I’m a former Dowontown Theatre employee (March, 1957/January, 1958) and have many fond memories of the place from both when I worked there and even more, in its previous incarnation as the Granada Theatre. I was living in Toronto at the time the Downtown was being demolished but had returned on that particular Saturday to visit my folks. Walking from the old CN Station up James Street I came upon the destruction in progress but managed to save the last posted showtimes for the last program the theatre played. Regretfully, it has since gotten lost in the mists of times. But there are memories, lots nad lots of very warm memories. I hate the look of that awful strip mall that replaced the theatre and the hotel adjacent to it and now also hate the look of what is left of the Tivoli Theatre. It’s all very sad, very sad indeed!
Thank you Joe. It has been a long, long time since I saw a Granada Theatre marquee. So very much appreciative of the artcle from 1955.
I’m a former Dowontown Theatre employee (March, 1957/January, 1958) and have many fond memories of the place from both when I worked there and even more, in its previous incarnation as the Granada Theatre. I was living in Toronto at the time the Downtown was being demolished but had returned on that particular Saturday to visit my folks. Walking from the old CN Station up James Street I came upon the destruction in progress but managed to save the last posted showtimes for the last program the theatre played. Regretfully, it has since gotten lost in the mists of times. But there are memories, lots nad lots of very warm memories. I hate the look of that awful strip mall that replaced the theatre and the hotel adjacent to it and now also hate the look of what is left of the Tivoli Theatre. It’s all very sad, very sad indeed!