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Originally Posted by Chronamut
unfortunately there are no big grande theatres left in hamilton- they've all been torn down..
toronto is the only one who has some of the original burlesque theatres left.
And of course nothing like that will ever ever be built ever again - the scale, design requirements artisan requirements and just overall cost and maintenance will just never work again.
It's sad that nothing new will ever have the intricate stonework that the past had.. Thomas Lamb was a visionary.
at least Westdale is getting restored to it's original look, but it's a small theatre in comparison. Hamilton had 2 of the biggest theatres in all of canada. the Capitol theatre and the Palace Theatre, both on king st. one holding 3600 people, the other 2400 people..
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Hopefully Westdale can be restored in a classy way. Would be nice for the city and that area. I always liked that theatre.
Sucks how those other large venues went to crap. I think it shows the economic disparity Hamilton was in at the time, considering they couldn't restore them.