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'''Kaplan & Sprachman''' was a prominent Canadian [[architectural firm]], best known for designing 69 theatres.<ref name=DictArch/><ref name=MandelSprachmanFonds/> | |||
'''Kaplan & Sprachman''' was a prominent Canadian [[architectural firm]], best known for designing 69 theatres.<ref name=DictArch/> | Five of those theatres remain in operation: the [[Danforth Music Hall]] in [[Toronto, Ontario]]; the [[Imperial Oil Centre for the Performing Arts]] and the [[Odeon Theatre (Sarnia)|Odeon Theatre]], in Sarnia; and the [[Park Theatre (Vancouver)|Park Theatre]] and [[Vogue Theatre (Vancouver)|Vogue Theatre]] in [[Vancouver]].<ref name=CinemaTreasures/> | ||
Five of those theatres remain in operation: the [[Danforth Music Hall]] in [[Toronto]]; the [[Imperial Oil Centre for the Performing Arts]] and the [[Odeon Theatre (Sarnia)|Odeon Theatre]], in Sarnia; and the [[Park Theatre (Vancouver)|Park Theatre]] and [[Vogue Theatre (Vancouver)|Vogue Theatre]] in [[Vancouver]].<ref name=CinemaTreasures/> | |||
The partnership dissolved in 1965. | The partnership dissolved in 1965. | ||
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|+ While many of the theatres they designed have been demolished, others have been repurposed. They include:<ref name=DictArch/> | |+ While many of the theatres they designed have been demolished, others have been repurposed. They include:<ref name=DictArch/> | ||
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! image || name | ! image || name || municipality || location || opened || closed || notes | ||
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| || [[ | | || [[Clyde Theatre]] || Toronto || Danforth Avenue near Lutrell Avenue || 1926 || ? || | ||
<!-- CLYDE THEATRE, for Famous Players Ltd., Danforth Avenue near Lutrell Avenue, 1926-27 (Const., xix, Nov. 1926, 370)--> | <!-- CLYDE THEATRE, for Famous Players Ltd., Danforth Avenue near Lutrell Avenue, 1926-27 (Const., xix, Nov. 1926, 370)--> | ||
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| [[File:Dundas and Spadina.jpg|100px]] || [[Standard Theatre (Toronto)|Liberty Theatre | | [[File:Dundas and Spadina.jpg|100px]] || [[Standard Theatre (Toronto)|Liberty Theatre]] || Toronto || Dundas Street West near Spadina Avenue || 1928-08-22 || || | ||
* Originally a Yiddish Theatre, known as the ''"Standard Theatre"'' and cultural centre -- said to be the only purpose built Yiddish theatre | * Originally a Yiddish Theatre, known as the ''"Standard Theatre"'' and cultural centre -- said to be the only purpose built Yiddish theatre | ||
* Later operated as a Burlesque Theater, the ''"Victory"'' | * Later operated as a Burlesque Theater, the ''"Victory"'' | ||
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<!-- LIBERTY THEATRE, Dundas Street West near Spadina Avenue, 1928 (C.R., xlii, 22 Aug. 1928, 89) --> | <!-- LIBERTY THEATRE, Dundas Street West near Spadina Avenue, 1928 (C.R., xlii, 22 Aug. 1928, 89) --> | ||
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| || [[Odeon Theatre (Queen and Jameson) | | || [[Odeon Theatre (Queen and Jameson)|Odeon Theatre (Queen and Jameson)]] || Toronto || Queen Street West near Jameson Avenue || 1931-05-22 | ||
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| [[File:Circle Theatre isometric drawing 1932.jpg|100px | | [[File:Circle Theatre isometric drawing 1932.jpg|100px]] || [[Circle Theatre (Toronto)]] || Toronto || Yonge Street near Sherwood Avenue || 1933-01-11 || || | ||
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| || [[Cameo Theatre (Toronto) | | || [[Cameo Theatre (Toronto)|Cameo Theatre]] || Toronto || Pape Avenue at Floyd Avenue || 1934 || || | ||
<!-- CAMEO THEATRE, Pape Avenue at Floyd Avenue, 1934 (inf. Mandel Sprachman, Toronto) --> | <!-- CAMEO THEATRE, Pape Avenue at Floyd Avenue, 1934 (inf. Mandel Sprachman, Toronto) --> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[File:EglintonTheatre.jpg|100px]] || [[ | | [[File:EglintonTheatre.jpg|100px]] || [[Eglinton Theatre]] || Toronto || Eglinton Avenue West near Avenue Road || 1935 || 2003 || | ||
* equipped with 70mm projectors, and, eventually, THX sound | * equipped with 70mm projectors, and, eventually, THX sound | ||
* converted to an ''"event venue"'' | * converted to an ''"event venue"'' | ||
<!-- EGLINTON THEATRE, Eglinton Avenue West near Avenue Road, 1935-36 (Toronto Star, 3 April 1936, 8, descrip.; R.A.I.C. Journal, xiv, Feb. 1937, 22, 25, illus.; xv, Feb. 1938, 33, illus.) --> | <!-- EGLINTON THEATRE, Eglinton Avenue West near Avenue Road, 1935-36 (Toronto Star, 3 April 1936, 8, descrip.; R.A.I.C. Journal, xiv, Feb. 1937, 22, 25, illus.; xv, Feb. 1938, 33, illus.) --> | ||
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| || [[Lansdowne Theatre (Toronto) | | || [[Lansdowne Theatre (Toronto)|Lansdowne Theatre]] || Toronto || Lansdowne Avenue near Bloor Street West || 1936 || || | ||
<!-- LANSDOWNE THEATRE, Lansdowne Avenue near Bloor Street West, 1936 (inf. Mandel Sprachman, Toronto) --> | <!-- LANSDOWNE THEATRE, Lansdowne Avenue near Bloor Street West, 1936 (inf. Mandel Sprachman, Toronto) --> | ||
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| [[File:Avalon Theatre, Toronto.JPG|100px]] || [[ | | [[File:Avalon Theatre, Toronto.JPG|100px]] || [[Allenby Theatre]] || Toronto || Danforth Avenue at [[Greenwood Avenue, Toronto|Greenwood Avenue]] || 1936 || || | ||
<!-- ALLENBY THEATRE, Danforth Avenue at Greenwood Avenue, 1936 (Toronto b.p. 47536, 7 Jan. 1936) --> | <!-- ALLENBY THEATRE, Danforth Avenue at Greenwood Avenue, 1936 (Toronto b.p. 47536, 7 Jan. 1936) --> | ||
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| || [[ | | || [[Bellevue Theatre]] || Toronto || College Street at Brunswick Avenue || 1936 || || | ||
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<!-- BELLEVUE THEATRE, College Street at Brunswick Avenue, 1936 (Toronto b.p. 47773, 10 Feb. 1936) --> | <!-- BELLEVUE THEATRE, College Street at Brunswick Avenue, 1936 (Toronto b.p. 47773, 10 Feb. 1936) --> | ||
| || [[ | | || [[Bayview Theatre]] || Toronto || Bayview Avenue near Fleming Crescent || 1936 || || | ||
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<!-- --> | <!-- --> | ||
| || [[Community Theatre (Toronto) | | || [[Community Theatre (Toronto)|Community Theatre]] || Toronto || Woodbine Avenue at Frater Avenue || 1937-01-20 || || | ||
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<!-- COMMUNITY THEATRE, Woodbine Avenue at Frater Avenue, 1937 (C.R., l, 20 Jan. 1937, 31) --> | <!-- COMMUNITY THEATRE, Woodbine Avenue at Frater Avenue, 1937 (C.R., l, 20 Jan. 1937, 31) --> | ||
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| || [[ | | || [[Bloordale Theatre]] || Toronto || Bloor Street West near Indian Road || 1938-05 | ||
<!-- BLOORDALE THEATRE, Bloor Street West near Indian Road, 1937 (R.A.I.C. Journal, xv, May 1938, 106, illus. & descrip.) --> | <!-- BLOORDALE THEATRE, Bloor Street West near Indian Road, 1937 (R.A.I.C. Journal, xv, May 1938, 106, illus. & descrip.) --> | ||
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| [[File:Toronto Metro Theatre.jpg|100px]] || [[Metro Theatre (Toronto)|Metro Theatre | | [[File:Toronto Metro Theatre.jpg|100px]] || [[Metro Theatre (Toronto)|Metro Theatre]] || Toronto || Bloor Street West at Manning Avenue || 1938 || 2013 || | ||
* For many years Toronto's sole remaining large porno theatre | * For many years Toronto's sole remaining large porno theatre | ||
* Converted to a rock climbing gym | * Converted to a rock climbing gym | ||
<!-- METRO THEATRE, Bloor Street West at Manning Avenue, 1938 (inf. Mandel Sprachman, Toronto) --> | <!-- METRO THEATRE, Bloor Street West at Manning Avenue, 1938 (inf. Mandel Sprachman, Toronto) --> | ||
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| [[File:The Colony Theater, in Toronto, in 1948.png|50px]] || [[ | | [[File:The Colony Theater, in Toronto, in 1948.png|50px]] || [[Colony Theatre]] || Toronto || Eglinton Avenue West near Vaughan Road || 1939 || || | ||
<!-- COLONY THEATRE, Eglinton Avenue West near Vaughan Road, 1939 (inf. Mandel Sprachman, Toronto) --> | <!-- COLONY THEATRE, Eglinton Avenue West near Vaughan Road, 1939 (inf. Mandel Sprachman, Toronto) --> | ||
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| || [[ | | || [[Midtown Theatre]] || Toronto || Bloor Street West near Albany Avenue || 1940 || || | ||
<!-- MIDTOWN THEATRE, Bloor Street West near Albany Avenue, 1940 (inf. Mandel Sprachman, Toronto) --> | <!-- MIDTOWN THEATRE, Bloor Street West near Albany Avenue, 1940 (inf. Mandel Sprachman, Toronto) --> | ||
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| || [[ | | || [[Vaughn Theatre]] || Toronto || | ||
<!-- VAUGHAN THEATRE, St. Clair Avenue West near Vaughan Road, 1944 (inf. Mandel Sprachman, Toronto) --> | <!-- VAUGHAN THEATRE, St. Clair Avenue West near Vaughan Road, 1944 (inf. Mandel Sprachman, Toronto) --> | ||
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| [[File:Casino Theatre in the 1940s - ttc-pc147.jpg|100px]] || [[Casino Theatre (Toronto) | | [[File:Casino Theatre in the 1940s - ttc-pc147.jpg|100px]] || [[Casino Theatre (Toronto)|Casino Theatre]] || Toronto || Queen Street West near York Street || 1944 || 1966 || | ||
<!-- CASINO THEATRE, Queen Street West near York Street, 1944; demol. 1966 (inf. Mandel Sprachman, Toronto) --> | <!-- CASINO THEATRE, Queen Street West near York Street, 1944; demol. 1966 (inf. Mandel Sprachman, Toronto) --> | ||
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| [[File:Downtown Theatre Toronto.jpg|55px]] || [[ | | [[File:Downtown Theatre Toronto.jpg|55px]] || [[Downtown Theatre]] || Toronto || Yonge Street at Dundas Square || 1944 || || | ||
<!-- DOWNTOWN THEATRE, Yonge Street at Dundas Square, 1944 (inf. Mandel Sprachman, Toronto) --> | <!-- DOWNTOWN THEATRE, Yonge Street at Dundas Square, 1944 (inf. Mandel Sprachman, Toronto) --> | ||
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| || [[ | | || [[Glendale Theatre]] || Toronto || Avenue Road near Cranbrooke Avenue || 1946 || || | ||
<!-- NORTH YORK, Glendale Theatre, Avenue Road near Cranbrooke Avenue, 1946 (C.R., lix, July 1946, 106) --> | <!-- NORTH YORK, Glendale Theatre, Avenue Road near Cranbrooke Avenue, 1946 (C.R., lix, July 1946, 106) --> | ||
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| [[File:Donlands Cinema, Toronto.JPG|77px]] || [[ | | [[File:Donlands Cinema, Toronto.JPG|77px]] || [[Donlands Theatre]] || Toronto || Donlands Avenue near Plains Road || 1946 || || | ||
<!-- EAST YORK, Donlands Theatre, Donlands Avenue near Plains Road, 1946 (C.R., lix, Sept. 1946, 145) --> | <!-- EAST YORK, Donlands Theatre, Donlands Avenue near Plains Road, 1946 (C.R., lix, Sept. 1946, 145) --> | ||
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| || [[ | | || [[Birchcliff Theatre]] || Toronto || Kingston Road at Manderley Drive || 1949-04 || || | ||
<!-- SCARBOROUGH, Birchcliff Theatre, Kingston Road at Manderley Drive, 1949 (C.R., lxii, April 1949, 157) --> | <!-- SCARBOROUGH, Birchcliff Theatre, Kingston Road at Manderley Drive, 1949 (C.R., lxii, April 1949, 157) --> | ||
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| || [[ | | || [[Towne Cinema]] || Toronto || Bloor Street East near Yonge Street || 1949-08-18 || || | ||
<!-- TOWNE CINEMA, Bloor Street East near Yonge Street, 1949 (Globe & Mail [Toronto], 18 Aug. 1949, 13, illus.) --> | <!-- TOWNE CINEMA, Bloor Street East near Yonge Street, 1949 (Globe & Mail [Toronto], 18 Aug. 1949, 13, illus.) --> | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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{{cite web | |||
|url = https://www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/history-art-culture/online-exhibits/web-exhibits/web-exhibits-architecture-infrastructure/mandel-sprachman-fonds/ | |||
| title = Mandel Sprachman Fonds | |||
| website = toronto.ca | |||
| access-date= 2020-09-08 | |||
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| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20210412031648/https://www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/history-art-culture/online-exhibits/web-exhibits/web-exhibits-architecture-infrastructure/mandel-sprachman-fonds/ | |||
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| url = https://bayview-news.com/2016/11/1936-eglinton-theatre-declared-a-national-historic-site.html/ | |||
| title = Eglinton Theatre declared National Historic Site| date=18 November 2016|access-date=30 July 2021 | |||
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{{cite web | url=http://www.dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org/node/1542 | title=Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada: Harold Solomon Kaplan|access-date=30 July 2021}}</ref> | |||
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{{cite web | url=https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=5117 | title=Vogue Theatre National Historic Site of Canada|access-date=24 August 2021}}</ref> | |||
<ref name=Olymedia>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/920196 |title=Abraham Sprachman |work=Olympedia |access-date=23 September 2021}}</ref> | |||
<ref name=CinemaTreasures> | <ref name=CinemaTreasures> | ||
{{cite news | {{cite news |
Revision as of 11:20, 30 March 2023
Kaplan & Sprachman was a prominent Canadian architectural firm, best known for designing 69 theatres.[1][2] Five of those theatres remain in operation: the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto, Ontario; the Imperial Oil Centre for the Performing Arts and the Odeon Theatre, in Sarnia; and the Park Theatre and Vogue Theatre in Vancouver.[3]
The partnership dissolved in 1965. 365 architectural drawings belonging to Harold Kaplan were donated to the Archives of Canada.
image | name | municipality | location | opened | closed | notes |
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Clyde Theatre | Toronto | Danforth Avenue near Lutrell Avenue | 1926 | ? | ||
Liberty Theatre | Toronto | Dundas Street West near Spadina Avenue | 1928-08-22 |
| ||
Odeon Theatre (Queen and Jameson) | Toronto | Queen Street West near Jameson Avenue | 1931-05-22 | |||
Circle Theatre (Toronto) | Toronto | Yonge Street near Sherwood Avenue | 1933-01-11 | |||
Cameo Theatre | Toronto | Pape Avenue at Floyd Avenue | 1934 | |||
Eglinton Theatre | Toronto | Eglinton Avenue West near Avenue Road | 1935 | 2003 |
| |
Lansdowne Theatre | Toronto | Lansdowne Avenue near Bloor Street West | 1936 | |||
Allenby Theatre | Toronto | Danforth Avenue at Greenwood Avenue | 1936 | |||
Bellevue Theatre | Toronto | College Street at Brunswick Avenue | 1936 | |||
Bayview Theatre | Toronto | Bayview Avenue near Fleming Crescent | 1936 | |||
Community Theatre | Toronto | Woodbine Avenue at Frater Avenue | 1937-01-20 | |||
Bloordale Theatre | Toronto | Bloor Street West near Indian Road | 1938-05 | |||
Metro Theatre | Toronto | Bloor Street West at Manning Avenue | 1938 | 2013 |
| |
Colony Theatre | Toronto | Eglinton Avenue West near Vaughan Road | 1939 | |||
Midtown Theatre | Toronto | Bloor Street West near Albany Avenue | 1940 | |||
Vaughn Theatre | Toronto | |||||
Casino Theatre | Toronto | Queen Street West near York Street | 1944 | 1966 | ||
Downtown Theatre | Toronto | Yonge Street at Dundas Square | 1944 | |||
Glendale Theatre | Toronto | Avenue Road near Cranbrooke Avenue | 1946 | |||
Donlands Theatre | Toronto | Donlands Avenue near Plains Road | 1946 | |||
Birchcliff Theatre | Toronto | Kingston Road at Manderley Drive | 1949-04 | |||
Towne Cinema | Toronto | Bloor Street East near Yonge Street | 1949-08-18 |
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kaplan, Harold Solomon, Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada. Retrieved on 2016-02-29.
- ↑ Mandel Sprachman Fonds. Archived from the original on 2021-04-12. Retrieved on 2022-08-29.
- ↑ Movie Theaters Designed by Kaplan & Sprachman, Cinema Treasures. Retrieved on 2016-02-29.
- ↑ Abraham Sprachman. Olympedia.
- ↑ Vogue Theatre National Historic Site of Canada.
- ↑ Template error: argument title is required.
- ↑ Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada: Harold Solomon Kaplan.