Comments from kencmcintyre

It works for me, but here it is again:
http://tinyurl.com/l2x4eg

Here is a January 1974 newspaper ad:
http://tinyurl.com/lopl7n

Here is a newspaper ad, circa 1973:
http://tinyurl.com/m65xz6

Here is the marquee in January 1946:
http://tinyurl.com/m8b5du

Here is an LA Times ad from January 1938:
http://tinyurl.com/mh95lv

Here is a 1950 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/lgr74u

This was in the Lethbridge Herald on 12/30/40. It looks like the owner opened the Lealta in a new building in 1940 to accommodate increasing business.

An attractive addition to Lethbridge’s showhouses, the new Lealta Theatre on 13th Street North, will be officially opened with a New Year’s Eve preview starting at midnight, Tuesday night. A double bill at regular prices is offered by Manager C. P. Doughty as an opening attraction at the new show house. “Buck Benny Rides Again” and Joe E. Brown hit “Beware Spooks” have been booked.

The public is invited to enjoy the New Year entertainment at the same time inspect the city’s newest theatre. On January 5, 1938, Mr. Doughty opened the original Lealta Theatre immediately south of the new block. Lethbridge theatre-goers expressed their appreciation by giving the showhouse increasing patronage, necessitating the present expansion. The new theatre has nearly twice the seating accommodation of its predecessor.

There is an Iranian film playing there today, per the LA Times. Still going.

If you read my comment, I noted that some of these small Canadian towns get subsumed into the larger city, i.e Raymond into Lethbridge, such that the small city no longer exists separately. That’s why I wouldn’t add the theater in Raymond pending confirmation that this is not an exurb of Lethbridge.

The sale of the Capital (sp?) Theatre in Raymond was reported in the Lethbridge Herald in September 1968. The Brewerton family had owned the Capital since 1912. I assume that Raymond is a separate city in Alberta, but sometimes these Canadian suburbs get lumped into the main metro area. If anyone recalls this theater in Raymond, let me know.

Glenn Wittstruck owned the Buckskin in the early 1960s. Capacity at that time was 300 cars.

Here are some photos taken today:
http://tinyurl.com/lkoqkq
http://tinyurl.com/nry4yh