Palace Theatre

219 8th Avenue SW,
Calgary, AB T2P 1B7

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rivest266
rivest266 on October 12, 2018 at 2:19 pm

This opened on October 25th, 1921. Grand opening ad: Allen’s Palace openingAllen’s Palace opening Mon, Oct 24, 1921 – 12 · Calgary Herald (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) · Newspapers.com

Don Lewis
Don Lewis on May 4, 2013 at 11:03 pm

From the late 1950s a photo postcard view of the Palace in Calgary.

menright
menright on November 14, 2011 at 12:01 pm

Loved this theatre, lined up for many a movie premier during the late 70’s to early 80’s.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on April 4, 2009 at 12:14 pm

There is a 1981 photo on this site:
http://tinyurl.com/cm2amd

telliott
telliott on November 29, 2007 at 10:05 am

Thanks, worked perfectly. I always wondered if the beautiful old building was still standing, glad to see it still looks good. Wondered what ever happened to it.

telliott
telliott on November 29, 2007 at 9:13 am

Lost memory, couldn’t get the photos to open, would love to see them.

PGlenat
PGlenat on November 29, 2007 at 8:51 am

Crane also built Winnipeg’s Metropolitan Theatre (nee Allen) a year or two earlier for the Allen Brothers. Some reports claim that the Calgary Allen (Palace) Theatre opened first, although the Allen theatre in Winnipeg is reported to have opened originally either in 1919 or 1920. Both theatres ended up owned by Famous Players after the Allens went bankrupt. This probably accounts for the name change from Allen.
Except for the color of the brick above the ground level, as well as a 1950’s remodelling to the facade and marquee of the Met in Winnipeg, there is considerable similarity to the facades of the two theatres. I wonder if the interior is similar too.

justnlight
justnlight on March 15, 2007 at 6:10 pm

I’m curently work at the Palace right now on one of the many teams working to restore and renovate the beautiful building that it is. As much as I would truly love to see it be fully restored to a theatre, I have to say that I do apperciate the fact that everyone working there respects the detail work that is still there, and is very carefull when working close to the mouldings,etc. And the new venue that it’s going to be has been very tastefully done and commplements the orignal details very nicely. I has been a blast working there learning about what the Palace was and what it will be.

ghamilton
ghamilton on March 18, 2005 at 5:49 am

This was a fun place to go in the mid-60’s.What about the several others in this immediate area?