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 Alberta movietheatres anddrive-ins
 
Including Calgary and Edmonton
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BANFF
BANFF
Lux
1913-? 1985420 seatsOwners:1950 F. Christou1980 Jim Chistou* May 15, 1913 opened with Cleopatra.It was the 2nd cinema in Canada to userear projection. Projectionist: SidBlumenthal. There was a minute wait tochange the reels, an $250.00 Victrolamachine povided the music, theprojector was hand cranked.* 1914 burned down and rebuilt.* Mid 1980's closed.Thanks to Joe Kinshella
Lux Cinema Centre 4
 ? 1990-This theatre is owned by
Landmark 
Cinemas.
Seating:Cinema 1 237Cinema 2 116Cinema 3 106Cinema 4 168Total 627 seats
BLAIRMORE
 
Orpheum
 ? 1935-336 seatsOwners:1950 J. Purnell & Sons1965 John Dobek 1975 John F. & Joe Dobek 1995 Becky Fabro
CANMORE
 
Benchland 5
Metropolitan Theatres had plans toopen this theatre in 2005.
Opera
 ? 1935-? 1955G. Mandryk owned this 175-seattheatre.
COLEMAN
 
Palace
 ? 1935-? 1995338 seatsOwners:1950 J. Purnell & Sons1965 John Dobek 1975 John F. & Joe Dobek 
JASPER 
 
Chaba
 604 Connaught Dr? 1935-300 seatsSeating early 1990s-Cinema 1 179Cinema 2 114Total 293 seatsThis theatre has been twinned in theearly 1990's.Owners:1950 P. Wacko1995 Dwain Wacko2000 Bollywood Cinemas2003 Dwain Wacko

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John Alden Haddonleft a comment

Have pics and history of Midway Theatre in Rosedale Alberta, Whom do I contact?

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contact me at movie-theatre.org/contact
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