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Originally Posted by Glow Fun City
Pacific Centre destroyed three historic theatres, a much bigger impact than the change to a pedestrian/transit mall. Those could have been changed back to live theatre/music use, since the demand for that is higher than for cinemas these days…
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Pacific Centre Mall had an impact on a small stretch of Granville Street, but the transit mall affected the entire street. I think there were two cinemas where Pacific Centre was built; the Lyric and the Colonial. Was there a third? Several other cinemas have closed and been redeveloped on Granville since the mall was built. There aren't any today. When those theatres were being considered for redevelopment there was little demand for live theatre / music, and newer buildings like the Playhouse provided better alternatives. In some ways it's remarkable the the Orpheum and the Vogue are still there at all.
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