Oak Theatre
Marlborough Avenue and Kingsway,
Vancouver,
BC
V5H
Marlborough Avenue and Kingsway,
Vancouver,
BC
V5H
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Grand opening ad posted
Thanks for sharing. My Dad talks about seeing Bill Haley in “ Rock Around The Clock ” at the Oak around 1956.
August 29, 1937 photo added credit Vancouver Public Library 11033. Copy credit Vancouver: Then Facebook page.
This theatre once stood at Kingsway and Marlborough. This photo was taken shortly after it opened, which happened on August 4, 1937.
Within this link at the bottom of the page is great historical video footage of the theatre getting built and the theatre on opening day: https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivevideo85202
And here is a video clip of the theatre’s parking lot getting plowed after a snowfall in 1939: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvkLwyGD4L0