Elmdale Theatre
1196 Wellington Street,
Ottawa,
ON
K1Y
1196 Wellington Street,
Ottawa,
ON
K1Y
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Additional Info
Previously operated by: Odeon Theatres (Canada) Ltd.
Architects: Harold Solomon Kaplan, Abraham Sprachman
Firms: Kaplan & Sprachman
Functions: Church
Styles: Streamline Moderne
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The Elmdale Theatre was opened by the Zumar Brothers on September 9, 1947 with Humphry Bogart in “To Have and Have Not” & Cary Grant in “Mr Lucky”. It had 894 seats. It was located midway between the Nola Theatre (to the West) and the Victoria Theatre (to the East, later re-named Towne Theatre). Purchased by Odeon Theatres (Canada) Ltd. after the closing of the Nola Theatre in 1948, it was renovated as a twin-screen cinema in 1981. In operation as a movie theatre until it closed in 1994. The building is currently home to the Church of God congregation.
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Running 10 weeks strong is “ANNE OF A THOUSAND DAYS”. GP here in the States up there ADULTS ONLY.
This one first opened to the general public on September 9, 1947.
September 8th, 1947 ad:
Elmdale theatre opening Mon, Sep 8, 1947 – 19 · The Ottawa Citizen (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) · Newspapers.com
September 29, 2020, Courtesy Lost Iowa: Inside Ottawa: Featuring pictures (added to gallery) of Ottawa’s old Elmdale Theatre, which closed in 1994 and became a church. Shared by Richard Vernon who writes: “Soon to be lost! The old Elmdale theatre built in 1947, is currently Cornerstone House of Refuge Church. It has been sold and the congregation will be leaving in two years from what I was told. I was there servicing their Hammond organ and the Pastor graciously allowed me to take some pictures of the place before I left. What’s amazing is the side scrim and seats are all original and in situ. Also, notice the camera window for the left theatre. As a side note, they split the theatre into two in 1981. I remember going here in the mid ‘70’s as a kid. Rest assured, the future owner will not be preserving the building. 🙁”