1919 – Former Allen Theatre, Bloor Street, Toronto, Canada
Architect: Hynes, Feldman & Watson
Allen’s Bloor Theatre was opened in 1919,
Allen’s Bloor Theatre was opened in 1919,
Small branch for Imperial Bank of Canada known as the Market Branch.
Former bank branch in a formerly industrial area –
Constructed 1920 at 60 King Street West,
The 3000-seat theatre opened as Loew’s Uptown Theatre in 1920,
Like many theatres of the time the theatre was constructed so that only the entrance was on a major thoroughfare while the main building fronted on a side street.
Described in the architectural press at the time of opening:
“The new Merchants’
“The new Nurses’
Designed in the Beaux-Arts style,
The second tallest building yet demolished,