Metropolitan Theatre
1701 Broad Street,
Regina,
SK
S4P 1X4
1701 Broad Street,
Regina,
SK
S4P 1X4
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The Allen Theatre was opened on December 30, 1918. Later renamed Metropolitan Theatre, it was already closed and for sale in 1987.
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Ken McIntyre
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Here are some 1987 photos:
http://tinyurl.com/lw7ahw
http://tinyurl.com/nuwkfv
http://tinyurl.com/kvuj3g
address: 1141 Broad St.
That address should have been 1701 Broad St. It was across the street from the Broadway Theatre. The Allen was managed by Mr. Harry Bercovich until it closed in 1923. Opened as the Allen Theatre in 1918 and closed in 1923. It was reopened as the Metropolitan Theatre and became part of the Famous Players Chain. Mr Bercovich built the Broadway after the Allen closed.
1141 was the address for the Rex Theatre not listd on CT.
December 24th, 1918 grand opening ad is at
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However, an much larger ad on December 30th is at
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The Metropolitan was at 11 Avenue and Broad Street. The street signs can be seen in the second of the three photos kenmcintyre linked to in the first comment. The theater has been demolished, along with the multi-storey building adjacent to it on 11 Avenue. The adjacent building on Broad Street is still there, housing a shop called Love Plus, for which the Internet gives an address of 1810 Broad Street. Perhaps there was a renumbering at some point, but the current address of the Metropolitan’s site must be 1800 Broad Street… although by the time the photos Ken linked to were taken, the entrance had been confined to the 11 Avenue side of the building.