Palace Theatre
219 Eighth Avenue SW,
Calgary,
AB
T2P 1B7
219 Eighth Avenue SW,
Calgary,
AB
T2P 1B7
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A beautiful, wonderous former movie theater that is now home to a nightclub.
Allen’s Palace Theatre opened on October 25, 1921. It was the last of the Allen Theatres chain to be designed by architect C. Howard Crane.
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Crane also built Winnipeg’s Metropolitan Theatre (nee Allen) a year or two earlier for the Allen Brothers. Some reports claim that the Calgary Allen (Palace) Theatre opened first, although the Allen theatre in Winnipeg is reported to have opened originally either in 1919 or 1920. Both theatres ended up owned by Famous Players after the Allens went bankrupt. This probably accounts for the name change from Allen.
Except for the color of the brick above the ground level, as well as a 1950’s remodelling to the facade and marquee of the Met in Winnipeg, there is considerable similarity to the facades of the two theatres. I wonder if the interior is similar too.
Lost memory, couldn’t get the photos to open, would love to see them.
See if these work better. These are direct links to the photos.
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Thanks, worked perfectly. I always wondered if the beautiful old building was still standing, glad to see it still looks good. Wondered what ever happened to it.
This building is home to a restaurant and sports bar known as Flames Central.
There is a 1981 photo on this site:
http://tinyurl.com/cm2amd
Does anyone have informaqtion on the Capitol Threat in Calgary, it was in operation during at least the early 70’s.
1983 Photo of the Palace Theatre.
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From the late 1950s a photo postcard that captured a view of the Palace Theatre in Calgary.
Loved this theatre, lined up for many a movie premier during the late 70’s to early 80’s.