Le Spectrum

318 Sainte-Catherine West,
Montreal, QC H2X

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Previously operated by: Famous Players

Firms: Greenspan, Freedland & Dunne

Previous Names: Alouette Theatre, Pigalle Theatre

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News About This Theater

Mar 17, 2013 — “South Pacific” 55th Anniversary – The Roadshow Engagements
Oct 18, 2011 — Happy 50th, "West Side Story"
Oct 13, 2010 — Happy 55th, Todd-AO & "Oklahoma!"
Oct 6, 2010 — Happy 50th, "Spartacus"
Nov 18, 2009 — Happy 50th, "Ben-Hur"
Dec 5, 2008 — Remembering Cinerama (Part 14: Montreal)
Jan 16, 2007 — Montreal's Le Spectrum is to close (Alouette)

The Alouette Theatre opened on March 6, 1952. The 1,325-seat movie house has all seating on a single level. It was renamed Pigalle Theatre in 1974. Owned by Famous Players, this theater was a roadshow house from 1956-1970.

Closed as a concert venue on August 5, 2007, plans were approved for demolition in February 2008. It was demolished in September 2008.

Contributed by Mike Rivest

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rivest266 on October 22, 2008 at 2:54 pm

Lost Memory, The Le Spectrum has been demolished to make room for a Best Buy and a office tower (read: parking lot)
article in French
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rivest266 on November 15, 2008 at 10:44 am

Lost Memory, I took these photos late in October, see then at http://flickr.com/photos/30943004@N00/3032690646/ and View link

rivest266 on November 20, 2008 at 5:55 pm

Lost Memory I finally found the grand opening ad for the Alouette, it was billed as “Le nouveau cinÃ©ma franÃ§ais de distinction” at View link .
The demolation has has completed.

Gerald A. DeLuca on May 12, 2009 at 2:55 pm

1950s photo of the theatre as the Alouette.

CSWalczak on September 15, 2009 at 9:03 pm

Exterior:
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kencmcintyre on February 20, 2010 at 3:42 pm

Here is a March 1952 ad:
http://tinyurl.com/yedrou8

rivest266 on May 27, 2016 at 2:52 pm

Rouvert comme un cinéma parlant adulte français appelé Pigalle le 14 Janvier, 1974. Sa grande ouverture annonce peut être trouvée dans la section de photo pour ce cinéma.

Reopened as a French speaking adult cinema called Pigalle on January 14th, 1974. Its grand opening ad can be found in the photo section for this cinema.

rivest266 on May 28, 2016 at 11:30 am

Rouvert comme Carrefour le 6 Août 1976.

rivest266 on May 22, 2017 at 11:05 am

Une autre publicité dans la section photo. Another ad in the photo section.

DavidZornig on August 5, 2020 at 2:55 pm

1961 photo added credit Archives de la Ville de Montreal.

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