The Capitol Theatre
Photography courtesy Walkerville Publishing
On February 12, 1920, Marcus Loew of Loew’s Vaudeville Theatres announced plans to erect a movie theatre on the southwest corner of London Street (University Avenue) and Pelissier Street. Built in the “modern” style at a cost of $60,000, Loew’s Windsor Theatre rose in only nine months, its Grand Opening on New Year’s Eve, 1920. Designed by prolific theatre architect Thomas White Lamb, its was renamed the Capitol Theatre in 1922. The Capitol design featured Lamb’s trademark style called Adam-Empire. One of sixteen Canadian theatres Lamb designed, it was the largest single-floor theatre in Canada in its day, seating 1,995 patrons. Above photo dated 1920s.
Published in the Your Place Or Mine? 2026 Edition.
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