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Old Posted Oct 27, 2025, 6:36 PM
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Well there we go! Nice to see things happening quickly…

Park Theatre taken over by team behind Vancouver's Rio Theatre and others

https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local...-stranger-things-anora-director-11403280
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Old Posted Oct 27, 2025, 6:48 PM
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Fantastic news. The Rio is an amazing theatre. From top to bottom, it's one of the best places to watch weird, wonderful and retro cinema.

The Park will have a long and fruitful life with the people behind The Rio at the helm.
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Fantastic news. The Rio is an amazing theatre. From top to bottom, it's one of the best places to watch weird, wonderful and retro cinema.

The Park will have a long and fruitful life with the people behind The Rio at the helm.

I wonder if it will be a mix of live events like the Rio or just focus on cinema for now? I think we'll see a liquor license application either way…
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I wonder if it will be a mix of live events like the Rio or just focus on cinema for now? I think we'll see a liquor license application either way…
It might be less convenient to add live events. The Rio was built with a green room, so has some backstage facilities, but the Park opened as a cinema (one of the first four Odeon theatres in Canada, all in Vancouver, where the chain was founded).
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How refreshing to find a landlord in Vancouver whose sole goal isn't to sell their property for nondescript condos!

The show will go on: Big names in movie industry assemble to take over Vancouver's Park Theatre
Corinne Lea, CEO of the Rio Theatre, said her team looks forward to "bringing the same fun, energy and passion to a new location" with the Park Theatre in Cambie Village.
Author of the article: By Dan Fumano
Published Oct 27, 2025

...There is no change to the ownership of the real estate. Property records show the Park Theatre site and adjacent storefronts are owned by two Canadian corporations, Acorn Heritage Holdings and 886622 Ontario Ltd. In an emailed statement Monday, the landlord said: “Having owned the Park Theatre for over 40 years, we recognize its significance as an essential part of the Vancouver cultural scene and the backbone of Cambie Village. We are proud to be custodians of that legacy and to see it continue to play a key role in the city.”

Kat Eagleson, whose firm Eagleson Properties provides property management and commercial leasing services for the Park, said more than half of her team lives within walking distance of the theatre...

... The Park’s new operators have already secured another 70-millimetre projector to replace the one Cineplex is removing, Lea said, and they plan to also install a new laser projector...


https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/bc-movie-industry-players-take-over-park-theatre-vancouver
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Woah! Replacing the 70mm projector is big. How cool. Props to that commercial landlord too.
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Woah! Replacing the 70mm projector is big. How cool. Props to that commercial landlord too.

A supportive landlord makes all the difference! Too many venues, even successful ones, have closed due to property owners wanting to cash out or redevelop.


70mm might not have been too hard to find with so many theatres going all-digital these days… great to hear, though!
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