Formerly located on Henderson Highway in Winnipeg, a one-storey brick theatre building, measuring 32 feet by 120 feet, was designed architects Roberts and Perth and built in 1915 by day labour for theatre operator Manual Gonsalves at a cost of about $20,000. With a seating capacity for about 500 people, its grand opening was on 18 September 1915.
In the 1920s, the theatre was acquired as part of the Allied Amusements Limited chain. The theatre closed sometime after 1930 and was later demolished. The site is now occupied by another commercial building.
Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.91317, W97.11596
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Manitoba Business: Allied Amusements Limited
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 767/1915, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“The Garden Theatre, new Elmwood Theatre,” Manitoba Free Press, 18 September 1915, page 8.
“Allied Theatres,” Manitoba Free Press, 24 April 1929, page 13.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk.
Page revised: 3 September 2024
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