Stanley Theatre
2750 Granville Street,
Vancouver,
BC
V6H 3J3
2750 Granville Street,
Vancouver,
BC
V6H 3J3
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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.
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!!
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…
Some pictures of the Stanley from the City of Vancouver Archives (all will enlarge if clicked upon): View link View link View link
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.
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!
An outstanding and informative video about the Stanley Theatre can be viewed here: http://vimeo.com/10646308
This is a July 2009 photo.
Here is another 1980 photo.
Does anyone have an interior photo of this building as a cinema?
To reply to Warren G Harris question from a few years ago, the current seat count at the Stanley is 650 seats.
This is a 2008 view of the Stanley at night.
Here is a photo of the Stanley Theater from 1987.
A recent view of the Stanley marquee can be seen here.
This is a photo of the Stanley Theater dated September 1944.
Here is a recent 2007 close-up view of the Stanley Theater.
Another recent photo of the Stanley Theater can be seen here.
This is a photo of the Heritage Building Plaque for the Stanley Theater. The architects name on the plaque is H.H. Simmonds.
This is a close-up of the marquee at night.
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?
Here is a night view of the Stanley Theater.
This is a recent photo of the Stanley Theatre.