Hamiltons Theatres

[Chronamut]

So I did some research on hamilton, and, to date, from the 1930s to present, hamilton operated over FIFTY theatres (this includes movie theatres)

They are listed below:

01) HAMILTON, ON – Avalon Theatre – 197 Ottawa St – 1945 – film theatre – 762 seats – closed 1965 - see Avon



02) HAMILTON, ON – Avon Theatre – 195 Ottawa St – 1969 – film theatre – 663 seats – closed 1987 - see Avalon


HAMILTON, ON – Bennett Vaudeville Theatre – 1908 – see Savoy



HAMILTON, ON – Savoy Theatre – 24 Merrick – circa 1906-07 – opened as Bennett Vaudeville Theatre – 977 seats – closed 1955



03) HAMILTON, ON – Broadway Theatre – 251 King St E – film theatre – renamed from Pussycat – 437 seats – closed 1990



04) HAMILTON, ON – Burlington Hotel Ballroom – used for theatricals 1828

05) HAMILTON, ON – Capitol Theatre – designed by Thomas W. Lamb – opened 1917, as Loew’s Theatre. The name was changed by the new owners in 1922. The theatre closed as a movie house in 1971, but was briefly revived in 1972 as Starvin’ Marvin’s Burlesque Palace. Starvin' Marvins later moved to the delta theatre.

This venture was unsuccessful, and the 2259-seat auditorium was demolished. The lobby section now houses a restaurant – see also Loews



HAMILTON, ON – Loews Theatre – 103 King Street East – built 1917 (2268 seats) by Thomas W. Lamb, as a vaudeville and moving picture house – name changed to Capitol in 1922 and closed in 1971 – auditorium was demolished 1973 but the front section was converted to a restaurant – see also Pantages – was Hamilton’s largest theatre and 218th theatre in Loew’s chain



HAMILTON, ON – Starvin’ Marvin’s Burlesque Palace - 103 King Street East - 1972-1973 - Starvin' Marvins later moved to the delta theatre – see Capitol Theatre







06) HAMILTON, ON – Century Theatre – 12 Mary St –film theatre – 1945 – 858 seats – closed 1988



HAMILTON, ON – Lyric Theatre – film theatre – 1935 – 722 seats – closed 1940

HAMILTON, ON – Kenmore Cinema – 434 King St E – film theatre – 1935 – 647 seats total – closed 1960



07) HAMILTON, ON – Copps Coliseum – 101 York Boulevard – (17,500 seats) – now First Ontario Centre



08) HAMILTON, ON – Centre Mall 8 Theatres – 1145 Barton – 1989 – film theatre – closed 2001



08) HAMILTON, ON – Centre Twin – 1145 Barton – film theatre – opened 1969 – 615 and 742 seats – closed 1985

09) HAMILTON, ON – Cinema – 1355 Main St E – film theatre – 1959 – twinned 1975 – 588 seats – closed 1983



10) HAMILTON, ON – Cinema Italia – 1964 – film theatre – 1945 – 770 seats – showed Italian films – closed 1965

11) HAMILTON, ON – Cinesex and Peep Show – 61 King St. E – built 1948 as Singer Sewing Company – later Palace Billiards and Amusement Arcade

12) HAMILTON, ON – Community Theatre – 1355 Main East – 1940 – film theatre – closed 1955



13) HAMILTON, ON – Delta Theatre – 1087 Main St E – film theatre – 1935 – 972 seats – closed 1980



14) HAMILTON, ON – Dofasco Centre for the Arts (Formerly The DuMaurier Centre/Theatre Aquarius/Hamilton Place) – 190 King William St

HAMILTON, ON – Hamilton Place – opened 1973 (renamed duMaurierLtd. Centre)

HAMILTON, ON – Ronald V. Joyce Centre For the Performing Arts at Hamilton Place – seating for 2181 patrons in the Great Hall, and 350 in the Studio Theatre – 10 MacNab Street S. – see Hamilton Place



15) HAMILTON, ON – Downtown Theatre – film theatre – 1955 – James Street – 853 seats – closed 1960



HAMILTON, ON – Granada – see Grand Opera House – 102 James St – 1940 – closed 1955 – 1017 seats

HAMILTON, ON – Grand Opera House –(1880-1930s) – James and Gore – 1226 seats – see also Opera House – opened with The Brook 1880 – renovated 1905 to 1780 seats – converted to Granada Theatre – demolished 1962

16) HAMILTON, ON – Empire Theatre – 424 Barton St – film theatre – 1935 – 892 seats – closed 1955



17) HAMILTON, ON – Gregory Theatre – Main and Kenilworth – film theatre – 1935 – 481 seats – closed 1940

18) HAMILTON, ON – Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts - James Street South - and there occupied a key role in the cultural life of Hamilton for … heart of downtown Hamilton, has been revived



19) HAMILTON, ON – Hyland Theatre – 190 King St E – film theatre – 1959 – 977 seats – closed 1985



20) HAMILTON, ON – International Cinema – 251 King William St – film theatre – 1969 – renamed Pussycat 1970 – 450 seats – closed 1988

HAMILTON, ON – Pussycat Theatre – 251 King William – renamed from International Cinema 1975 and renamed Broadway 1979 – film theatre – 666 seats – showed porno films

21) HAMILTON, ON – Jackson Square – James and King – film theatre – 1973 – 691 and 424 seats – became sixplex 1989 (1867 seats total) – only theatre left in downtown core



22) HAMILTON, ON – Kenilworth Theatre – 241 Kenilworth St – film theatre – 1935 – 647 seats – closed 1960



23) HAMILTON, ON – Lime Ridge 4 – 999 Upper Wentworth – film theatre – 1981 – 1000 seats total – closed 2001



24) HAMILTON, ON – Lyceum Theatre – 326 Concession – film theatre – 1935 – 675 seats – closed 1940



HAMILTON, ON – Zoetic – 526 Concession Street – film theatre – 2013 – 710 seats - also known as Movie Palace & the Mountain Theatre



HAMILTON, ON – Mountain Theatre – 526 Concession – film theatre – 1945 – 709 seats – closed 1970

25) HAMILTON, ON – Main Theatre – film theatre – 1935 – 685 seats – closed same year

26) HAMILTON, ON – Main West 2 – 1605 Main St – film theatre – 1984 – 456 seats total– closed 1985



27) HAMILTON, ON – Majestic Theatre



28) HAMILTON, ON – Mechanics’ Hall

29) HAMILTON, ON – Odeon Theatre – 156 King St. E – film theatre – 1973 – twinned – Also known as the Lincoln Alexander Centre - 1197 seats total – closed 1991



30) HAMILTON, ON – Opera House – James Street – 1000 seats – early 1900s – served as brief stop-overs for touring companies on way to longer, more profitable runs in larger towns and cities

31) HAMILTON, ON – Palace Theatre – 137 King St East – 1935 – 2007 seats – closed 1970



HAMILTON, ON – Pantages Theatre – designed by Thomas Lamb – see Palace Theatre – opened and closed about 1935



32) HAMILTON, ON – Playhouse – 177 Sherman – film theatre – 1935 – 666 seats – closed 1985

33) HAMILTON, ON – Queen’s Theatre – 1065 Barton E – film theatre – 1935 – 937 seats – closed 1955

34) HAMILTON, ON – Regent Theatre – 150 Locke – film theatre – 1935 – 618 seats – closed 1955

35) HAMILTON, ON – Reo Theatre – 170 Parkdale – film theatre – 1935 – 555 seats – closed 1985

36) HAMILTON, ON – Rex Theatre – film theatre – 1969 – 484 seats – closed 1970

37) HAMILTON, ON – Roxy Theatre – film theatre – 1955 – 750 seats – closed same year

38) HAMILTON, ON – Royal Metropolitan Theatre – 1853 – John Nickinson Stock Company

39) HAMILTON, ON – Royal Theatre – 95 King St. W – film theatre – 1935 – 428 seats – closed 1945



40) HAMILTON, ON – Staircase Café – 27 Dundurn St – film theatre – 2004



41) HAMILTON, ON – Star Theatre – burlesque house



42) HAMILTON, ON – State Theatre – 758 Barton E – film theatre – 1949 – 558 seats – closed 1965 - Also known as the Towne theatre



43) HAMILTON, ON – Strand Theatre – 761 King St. E – film theatre – 1930 – 558 seats – closed 1970



44) HAMILTON, ON – Tivoli Theatre – 110 James Street N. – film theatre – 1940 – 200 seats – closed 1990



HAMILTON, ON – Colonial Theatre – 1909-1913 – known as Wonderland, Princess and Tivoli – 1909-1913

HAMILTON, ON – Princess Theatre – film theatre – also known as Wonderland, Colonial and Tivoli – 1913-1925



45) HAMILTON, ON – York Theatre – 761 King St. E – film theatre – 1945 – 448 seats – closed 1985



46) HAMILTON, ON – Westdale Theatre – 1014 King Street W. – film theatre – 1930 – ??? seats – closed 2017



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