ByTowne Cinema
325 Rideau Street,
Ottawa,
ON
K1N 5Y4
325 Rideau Street,
Ottawa,
ON
K1N 5Y4
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The Nelson Theatre first closed on September 17, 1988 with “Hot To Trot”. It reopened on April 3, 1989 as the Bytowne Cinema with the classic “Casablanca” (then-brand spanking new 35mm print) and “Gothic”.
This venue’s 70mm presentations history is included in the recently-published article “70mm Presentations in Ottawa: A Chronology of 70mm Large Format Exhibition, 1959-Present”.
Here’s a new 4-page 50th anniversary FIDDLER ON THE ROOF retrospective featuring a roadshow playdate chronology and historian Q&A. The Nelson’s lengthy run is mentioned in the piece.
Reopened under new ownership on October 10, 2021.
Opening as Nelson on February 10th, 1947. English and French grand opening ads from the Citizen and Le Droit posted.
Nelson theatre opening Sat, Feb 8, 1947 – 15 · The Ottawa Citizen (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) · Newspapers.com
March 15, 1974 photo added credit City of Ottawa Archives CA024656.
i wish to know if the bytowne cinema will display the movie “la turbulence des fluides” from Manon Briand