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Nova Scotiamovie theatresand drive

ins

Includes Halifax

Mike Rivest www.movie-theatre.org

12/30/2011

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HALIFAX

BEDFORD

Bedford

Bedford Opened about 1949 and closedabout 1955 W. A. Purcell owned theBedford, which had 200 seats

Bedford Empire 6

961 Bedford Highway at Hammond PlainsOpened June 1,1989 Empire Theatresowns this theatre, It closed on May 7,2007 and demolished shortly after

Seating: 332, 332, 270, 282, 193, 193 Total: 1,602 seats.

DARTMOUTH

Dartmouth Crossing & Extra 12

Hwy 118 and WrightJune 29

,2007-Empire Theatres owns this theatre. AnExtra screen was added in 2011

Seating:1-6: 196 141 100 146 196 329*7-12: 343 196 146 100 141 196*=Empire Extra screenTotal: 2,230 seats

Dartmouth Empire 6

650 Portland at Eisener June 29

, 1990-June 2009This was an Empire theatre. It became apublic library in 2010. One cinema hasbeen partially preserved as a performancespace.

Seating:312, 312, 221, 221, 275, 285 Total: 1,626 seats.

Dundas

Dundas St. North? 1935-? 1955675 seatsFranklin-Herschorn Theatres owned it.

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Penhorn

aka: Emprie 5

PenhornPenhorn Mall Dartmouth* 1974 opened by Famous Players with 3screens

* Early 1980’s expanded to 5 screens

* June 2004 sold to Empire Theatres.* May 17 2007 closed* 2010 demolished

Seating 1974-1984: 433, 260, 272 Total: 965 seatsSeating 1984- : 268, 252, 356, 433, 266 Total: 1,575 seats

Walker

Opened and closed about 1930.

ENFIELD

Queen

Opened about 1940 and closed about1940 The Queen had 150 seats

HALIFAX

Armview

677 (6167)* QuinpoolOpened about 1949 and closed about 1955Walker owned the Armview, which had735 seats.* Old address system.

Bayers Lake 16/

& IMAX

190 Chain LakeOpened in 1997 expanded 1999Empire Theatres owns this theatre, whichis the biggest in Atlantic Canada, and

features Atlantic’s Canada’s only IMAX

theatre, on January 19,2003 coldtemperatures caused an sprinkler pipe toburst forcing everyone out, theatreopened the next day. In 2010 Cinema 1was removed to make room for an larger refreshment area. The IMAX isrenumbered Cinema 1 and all the otherswere renumbered.

Seating 1999-20101-5: 146, 167, 168, 168, 1676-10: 146, 336, 336, 336, 33611-15: 183, 183, 218, 218, 13816-17: 138, 138IMAX: 271Total: 3,793 seats

Bay Road Drive-In

on St. Margaret's Bay Road Opened about1954 and closed about 1965 Walker and inabout 1965 Franklin-Herschorn owned thisdrive-in, which had space for 426 cars.

Capitol

Barrington St.October 31, 1930 -March 31,1974 anddemolition started May 13,1974 FamousPlayers owned the Capitol, which had1,980 seats.

Casino

?Opened about 1930 and closed about1990 Odeon and in 1986 Empire Theatresowned the Casino, which had 1061 seats.

Classic

?Opened about 1930 and closed about 1930Walker owned the Classic.

Community

*208 Gottingen (Old System)Opened about 1935 and closed about1947, The Vogue was later built on its site.The Community had 600 seats