Paramount Theatre
1577 Barrington Street,
Halifax,
NS
B3J
1577 Barrington Street,
Halifax,
NS
B3J
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The Paramount Theatre opened on January 20, 1949. This long-closed former downtown Halifax movie house was demolished in 2001 to make way for a retail store.
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Operated from 1935 until 1988 and had 1162 seats.
The Paramount Theatre was twinned in the mid-1970’s with one auditorium seating 448 and the other 389 for a total seating of 837. The Paramount closed on October 17, 1988. The Paramount was owned by Famous Players.
This camcorder footage was taken in 1989, and at the 04:48 mark, drives by the Paramount Theatre, which had been closed the previous year. Although the front of the theatre is obscured by a bus, the marquee is clearly visible, with a “For Sale” message on it.
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You can see the facade of the Paramount on the google street view, above. The canopy over the sidewalk still exists. I guess this must have been an entrance to the theatre, with the auditorium further back. It appears the auditorium had been demolished to make way for the Mountain Equipment Co-Op.
A few errors…The google satellite/hybrid and street view names the next street (to the right of the theatre) as Blowers. The correct name is Bowers (see the street sign). The satellite shot points to the wrong building as the Paramount. It is the third roof from Sackville St.