Architectural Index for Ontario

Information on Building Name: Allen Theatre

Address: 17 Richmond Street East

Type of Building: Theatres

Name of Building: Allen Theatre

Notes: This was the first large downtown theatre to be erected exclusively for the presentation of moving pictures. SEE ALSO: Tivoli Theatre at same address. Name changed some time in the 1920s?

Address:	17 Richmond Street East
Type of Building:	Theatres
Name of Building:	Allen Theatre
Notes:	This was the first large downtown theatre to be erected exclusively for the presentation of moving pictures. SEE ALSO: Tivoli Theatre at same address. Name changed some time in the 1920s?

Dates
Demolished	1970s

Architects: Crane C. Howard

Architects:	Crane C. Howard

Journal or book	Year	Month	Page	Vol.	No.
Bulletin / Historic Theatres' Trust	2001	Winter	6+
Palaces of the Night	1999	n/a	57-59

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