Snowdon Theatre (Montreal)

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Snowdon Theatre marquee.

The Snowdon Theatre is a former Streamline Moderne cinema in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, located on Décarie Boulevard in the neighbourhood of Snowdon, in what is now the borough of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce.

The cinema opened in February 1937, with an interior by designer Emmanuel Briffa, who also designed the interior of the historic Rialto Theatre, along with more than 60 other cinemas in Canada.[1]

In 1950, the entrance facade was modified and a new marquee was added. In 1968, it switched to X-rated movies. In 1972, it showed Charlie Chaplin films for approximately one entire year.[2] The cinema ceased operations and closed in 1982.[3] As of today, the movie theatre is occupied by Flexart Gymnastics.[4]


References

  1. ↑ Le Théâtre Rialto, Centre d'histoire de Montréal (in French)
  2. ↑ Montreal Movie Theatre History
  3. ↑ Snowdon Theatre, Cinema Treasures
  4. ↑ Flexart Gymnastics

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