Victoria Theatre
86 Victoria Street,
Toronto,
ON
M5C 2A5
86 Victoria Street,
Toronto,
ON
M5C 2A5
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Additional Info
Previously operated by: Famous Players
Architects: Leon H. Lempert, Jr.
Styles: Beaux-Arts
Previous Names: Shea's Victoria Theatre
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When it opened on August 1, 1910, Shea’s Victoria Theatre was Canada’s largest theatre for vaudeville. It closed sometime in the 1920’s, outclassed by Shea’s larger and more opulent Hippodrome Theatre which opened in 1914. It saw only sporadic use until the late-1940s when Famous Players acquired and remodeled it. It closed in 1956.
A modern suite hotel occupies the site today.
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Christopher Walczak
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There is an old postcard picture of Shea’s Victoria on this blog site (scroll down slightly to see it): View link
A picture of the Victoria in 1955 is here.
The Victoria can be partially seen at the left in this photo from 1956 of the Tivoli, probably closed and awaiting demolition. About ten years later, the Tivoli would also be gone.