- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -

Art--Animals--Food--Links--Lists--Map--Movies & TV--Music--Nature--Places--Performances--Souvenirs--Structures--Timeline

Sunday 30 December 2018

Runnymede Theatre

Canada's Theatre Beautiful.

Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada 
Address: 2223 Bloor St W
Date: March 2017
Website:  heritagetoronto.org

     It started out as a place to see vaudeville performances.  These days the Runnymede Theatre is a place to collect Optimum points.  The theatre first opened in 1927 and today is one of the nicest looking drug stores in Toronto.

Aisle 4 Deodorant and Domes.

   In the middle of the store is a decorative gold dome.  We can see why the theatre was called "Canada's Theatre Beautiful".

Runnymede Stage.

  From the second level we could see the stage behind the cosmetic counter.  The ceiling was painted like the sky.  In the later 1930s the theatre was a movie house only.

An Original Projector. Fancy Emergency Exit.

A projector from the old movie house days was sitting up on the second floor balcony.  Even the emergency exit reminded us of the building's earlier theatre days.

Fancy Magazine Rack.

  In 1972, the building became a bingo hall. In 1980 it played movies again for about two decades and then it became a retail store.  Today it is a Shopper's Drug Mart but well worth a visit to get a glimpse into history.

This location is near Runnymede subway. Visit other Toronto TTC stations.

Map of Our World
Runnymede Theatre

Post # 237

1 comment:

  1. What's up, I check your blog like every week. Your story-telling style
    is witty, keep doing what you're doing!

    ReplyDelete

Thanks for reading.
Feel free to leave a comment or question here.