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Toronto Theatres and the Golden Age of the Silver Screen

by Doug Taylor
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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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Series: Landmarks Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.

Kindle Book

  • Release date: July 22, 2014

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781625849823
  • Release date: July 22, 2014

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781625849823
  • File size: 8472 KB
  • Release date: July 22, 2014

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Kindle Book
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subjects

History Performing Arts Nonfiction

Languages

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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History Performing Arts Nonfiction