Collingwood Cinema
3215 Kingsway,
Vancouver,
BC
V6T 1Z2
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Previously operated by: Odeon Theatres (Canada) Ltd.
Functions: Church
Previous Names: Kingsway Theatre, Haida Theatre, Raja Cinema Kingsway
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The Kingsway Theatre was opened by Odeon Theatres in 1939. On October 26, 1966 Odeon Theatres renamed it Haida Theatre. In the mid-2000’s it was renamed Raja Cinema Kingsway and was operated by Raja Cinemas and showed East Indian movies. It was reopened in fall 2012 as the Collingwood Cinema, and closed in April 2013. By 2019 it been converted into a church.
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The Collingwood has closed its doors again, unfortunately. The theatre closed on April 30 due to a dispute between its management and the theatre’s landlord.
Collingwood Theatre set to close next week
This is now open again.
I’ve checked for showtimes at different movie listing sites and there is nothing for the Collingwood at any of them. Likewise, the Collingwood website has not been updated since its closure last April, so on that account, I would guess that it has not reopened and is still closed.
I think it was opened in 1928 as The Carleton
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When I moved to Vancouver in 1975, the Haida played second-run Hollywood movies; later on (1980s), it ran hardcore porn pictures edited for Canadian consumption. Not sure when it went to Indian fare.
It became Raja Cinema sometime in the mid-2000s if I’m not mistaken. I get the feeling it sat empty for a few years between the porno days and the opening of the Raja.
Reopened as Haida by Odeon on October 26th, 1966. Grand opening ad posted.
Now operates as the Jesus Is Lord Church, as seen in recent Google Maps views.
Reopened as Haida with “Torn curtain”.