Fraser Theatre
Fraser Street and E. 47th Avenue,
Vancouver,
BC
V5W 3A3
Fraser Street and E. 47th Avenue,
Vancouver,
BC
V5W 3A3
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The July 23, 1949 issue of Boxoffice has two items about the Odeon Fraser Theatre, one of which describes it as a new house and the other of which refers to it as “…the renovated Odeon Fraser….” which was scheduled to open in August. As can be seen from photos of the house, it was drastically different after the 1949 project from what it had been earlier, so it might well have been a demolition and rebuilding. Either way, the design for the project was by Vancouver architect H. H. Simmonds.
There apparently was a second Fraser Theatre at this location, opened circa 1949 based on photos I just added, and one that already existed in the gallery. Intersection was the same in the description the photo had.
Listings for this theatre started in 1917. It became a twin on March 21st, 1980. 1980 ad posted.
The Fraser was just several blocks from John Oliver Secondary School, a huge institution. The Fraser was a favorite hangout of the punks and bullies from John Oliver when I was the laughingstock of J.O. I had a girlfriend but couldn’t take her to the Fraser on our dates because the bad boys would hassle us as soon as they saw me. So we went out for dinner and movies in other neighborhoods where nobody knew me. LOL
A 1985 view of the Fraser Theatre can be seen in the link below:
Fraser Theatre – 1985
Status should be set to Demolished. The Fraser was later torn down to make way for a bank, as the building seen beside the bank in the current Google street view is the same building seen beside the Fraser in the linked photo.