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Originally Posted by EastVanMark
The Rex truly was a great loss to the city. However, at least the building was used for another purpose. The more opulent Pantages Theatre across the street was torn down to make way for a a very useful... wait for it... parking lot..which it stayed for the next 30+ years!!!  
Vancouver was once home to some of the very best theatres in all of North America trailing only Chicago, New York, and San Francisco. But then again, we actually put a value to things like that back then *sigh*  |
Apparently the owner could make more money on the site with charging for a handful of parking stalls than having the building sit vacant. It's sad, but so indicative of the era and happened all over North America.
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