Palace Theatre

698 Rue Sainte Catherine O.,
Montreal, QC H3B

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spectrum
spectrum on December 14, 2010 at 8:48 pm

The building is still there, looks like it houses a number of retail establishments.

lostmemory
lostmemory on April 25, 2009 at 5:07 pm

1983 Photo

Clairette
Clairette on April 24, 2009 at 4:51 am

The same place as Centre Metafloria

lostmemory
lostmemory on April 12, 2005 at 11:52 am

The screens could be set to 6 since the timeline lists it as re-opening in 1981 with 6 cinemas.

lostmemory
lostmemory on April 12, 2005 at 7:41 am

Timeline for the Allen/Palace theater from Montreal Movie Theatre History site:

The Allen opens on May 20, 1921
Spring 1922 the Allen is bought by Famous Players for $19,000 and renames it the Palace.
Sept 1 1928 The first Talking picture opens at the Palace.
1935 Renovated.
October 1953 The Palace shows the first wide-screen movie “The Robe” in CinemaScope. Prices were $.75 in the mornings, $1 for matinees and $1.50 evenings, the ad reads: “CinemaScope the modern miracle you see without glasses”.
July 1980 Closed and Renovated.
1981 Reopens with six modern cinemas.
1995 The Palace becomes a discount house.
Oct 1999 Notice at the entrance asking for approval for conversion into a parking Garage.
Jan 2000 Closes.

Gerald A. DeLuca
Gerald A. DeLuca on April 12, 2005 at 7:17 am

This old postcard shows several Rue Saint Catherine movie theatres including the Cinema de Paris, Palace, Capitol, Strand, Loew’s.

Gerald A. DeLuca
Gerald A. DeLuca on April 12, 2005 at 7:08 am

Here is a postcard from the 1940s or 1950s showing Rue Sainte Catherine with the Palace Theatre visible on the right.
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