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Tuesday, November 21, 2017
Tuesday, November 14, 2017
The Horror In Halifax
For the first time, Nova Scotia’s annual Christmas tree gift to the city of Boston will make a thank-you stop in Maine to mark the tragedy’s centennial and Maine’s assistance…more
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Wednesday, November 8, 2017
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Thursday, October 26, 2017
Imperial Theater
Imperial Theater
The Imperial Theatre opened on April 26, 1913 in downtown Montreal, Quebec. It had a seating capacity of 2,300.
In 1934, the Imperial Theatre was rented to Leo Ernest Ouimet and in 1936, RKO Radio Pictures sold the movie house to Consolidated Theatres.
In 1950, the Imperial Theatre was first renovated and was altered again for Cinerama in 1954.
In 1970, it was sold to Cinema International and was renamed the Cine Centre in 1974. The theater was twinned in 1975 and was renamed the Imperial Theatre in 1976.
In 1980, United Theatres (part of Famous Players) repurchased the Imperial and it was restored and reopened in 1981.
In 1986, the Imperial Theatre became the first cinema in Quebec to receive THX certification. It was donated to the Montreal Film Festival in 1995 by Famous Players.
The Cinema Imperial currently seats 819, and is still a true “Cinema Treasure”.
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Wednesday, October 18, 2017
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Glen Taxi
Glen Taxi originated in the early 1950s and disappeared in the late 1970s. The company was named after the Glen Yard located west of Saint-Henri, on the edge of Notre-Dame- de-Grace. Listed in the Lovell directories from 1951 to 1978. Initially at 4635 West Sparks, and then at 5010 Notre-Dame West.
The company mainly served the Saint-Henri and Petite Bourgogne districts. Their telephone number was WE7-1441 (937-1441). The photo comes from a documentary filmshot for the NFB in 1962 by Hubert Aquin.
My cousin, Roger Mailhot drove for Glen Taxi back in the day.
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