Capitol Theatre

29 Second Avenue,
Cornwall, ON K6

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odeon
odeon on August 31, 2011 at 2:20 am

The change in policy at the Capitol to first-run movies in 1983-84 led directly to the demise of the Palace Theatres which Canadian Odeon could not find profitable when competing against a non-profit theatre.

CSWalczak
CSWalczak on June 26, 2009 at 10:34 pm

Here are some updated links to two of the pictures of the theatre previously posted above as well as two others from the Ontario Archives:
http://ao.minisisinc.com/Webimages/I0011937.jpg
http://ao.minisisinc.com/Webimages/I0020938.jpg
http://ao.minisisinc.com/Webimages/I0020939.jpg
http://ao.minisisinc.com/Webimages/I0020940.jpg

lostmemory
lostmemory on June 29, 2007 at 5:15 pm

This is a 1947 view of the auditorium.

KenRoe
KenRoe on May 27, 2007 at 4:56 am

The Capitol Theatre was a ‘sister’ theatre to the Runnymede Theatre, Toronto.

triso
triso on June 3, 2005 at 2:44 pm

An article about the failed restoration of the Capitol is at:
http://www.cornwall-lacac.on.ca/Capitol.html

lostmemory
lostmemory on March 26, 2005 at 12:55 pm

There is a 1940’s photo of the Capitol Theater in Cornwall here:
View link

lostmemory
lostmemory on December 10, 2004 at 10:28 am

The address listed for the Capitol Theatre is:
29 2nd Ave
Cornwall ON