Capitol Theatre and Arts Centre
121 University Avenue West,
Windsor,
ON
N9A 5P4
121 University Avenue West,
Windsor,
ON
N9A 5P4
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The Capitol Theatre opened in 1920 and closed as a movie theatre in 1989. Renovated in the early-1990’s, the Capitol Theatre has three performance spaces. The main auditorium has 700 seats. Unfortunately, the Capitol Theatre filed for bankruptcy and was set to close in March 2007.
In September 2010, the company was in receivership, with the theatre threatened to close on November 30, 2010. The City of Windsor is working to keep it open.
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This is one of the theaters I attended during my college years of 1961-1965 at the University of Windsor as a refugee from Brooklyn !
This theatre is the sister to London Ontario LOEWS[demolished in 1989]It is a wonderful theatre!The front half is original and i think the back half could be returned to its better half.It was divided times 3 in 1976.I hope the city of Windsor knows what a gem they have.
Here is a 1948 interior view.
A 2008 photo can be seen here.
Here is another modern photo of the Capitol Theater and this link will take you to the Citizens for the Capitol Theatre website.
These links will update some of those posted above to pictures of the theatre within the Ontario Archives:
http://ao.minisisinc.com/Webimages/I0012615.jpg
http://ao.minisisinc.com/Webimages/I0012616.jpg
http://ao.minisisinc.com/Webimages/I0012617.jpg
http://ao.minisisinc.com/Webimages/I0012618.jpg
Here is a March 1977 ad that includes the Capitol.
This opened as Loew’s on December 30th, 1920
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The City of Windsor now owns the property. As of February 2012, it is to be modified to become the home of the Windsor Symphony, as well as keeping live theatre for community groups. It was heritage designated by the City in 1999. Walkerville Collegiate High School just completed a record-setting 17 sold-out performances of Phantom of the Opera there.
The Windsor Symphony Orchestra is moving into its new home in the renovated Capitol Theatre. http://blogs.windsorstar.com/2012/09/22/new-era-for-windsor-symphony/