Montréal movietheatres anddrive-ins

Includes the West Island, East Island, Laval and theNorth Shore, South Shore

12/31/2011

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MONTRÉAL

Canada|Quebec|Montréal|A-B

Académie

1500 University (Complexe Les Ailes)Metro McGill 1875-1810Complexe les Ailes now stands on thissite.

Ahuntsic

620 Henri Bourassa Est Metro HenriBourassa1946-1964662 SeatsThis was owned by UnitedTheatres/Famous PlayersPhotos from the Theatre Catalog.

Airdome Garden

1912Phillip Square

Alcazar

2038b St. Catherine Est ? 1920-1923

Alexandra

(1122)4462 St. Denis1913 -1926

Alhambra

2345 ST. Catherine Est ? 1920-1921

Alhambra

3020 Masson St.1924-1927

Alhambra

587St. Catherine E.

Allen

AKA: Palace

(342)698 St CatherineMetro McGill May 14

, 1921-19232625 Seats

Allen Westmount

AKA: Westmount, Claremout

5038 Sherbrookewest Metro VendomeSeptember 16

, 1918 -1923* September 16

, 1918 opened as

AllenWestmount

* 1923 Taken over by United Amusements* 1926 renamed Westmount * 1973 renamed Claremont 1973 to avoidconfusion with the Cinema at Westmount Square.* 1984 closed1141 seats

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Le nouveau cinéma français dedistinctionThe Home of Todd-AO

Alouette

AKA: Le Pigalle, Eden, Carrefour, Le Spectrum

318 St Catherinewest Metro Place de Artshttp://www.spectrumdemontreal.ca March 7,1952-1976 (Movies)* March 7, 1952 opened by Famous

Players’s Consolidated Theatres. The

policy was French first-run movies.* May 11, 1956 Switched to EnglishLanguage roadshow movies* July 1970 roadshow policy ends* January 11, 1974 became a Frenchadult theatre called Le Pigalle. It wasshortly renamed Eden and shown Englishadult movies.* 1976 taken over by Odeon theatres andrenamed Carrefour. It closed July 30,1976* 1982 reopened as a popular nightclubcalled Le Spectrum, performers includeSting, David Bowie, U2* 2001 There was plans to include thistheatre in the Complexe Spectrum project but fell through.* January 10, 2007 La Presse reports that this theatre is to be demolished in thesummer for an office tower.* August 5, 2007 Final performances wereheld for the Francofollies. The block is tobe converted into an office and retailcomplex anchored by a Best Buy.* October 2008 demolished for an office-retail complex.

Roadshow list:1956---------------------------May 04 - closedMay 11 - Oklahoma! (+ The Miracle of Todd-AO)1957--------------------------- Jan 04 - Oklahoma! (version francaise) #Mar 01 - Around the World in 80 Days1958--------------------------- Jan 03 - Around the World in 80 Days (version francaise) *Mar 21 - commence regular engagements Apr 25 - South Pacific (+ The March of Todd-AO)1959---------------------------Mar 05 - commence regular engagementsMay 22 - South Pacific Jun 26 - commence regular engagementsOct 09 - Around the World in 80 Days (version francaise)Dec 17 - Ben-Hur 1960---------------------------Dec 22 - Spartacus1961---------------------------May 25 - ExodusNov 02 - King of Kings1962---------------------------Feb 22 - West Side Story #Sep 27 - commence regular engagementsNov 22 - Mutiny on the Bounty1963---------------------------May 01 - commence regular engagements Jun 26 - Cleopatra1964---------------------------Feb 28 - commence regular engagementsMar 27 - The Fall of the Roman Empire # Jun 19 - commence regular engagementsOct 09 - Oklahoma! *Oct 28 - My Fair Lady1965---------------------------Nov 25 - The Sleeping Beauty - Kirov Ballet Dec 26 - The Agony and the Ecstacy1966---------------------------Feb 18 - commence regular engagementsMar 31 - Doctor Zhivago #Oct 25 - Hawaii #1967--------------------------- Apr 13 - Thoroughly Modern Millie #Oct 25 - Gone with the Wind1968--------------------------- Apr 04 - Doctor Dolittle # Jul 19 - commence regular engagementsNov 27 - Doctor Zhivago #*Dec 05 - Doctor Zhivago (version francaise) #*Dec 19 - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang #1969---------------------------Feb 27 - War and Peace I & II # Apr 10 - The Shoes of the Fisherman #*May 01 - 2001: A Space Odyssey #* Jun 05 - Camelot #* Jun 12 - Doctor Zhivago #* Jun 19 - commence regular engagementsOct 30 - Paint Your Wagon1970--------------------------- Jan 15 - commence regular engagementsMar 11 - Patton #May 08 - commence regular engagements Jun 26 - How the West was Won #* Jul 03 - commence regular engagements1973--------------------------- Jun 01 - This is CINERAMA * Jul 06 - commence regular engagements1974--------------------------- Jan 11 - rename: LE PIGALLE1976--------------------------- Jul 30 - closed