Westmount Centre Cinemas
Groat Road NW and 114th Avenue NW,
Edmonton,
AB
T5E 5E7
Groat Road NW and 114th Avenue NW,
Edmonton,
AB
T5E 5E7
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Opening of its twin at page 12 of:
Address was 114th Avenue and Groat Road, per the above August 12, 1965 reopening ad as Westmount Theatre, and the June 9, 1967 image added courtesy Stephen Leigh.
1958 photo as Sahara added courtesy Dalton Grant.
August 12th, 1965 Reopening as Westmount
Westmount theatre opening Thu, Aug 12, 1965 – 17 · Edmonton Journal (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) · Newspapers.com
There were three separate cinema complexes in the mall
The Sahara / Westmount A-B (Famous Players) 1956-1987
The Famous Players Westmount 4 1984-2011
The Canadian Odeon – Cineplex Odeon Westmount 4 1985*-2000
Westmount cinema B opened on March 17th, 1972.
Westmount Cinema B opening Fri, Mar 17, 1972 – 76 · Edmonton Journal (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) · Newspapers.com
This opened on January 13th, 1956 ad:
Sahara theatre and restaurant opening Fri, Jan 13, 1956 – 11 · Edmonton Journal (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) · Newspapers.com
The theatre first opened in 1959 as the Sahara. It became the Westmount in 1965 when Famous Players took it over, then it became a twin theatre (not a triplex) in 1971. The current fourplex opened in 1985 in another part of the mall.
Also, the theater’s AKA needs to be corrected.
The correct spelling should be “Westmount,” according to the Empre Theatres website.