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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United States » Oklahoma » Purcell » Canadian Theater
Also known as Brown Opera House

Canadian Theater

Purcell, OK
116 W. Main Street
, Purcell, OK 73080 United States
(map)
Status: Closed
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Art Moderne
Function: Retail
Seats: 600
Chain: Unknown
Architect: Unknown
Firm: Unknown
Canadian Theater
1940s postcard view of the elegant Moderne exterior of the Canadian
Photo courtesy of the public domain
This former movie house in downtown Purcell now houses an antique mall. Its exterior has recently been restored to its 1940s appearance.
Contributed by Bryan Krefft

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The Canadian Theatre opened as the Brown Opera House.
posted by Chuck1231 on Jan 26, 2005 at 1:51am
Here is a photo of the antique mall located in the former Canadian Theater.
posted by Lost Memory on Sep 16, 2005 at 4:24pm
According to this 2002 article from the Purcell Register, the Metcalf family, which already owned the Ritz, Metro and McClain (formerly the Dooley) Theaters in Purcell, took over the Brown Opera House and rebuilt it as the Canadian Theater in 1945. The article says the Canadian closed as a movie theater in the mid-70s.
posted by Bryan Krefft on Sep 16, 2005 at 4:46pm
This is another photo of the former Canadian Theater.

posted by Lost Memory on Dec 22, 2006 at 3:07pm
Here is a photo of the Canadian Theater/antique mall.

posted by Lost Memory on Aug 6, 2007 at 10:04am
In the early sixties the Canadian was operated by the K. Lee Williams theater chain. This chain also operated the McClain and the Sky-Vue Auto Theater in Purcell at the time.
posted by ken mc on Sep 21, 2007 at 8:26pm
A 1984 photo of the Canadian Theater in Purcell.
posted by Don Lewis on Mar 15, 2008 at 8:13am
This is the website for the antique mall.

posted by Lost Memory on Dec 19, 2008 at 7:33pm
1985 photo of the Canadian Theatre.
http://americanclassicimages.com/Default.aspx?tabid=141&txtSearch=CATAdvancedSearch1%2c36%2c3%2c-1&ProductID=32590
posted by Chuck1231 on Apr 8, 2009 at 11:59pm
Here is a 2009 photo.

posted by Lost Memory on Sep 19, 2009 at 6:50pm
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