Lock City Grand Theatre

641 Queen Street E,
Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 2A6

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Previously operated by: Biltmore Theatres, Odeon Theatres (Canada) Ltd.

Functions: Concerts, Dinner Theater

Previous Names: Biltmore Theatre, Odeon Theatre, Grand Theatre

Phone Numbers: Box Office: 705.575.5687

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Lock City Grand Theatre

Opened as the Biltmore Theatre on December 27, 1948. Closed in 1989 as the last movie theatre on Queen Street. Functioned as a bingo hall until 2007 when it was refurbished as a concert venue and named Lock City Grand Theatre.

Currently has a mix of concerts and dinner theatre events.

Contributed by Trolleyguy

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DavidDymond
DavidDymond on August 2, 2013 at 12:24 pm

I managed the Algoma Theatre in Sault Ste Marie for a short time in 1979. This was then known as The Odeon Theatre and Mrs. Gayle Ostrowski was the manager. Nice memories!

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on August 21, 2022 at 3:36 am

The January 2, 1949 issue of Boxoffice carried a brief item noting the recent opening of the Okun Bros. new Biltmore Theatre at Soult Ste. Marie. Other houses then operated by the Biltmore Theatres Ltd. chain were Biltmores at Oshawa, Kingston, New Toronto, and the flagship house on Yonge Street in Toronto. A year later the chain would open the Biltmore at Kitchener and in 1951 the Savoy would open as their second house on Yonge Street. As far as I’ve been able to discover, that was the chain’s peak.

It’s possible, but not yet confirmed, that the Sault Ste. Marie Biltmore was designed by Toronto architect S. Devore, who designed the Biltmore and Savoy on Yonge Street. The Sault house bears a strong resemblance to the two in Toronto, as well as to the Biltmore in Kitchener, which might also have been of Devore’s design.

Trolleyguy
Trolleyguy on June 24, 2023 at 10:47 am

No website available. Show listings can be found on their Facebook page.

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on June 24, 2023 at 11:03 am

Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/TheGrandTheatreSSM/

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