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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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== References == | == References == | ||
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{{cite news | 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}}</ref> | {{cite news | ||
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<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=Olymedia>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/920196 |title=Abraham Sprachman |work=Olympedia |access-date=23 September 2021}}</ref> |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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.