Orpheum Theatre
600 Queen Street West,
Toronto,
ON
M6J 1E3
600 Queen Street West,
Toronto,
ON
M6J 1E3
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This very old classic theater was later turned into a jewelry store. In its heyday, the theater used to play midnight to dawn movies.
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Phillip McCormick
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This theatre would run Westerns all day for next to nothing. John Wayne, Horror, you name it. It was the place to be in early 60’s.
Phil Carrick
2011 mac fab? walk in, stand still, close your eyes, listen closely, breath deeply, and oh your sure to hear the voices of children laughing, smell the candy and popcorn? its 1956,saturday afternoon orpheum theatre. ghosts? maybe. I was there in 56 and 2011. not thinking – just remembering .
The Orpheum can be seen at the left in this photo.
Was operated as the Rosemary Theatre with asian movies very similar to the Paradise inside including have to have the projectors sitting up on a concrete pad to clear the balcony audiences heads