Capitol 6 Theatre
820 Granville Street,
Vancouver,
BC
V6Z 1K3
820 Granville Street,
Vancouver,
BC
V6Z 1K3
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This theatre originally opened in 1918 as a single screen and was renovated/expanded in the 70s or 80s into a six-screen multiplex.
It closed April 14, 2005 and was demolished to provide for a new apartment block.
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ian macdonald
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No…the ones I took were only of the exterior. I believe on Cinema tour there are interior shots of the Capitol 6
There were shots of the lobby, but none of the actual theater itself.
That’s too bad…would love to see shots of the Cinema 1…that was the big one that sat over 1000…would love to have seen each cinema.
Yeah #1 was something else, 1021 seats I believe.
2 & 3 were decent screens as well, but the top floor of the complex was nothing to write home about, especially towards the end.
Cinema One was a glorious room. It was anywhere between 1031 and 1012 seats over the years (I believe some seats were removed for more wheelchair spots), and it pretty much filled up every Friday and Saturday night, no matter what the movie. Huge screen, incredible SRD sound system, the seats were okay and it was always a treat to see a movie there.
Just don’t let anyone tall sit in front of you…the sight lines were TERRIBLE in that cinema, and I think the unofficial rule over the years was for everyone to “lean down” when they saw a flick there. :)
Here is a link to a Tyee article circa 2005 when the cinema closed. It has some rather interesting comments as well, even from one of the former managers who didn’t appear to like the place very much.
I thought you would be adding to this Jason! haha
Speaking about the sound in #1, they were equipped with ALTEC Stanley Screamer subs ( same ones used during Pink Floyd’s The Wall Tour ) for extra bass impact.
An exterior photo of the Capitol 6 Theatre.
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Great Photo!
That Capitol 6 “ Extension ” out into the sidewalk was there up until around 2003-2004, when it was demolished.
I didn’t know about the monitors built into it, I wonder when those were removed? They weren’t there in 2002-2004.
This is a 1935 ad for “G Men”. The ad was originally in the Vancouver Sun newspaper.