Stanley Theatre

2750 Granville Street,
Vancouver, BC V6H 3J3

Unfavorite 2 people favorited this theater

Showing all 22 comments

BCexpatriate
BCexpatriate on May 18, 2013 at 7:00 pm

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.

DavidDymond
DavidDymond on March 23, 2013 at 10:51 am

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!!

hermangotlieb
hermangotlieb on March 23, 2013 at 9:41 am

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…

CSWalczak
CSWalczak on July 2, 2012 at 9:41 am

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
rl_83 on October 17, 2011 at 3:25 am

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.

hermangotlieb
hermangotlieb on September 24, 2011 at 9:01 pm

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!

Tinseltoes
Tinseltoes on June 11, 2010 at 8:06 am

An outstanding and informative video about the Stanley Theatre can be viewed here: http://vimeo.com/10646308

lostmemory
lostmemory on August 19, 2009 at 4:14 am

This is a July 2009 photo.

lostmemory
lostmemory on April 25, 2009 at 5:44 pm

Here is another 1980 photo.

lovitz
lovitz on December 24, 2008 at 12:02 am

Does anyone have an interior photo of this building as a cinema?

lovitz
lovitz on November 17, 2008 at 2:41 pm

To reply to Warren G Harris question from a few years ago, the current seat count at the Stanley is 650 seats.

lostmemory
lostmemory on June 4, 2008 at 7:15 pm

This is a 2008 view of the Stanley at night.

lostmemory
lostmemory on January 16, 2008 at 6:41 pm

Here is a photo of the Stanley Theater from 1987.

lostmemory
lostmemory on December 12, 2007 at 10:15 am

A recent view of the Stanley marquee can be seen here.

lostmemory
lostmemory on May 12, 2007 at 9:07 am

This is a photo of the Stanley Theater dated September 1944.

lostmemory
lostmemory on April 16, 2007 at 7:10 am

Here is a recent 2007 close-up view of the Stanley Theater.

lostmemory
lostmemory on January 17, 2007 at 6:44 am

Another recent photo of the Stanley Theater can be seen here.

lostmemory
lostmemory on January 16, 2007 at 9:29 am

This is a photo of the Heritage Building Plaque for the Stanley Theater. The architects name on the plaque is H.H. Simmonds.

lostmemory
lostmemory on September 26, 2006 at 4:36 am

This is a close-up of the marquee at night.

Warren G. Harris
Warren G. Harris on September 26, 2006 at 4:18 am

The 1942 Film Daily Year Book gives a seating capacity of 1,218 for the Stanley Theatre. Perhaps that was reduced for its current use as a playhouse?

lostmemory
lostmemory on September 26, 2006 at 4:09 am

Here is a night view of the Stanley Theater.

lostmemory
lostmemory on May 5, 2006 at 4:29 pm

This is a recent photo of the Stanley Theatre.