Eglinton Theatre
400 Eglinton Avenue W.,
Toronto,
ON
M5N 1A2
400 Eglinton Avenue W.,
Toronto,
ON
M5N 1A2
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Designed by Kaplan and Sprachman, the Eglinton Theatre was opened on April 15, 1936 with Jack Oakie in “King of Burlesque”. It was operated by Famous Players throughout its cinematic life.
After the Ontario Human Rights Commission fought and won a lawsuit to make it wheelchair accessable, Famous Players decided to close this beautiful Art Deco style theatre in 2003.
The Eglinton Theatre has now been renovated into a rental hall for banquets and special events and has been renamed the “Eglinton Grand.”
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…but the Kingsway Theatre lives again…
www.kingswaymovies.com
A favourite of mine when I worked as a projectionist and also as a movie-goer. The Eglinton’s magnificent auditorium is somewhat similar to the Zigfeld in New York (where most of NYC’s world premieres occur). Massive screen, and the best THX installation in the city by far.
Before the THX work was done, the booth had the most unique machines in the city – Bauer U2’s. Big old German workhorse 35/70mm projectors that put a picture on the screen and nailed it there. I forget what bulbs they were running (4.5kW @ 150A, IIRC), but the gates needed to be water-cooled, not unlike a drive-in! The few times I worked there it was after the Bauers had gone and, IIRC, were replaced by a pair of 35/70mm Simplex XLs running 6000' reels.
Here are two 1982 photos which appear to be the Eglinton. If that’s the case, Cine Colon should be an aka.
http://tinyurl.com/oxh9f2
http://tinyurl.com/qko57h
That’s not the Eglington.
OK, thanks. Any idea what that was before it showed Spanish films?
Fortunately you don’t make mistakes with theater photos. LOL
No, I’ve been to the Eglington but we will have to wait for a Canadian to identify this Colon theater.
Doesn’t look anything like the Eglinton! And it’s EGLINTON, not EglinGton….it may be the current Royal cinema down on College st…it used to be the Pylon and I think for a brief time was the Colon showing Spanish films.
That is the Royal Cinema
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Here’s a post titled The Eglinton Theatre’s Elegant Neighbours.