Park Theatre

150 Island Highway E,
Parksville, BC V9P

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Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on September 27, 2025 at 10:49 am

This item appeared in the April 5, 1952 issue of Boxoffice: “Parksville on Vancouver island will have a 300-seat quonset-type of theater which will open this summer. The house will be financed by the citizens and will be air conditioned. Parksville, which is midway between Nanaimo and Port Alberni, formerly was serviced by a 16mm outfit.”

Like many quonset-style theaters, the Park featured a plain, boxy front, as seen in this photo post on the Parksville Museum’s Facebook page. Over 100 comments on the post indicate that the house is fondly remembered by Parksvillians (Parksvillagers?) At least two comments note that the first movie shown was “The African Queen” and one commenter says that the last movie run was “Honey I Shrunk the Kids,” though another says that it was “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” It’s possible that the latter was a midnight show following the final evening performance of the former.

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on March 9, 2018 at 4:21 pm

This notice in the “Openings” column of the November 29, 1952, issue of Boxoffice was mistakenly dateline Parkville, B. C.:

“The 350-seat Park Theatre, financed by the community, opened October 30.”