Toronto Theatres and the Golden Age of the Silver Screen

Nonfiction, Entertainment, Performing Arts, Theatre, History & Criticism, Biography & Memoir, Entertainment & Performing Arts
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Author: Doug Taylor ISBN: 9781625849823
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc. Publication: July 22, 2014
Imprint: The History Press Language: English
Author: Doug Taylor
ISBN: 9781625849823
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Publication: July 22, 2014
Imprint: The History Press
Language: English

The history, heritage, and architectural significance of Toronto's most notable theatres and movie houses. Movie houses first started popping up around Toronto in the 1910s and '20s, in an era without television and before radio had permeated every household. Dozens of these grand structures were built and soon became an important part of the cultural and architectural fabric of the city. A century later the surviving, defunct, and reinvented movie houses of Toronto's past are filled with captivating stories. Explore fifty historic Toronto movie houses and theaters, and discover their roles as repositories of memories for a city that continues to grow its cinema legacy. Features stunning historic photography.

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The history, heritage, and architectural significance of Toronto's most notable theatres and movie houses. Movie houses first started popping up around Toronto in the 1910s and '20s, in an era without television and before radio had permeated every household. Dozens of these grand structures were built and soon became an important part of the cultural and architectural fabric of the city. A century later the surviving, defunct, and reinvented movie houses of Toronto's past are filled with captivating stories. Explore fifty historic Toronto movie houses and theaters, and discover their roles as repositories of memories for a city that continues to grow its cinema legacy. Features stunning historic photography.

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