paramount actually closed on May 6, 1961 with Cary Grant in “The Grass Is Greener” (unknown if extras added).

rivest266
rivest266 on December 23, 2021 at 10:49 am

Beautiful full page ad from 1951

Famous Players Paramount openingFamous Players Paramount opening 21 Mar 1951, Wed The Expositor (Brantford, Ontario, Canada) Newspapers.com

rivest266
rivest266 on December 23, 2021 at 10:48 am

Seven grand opening ads posted.

Allen Theatre openingAllen Theatre opening 31 Jan 1920, Sat The Expositor (Brantford, Ontario, Canada) Newspapers.com

rivest266
rivest266 on December 23, 2021 at 10:43 am

timeline for this theatre

*February 9th, 1914 opened as Brant

*February 2nd, 1920 reopens as Allen

*Renamed Brant on October 11th, 1922

*1930 closed to regular movies

*September 29th, 1935 reopened by Famous Players

*July 1st, 1950 closed for rebuilding

*March 21st, 1951 renamed Paramount

*June 1955 taken over by 20th Century theatres and back to Famous Players before 1960.

*May 7th, 1960 closed