Theatres of Toronto - 1940

Theatre names which are underlined are linked to pictures

Much of the data came from the following page of a 1940's Toronto Business Index

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Academy Theatre
Adelphi Theatre
Alhambra Theatre
Allenby Theatre
Apollo Theatre
Arcadian Theatre
Aster Theatre
Avalon Theatre
Avenue Theatre

Bayview (Fine Arts) Theatre
Beach Theatre
Beaver Theatre
Bedford Theatre (A.K.A. Park Theatre)
Bellevue Theatre
Belsize Theatre (A.K.A. Crest Theatre, Regent Theatre)
Beverly Theatre
Biltmore Theatre *
Birchcliff Theatre *
Bloor Theatre
Bloordale Theatre (A.K.A. State Theatre)
Bluebell Theatre (A.K.A. Gay Theatre)
Bonita Theatre (A.K.A. Athenian Theatre, Wellington Theatre)
Brighton Theatre
Broadview Theatre
Broadway Theatre
Brock Theatre

Cameo Theatre
Capitol Theatre (2294 Yonge St)
Capitol Theatre (777 Lake Shore Rd)
Capitol Fine Art Theatre *
Capri (Midtown) Theatre *
Carlton Theatre - Odeon *
Carlton Theatre (511 Parliament)
Casino Theatre
Centre Theatre
Century Theatre (A.K.A The Music Hall
Chateau Theatre
Christie Theatre
Circle Theatre
Classic Theatre
College Theatre
Community Theatre
Coronet (Savoy) Theatre *
Crescent Theatre
Crown Theatre

Danforth Theatre - Odeon *
Donlands Theatre *
Doris Theatre
Downtown Theatre *

Eastern Theatres Ltd (248 King E)
Eastwood Theatre (A.K.A. India Theatre)
Eaton Auditorium
Eclipse Theatre
Eglinton Theatre
Elektra (Italia and Bellevue) Theatre *
Embassy Theatre (A.K.A. The New Yorker Theatre)
Esquire Theatre

Fairlawn Theatre - Odeon *
Fox Theatre

Garden Theatre
Gerrard Theatre
Glendale Theatre *
Granada Theatre
Grover Theatre
Guild Theatre

Hart House Theatre
Hillcrest Theatre
Hollywood Theatre
Hudson Theatre (A.K.A. Mt. Pleasant Theatre)
Humber Theatre - Odeon *
Hyland Theatre - Odeon *

Ideal Theatre
Imperial Theatre
International Cinema *
Iola Theatre
Island Theatre, Centre Island *

**None**

Kenwood Theatre
King Theatre
King's Playhouse
Kingsway Theatre
Kum-C Theatre

Lansdowne Theatre
La Plaza Theatre (A.K.A. Cinema Ellas)
La Reta Thatre
La-Salle Theatre
Loew's Theatre

Madison Theatre
Major Theatre (435 Rogers Rd)
Major Theatre (1790 St Clair Ave) (A.K.A.Cinema Italia *)
Massey Hall
Mayfair Theatre
Metro Theatre
Midtown Theatre
Mount Dennis Theatre

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New Grant Theatre
New Strand Theatre
N.E. Drive-In Theatre, Willowdale *
Nortown Theatre *

Oakwood Theatre
Odeon Theatre (1473 Queen W)
Oriole Theatre
Orpheum Theatre
Oxford Theatre

Palace Theatre
Paradise Theatre
Paramount Theatre (1069 St Clair)
Parkdale Theatre
Parliamont Theatre
Photodrome, The
Pickford Theatre
Playhouse Theatre
Prince of Wales Theatre
Pylon Theatre (A.K.A. Royal Theatre)

Queen Theatre

Radio City Theatre
Regent Theatre (225 Queen E)
Renne Theatre *
Revue Theatre
Rex Theatre (127 Lakeshore Rd)
Rex Theatre (1130 Queen E)
Rialto Theatre
Rio Theatre
Royal Alexandra Theatre
Royal George Theatre
Royal Theatre (1483 Dundas W)
Royal Theatre (1491 Lake Shore Rd)
Royce Theate
Runnymede Theatre

St. Clair Theatre
Scarboro Theatre
Shea's Hippodrome
Strand Theatre
Studio (King) Theatre

Theatre of Action
Tivoli Theatre
Towne Cinema *
Twentieth Century Theatre

University Theatre *
Uptown Theatre

Varsity Arena
Vaughan Theatre *
Victoria Theatre (A.K.A. Shea’s Vaudeville)
Victory Theatre *
Village Theatre

Weston Theatre
Westwood Theatre (Opened 1951) *
Willow Theatre *
Wing Va (Melody, College Playhouse) Theatre *

**None**

York Theatre
Yorkdale Theatre *

**None**

An "*" behind a theatre name implies that it appears in the Ontario Archives listing (1944 - 1960), but, the name could not be found in the 1940 Toronto business listing. It is possible that the theatre was built at a later time or the name had changed since 1940.

When verified, the web site will be updated.