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The Westdale Theatre aims to raise $1.5 million to return to its roots
One of Canada's oldest movie theatres is in full gear to receive a face lift thanks to the community
By Kirthana Sasitharan, CBC News Posted: Aug 31, 2017
The Westdale Cinema Group is aiming to restore Hamilton's beloved Westdale Theatre to its original 1935 glory and members of the community are coming together to help make the shift to the past possible.
The group is aiming to raise $1.5 million to restore the theatre by July of next year, working from the original architectural drawings for the theatre.
The historic sign, plaster work interior doors and other decorative details are all some of the historic and vintage features that will be restored or preserved in some form.
Graham Crawford, one of the founding board members for the Westdale Cinema Group says overall, the theatre has strong bones.
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilt...harm-1.4265168
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wow, that's awesome! I've never seen a desire to restore a theatre to its ORIGINAL look in hamilton - that would def. look awesome!
