Stanley Theatre
2750 Granville Street,
Vancouver,
BC
V6H 3J3
2750 Granville Street,
Vancouver,
BC
V6H 3J3
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Built in 1931 for the Famous Players circuit. Now a live performing arts venue. A well maintained example of a neighbourhood theatre for the period.
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Stephen Davis
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Does anyone have an interior photo of this building as a cinema?
Here is another 1980 photo.
This is a July 2009 photo.
An outstanding and informative video about the Stanley Theatre can be viewed here: http://vimeo.com/10646308
I think the last film to play at this theatre was “The Marrying Man” in early 1991.
Considering it was best theatre in Vancouver, that was kind of a sour note to leave off on!
It couldn’t have been The Marrying Man.
That film had a release date of April 1991, The Stanley closed in September 1991, after running “ The Rocketeer ” all summer in 70mm.
I am sure the last film they played on closing night was the 1990 version of “ Fantasia ” in 70mm.
Some pictures of the Stanley from the City of Vancouver Archives (all will enlarge if clicked upon): View link View link View link
rl_83, I stand corrected. I looked up some old Vancouver Sun microfilms from 1991 and The Stanley did close in September.
I guess my memory isn’t what it used to be…
This theatre was built for Mr. Frederick Guest, a theatre operator from Ontario. After a few years of independent theatre operation, Famous Players Canadian Corporation acquired control of this theatre!!
I remember this great theater so well…saw many classic films there, including ‘Star Wars’, ‘Fantasia’, ‘The Empire Strikes Back’, ‘The Untouchables’, ‘Indiana Jones & the Temple of Doom’, and ‘Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade’. This theater had a sound system superior to many modern ones, in addition to being extremely well maintained. I was disgusted with Famous Players for abandoning it and with then-Vancouver mayor Gordon Campbell for trying to sell it off to his developer friends. Glad to see it is well maintained, though it no longer shows movies of any sort.