York Theatre
Montreal, Canada
No longer standing
Demolished or destroyed.
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The York Theatre was an Art Deco cinema and mixed-use complex that opened in Montreal in 1938, designed by architects Perry, Luke and Little with interior design by the prolific Emmanuel Briffa, who had overseen designs for over one hundred Canadian cinemas. Built for the United Amusement Corporation with seating for 1,200 patrons, the complex combined movie theatre space with residential and commercial areas. The interiors featured murals by artist Kenneth Hensley Holmden, though these were severely damaged by fire in 1989. After Concordia University purchased the deteriorated building in 1998, three of the eight murals were salvaged and restored before the structure was demolished in 2001 to make way for the university's Engineering, Computer Science and Visual Arts Integrated Complex. The rescued murals were incorporated into the new building.
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- Type
- movie theater, destroyed building or structure
- Place
- Montreal, Canada
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