Coronet Theatre
836 Yates Street,
Victoria,
BC
V8W 1L8
836 Yates Street,
Victoria,
BC
V8W 1L8
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Grand opening ad as Coronet posted.
Famous Players closed the Coronet on February 26, 1989 with a final showing of “Three Fugitives” (which moved over to the Capitol 6 after this). No listings were provided for the Coronet in the Times Colonist movie listings after this date, so this is the correct date for the closure.
New photo added in the photo section, showing the Coronet shortly after its 1989 closure.
This opened as the Atlas on May 16th, 1936. Ad:
Atlas theatre opening Fri, May 15, 1936 – 17 · Times Colonist (Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) · Newspapers.com
A photo of the Coronet Theatre building as it looked in 1992 is now up in the photo section.
Thanks for that clarification. It is now Yates Centre with a “For Lease” sign on the front. There are a few people coming in and out. It has a parking garage which opens on Johnson St. Parking is very valuable in this area. It’s still a beautiful building with a walkway on the east side. Two towers are going up beside it, 21 stories high. The Yates on Yates and The Vivid which faces Johnson St.
This just in – the Atlas operated as an independent until it was acquired by Famous Players and closed for renovations on April 30, 1966, then reopened under FP ownership as the Coronet on June 23 that year (article below):
Atlas Theatre reopens as the Coronet, June 23, 1966
Closed, but not demolished…
This theatre first opened as the Atlas in 1946. I think it actually was renamed the Coronet in about 1965 or 1966 because it was listed as the Coronet at this address in the 1966 Victoria Yellow Pages.
“Eric C. Clarkson designed the Coronet Theatre (1936)” University of Victoria
The style is Art Deco/Moderne
It was not completely demolished. It closed in 1990 and is being used as office space. The exterior has been preserved.
Part of downtown Victoria’s old “Theatre Row” which also contained the Haida, the Odeon and the Capitol. The last two theatres still stand as first-run multiplexes by Cineplex Odeon and Empire Theatres, respectively.
Building has been completely demolished and a new office building stands in its place.
Was a very good theatre in the day. Many seats, huge screens and also ran 70mm/6 track engagements.