Architectural Index for Ontario

Information on Building Name: Shea's Hippodrome

Address: 18 Terauley Street (now Bay)

Type of Building: Theatres

Name of Building: Shea's Hippodrome

Notes: Was the largest theatre in Ontario when it opened in 1914. It was closed in 1957 and subsequently demolished to make way for the new Toronto City Hall.

Address:	18 Terauley Street (now Bay)
Type of Building:	Theatres
Name of Building:	Shea's Hippodrome
Notes:	Was the largest theatre in Ontario when it opened in 1914. It was closed in 1957 and subsequently demolished to make way for the new Toronto City Hall.

Dates
Building completed	1914

Journal or book	Year	Month	Page	Vol.	No.
Bulletin / Historic Theatres' Trust	1994	Winter	12
Palaces of the Night	1999	n/a	104++

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