Capitol Theatre
The Capitol Theatre opened in
1929 on the southwest corner of Lakeshore and Fourth Streets. The theatre, owned by Premier Theatre had
1042 seats. It closed 1975.
A few of the local residents
love to tell me stories of when they were children and how they used to get in
for free by climbing through a window from the rooftop. Or others, who would pay their dime for the
first movie, and then hide to get the next feature for free.
I have references for two
other theatres in New Toronto, but don’t have detailed information, nor
pictures, as of yet.
Biltmore New Toronto, opened 1947 and closed
1964. Biltmore theatres owned the Biltmore, which had 676 seats.
Palace New Toronto, opened 1954 and closed
about 1971. Premier owned the Palace, which had 393 seats – I am told that this
theatre was located where Alex Faulkner’s appliance store is currently located
on Lakeshore Blvd.
Shown here from 1935 is the
southwest corner of
