Westmount Centre Cinemas

Groat Road NW and 114th Avenue NW,
Edmonton, AB T5E 5E7

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rivest266
rivest266 on December 9, 2023 at 2:20 pm

Opening of its twin at page 12 of:

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on June 9, 2020 at 1:24 pm

Address was 114th Avenue and Groat Road, per the above August 12, 1965 reopening ad as Westmount Theatre, and the June 9, 1967 image added courtesy Stephen Leigh.

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on November 5, 2019 at 3:23 pm

1958 photo as Sahara added courtesy Dalton Grant.

rivest266
rivest266 on September 11, 2018 at 5:25 pm

August 12th, 1965 Reopening as Westmount Westmount theatre openingWestmount theatre opening Thu, Aug 12, 1965 – 17 · Edmonton Journal (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) · Newspapers.com

rivest266
rivest266 on September 11, 2018 at 5:17 pm

There were three separate cinema complexes in the mall

  • The Sahara / Westmount A-B (Famous Players) 1956-1987

  • The Famous Players Westmount 4 1984-2011

  • The Canadian Odeon – Cineplex Odeon Westmount 4 1985*-2000

rivest266
rivest266 on September 11, 2018 at 5:14 pm

Westmount cinema B opened on March 17th, 1972. Westmount Cinema B openingWestmount Cinema B opening Fri, Mar 17, 1972 – 76 · Edmonton Journal (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) · Newspapers.com

rivest266
rivest266 on September 9, 2018 at 7:38 pm

This opened on January 13th, 1956 ad: Sahara theatre and restaurant openingSahara theatre and restaurant opening Fri, Jan 13, 1956 – 11 · Edmonton Journal (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) · Newspapers.com

ScreenClassic
ScreenClassic on June 19, 2011 at 5:20 am

The theatre first opened in 1959 as the Sahara. It became the Westmount in 1965 when Famous Players took it over, then it became a twin theatre (not a triplex) in 1971. The current fourplex opened in 1985 in another part of the mall.

CSWalczak
CSWalczak on January 11, 2011 at 5:27 pm

Also, the theater’s AKA needs to be corrected.

CSWalczak
CSWalczak on January 11, 2011 at 5:19 pm

The correct spelling should be “Westmount,” according to the Empre Theatres website.