Toronto's Local Movie Theatres of Yesteryear (eBook)

Brought Back to Thrill You Again

Doug Taylor (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2016
216 Seiten
Dundurn (Verlag)
978-1-4597-3344-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Relive Toronto’s golden age of local movie houses, when the city boasted over 150 theatres. A night at the movies was the highlight of the week for adults, and the Saturday afternoon matinee the most anticipated event in a child’s life.

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2017 Theatre Library Association Book Awards — Nominated, Richard Wall Memorial Award
2017 Heritage Toronto Book Award — Nominated
Slip once more into the back rows of the favourite movie theatres of your youth.

“Brought Back to Thrill You Again” was an advertisement employed by theatres to disguise that they were offering older films that were past their prime. In the 1950s a sign appeared outside Loew’s Downtown (the Elgin) displaying these commonly used words. The theatre was screening Gone With the Wind, released in 1939. However, in this instance the claim was accurate, as the film did indeed thrill audiences one more time.

Similar to this cinematic classic, this book will thrill you again as it brings back memories of Toronto’s old movie theatres. Relive the experience of sitting in their darkened auditoriums, witnessing the adventure, comedy, and romance of the silver screen. Most of the theatres have been demolished, but to visually recreate them, the book includes 128 historic pictures of the theatres — exteriors, marquees, colourful neon signs, and auditoriums — many of the photos never before published in books or on the internet.

Autor

Doug Taylor is a Toronto historian who was a member of the faculty of Lakeshore Teachers’ College (York University). Through books including Toronto Theatres and the Golden Age of the Silver Screen and his history blog tayloronhistory.com, he continues to explore the city’s past and document its architectural heritage. He lives in Toronto.

Inhalt

Contents

Preface
Introduction
Chapter One — Theatres on Yonge Street

Rio Theatre (Big Nickel)
York Theatre
Kent Theatre (Queen’s Royal, Beverley)
Capitol Theatre
Victoria Theatre (Embassy, Astor, Showcase, Federal, New Yorker, Panasonic)
Hollywood Theatre
Circle Theatre
Odeon Fairlawn
Odeon Hyland
Biltmore Theatre
Willow Theatre
Downtown Theatre
Island Theatre
Savoy Theatre (Coronet)
Chapter Two — Theatres East of Yonge Street, on Danforth Avenue
New Onaka (Iola, Regal, Ace)
Allenby (Roxy, Apollo)
Allen’s Danforth (Century, Central, Titania, Danforth Music Hall)
Grover Theatre
Palace Theatre
Prince of Wales
Oxford Theatre
Odeon Danforth (Rex)
Chapter Three — Movie Theatres on Gerrard Street East
Bonita Theatre (Athenium, Wellington, Gerrard, Sri Lakshmi, Projection Booth)
Greenwood (Guild)
Crown Theatre
Eastwood Theatre
Chapter Four — Theatres on Queen Street East
Rex Theatre (Joy)
La Plaza Theatre (Acropolis, Dundas, Cinema Ellis, The Opera House)
Imperial (Palton, Rialto, Empire)
Family Theatre
Teck Theatre
Chapter Five — Theatres on Other Streets East of Yonge
La Reta Theatre (The Pape)
Blue Bell Theatre (Gay)
Cameo Theatre
Bayview Theatre
Birchcliff Theatre
Golden Mile Theatre
Chapter Six — Theatres West of Yonge Street, on Queen Street West
Pickford Theatre (Auditorium, Avenue, Variety)
Rivoli Theatre (People’s)
Avon Theatre (Child’s, King’s Hall, King’s Playhouse)
Odeon Theatre
Kum-C Theatre
Parkdale Theatre
Orpheum Theatre (Rosemary, Golden Dragon)
Chapter Seven — Theatres on Dundas West
Beaver Theatre
Centre Theatre (Duchess)
Apollo (Crystal)
La Salle Theatre (Liberty, Pagoda)
Royal Theatre (Roma)
Brock Theatre (Dundas Playhouse, Gem)
Chapter Eight — Theatres on College and Carlton Streets
King Theatre (Kino, Studio)
Garden Theatre (Cinema Lumiere)
College Theatre
Playhouse Theatre (Melody)
Odeon Toronto (Odeon Carlton)
Chapter Nine — Theatres on Bloor Street West
Madison (Midtown, Capri, Eden, Bloor Hot Docs Cinema)
Allen’s Bloor Theatre (Bloor Theatre, Lee’s Palace)
Doric Theatre (La Scala)
Alhambra Theatre (Baronet, Eve)
Esquire Theatre (Lyndhurst)
Kenwood Theatre
Paradise Theatre (Eve’s Paradise)
Odeon Humber (Humber Cinemas)
University Theatre
Chapter Ten — Theatres on St. Clair Avenue West
Oakwood Theatre
Christie Theatre
St. Clair Theatre
Major St. Clair Theatre (Cinema Italia)
Radio City Theatre
Vaughan Theatre
Chapter Eleven — Theatres on Eglinton Avenue
Avenue Theatre
Eglinton Theatre
Nortown Theatre
Chapter Twelve — Theatres on Other Streets West of Yonge
Adelphi Theatre (Kum Bac)
Lansdowne Theatre (Park, Acropolis)
Hillcrest Theatre
Mayfair Theatre
Mount Dennis Theatre (Maple Leaf)
Revue Theatre
Brighton Theatre
Grant Theatre
Conclusion

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.5.2016
• Verlagsort: Toronto
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
• Schlagworte: Allen Brothers Theatre Chain • B&F Theatres • British Odeon Corporation • Cinemascope • Ed Mirvish • Eglinton Theatre • George H. Duerr • J. Arthur Rank films • Jay English • Kaplan and Sprachman • Lionel Barrymore • Mary Pickford • movie matinees • Odeon Carlton Theatre • old movie theatres • Shea’s Theatres • University Theatre
• ISBN-10: 1-4597-3344-4 / 1459733444
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4597-3344-2 / 9781459733442