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The cinema opened in February 1937, with an interior by designer [[Emmanuel Briffa]], who also designed the interior of the historic [[Rialto Theatre (Montreal)|Rialto Theatre]], along with more than 60 other cinemas in Canada.<ref>[http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/portal/page?_pageid=2497,3090330&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL Le Théâtre Rialto, Centre d'histoire de Montréal (in French)]</ref> |
The cinema opened in February 1937, with an interior by designer [[Emmanuel Briffa]], who also designed the interior of the historic [[Rialto Theatre (Montreal)|Rialto Theatre]], along with more than 60 other cinemas in Canada.<ref>[http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/portal/page?_pageid=2497,3090330&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL Le Théâtre Rialto, Centre d'histoire de Montréal (in French)]</ref> |
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In 1950, the entrance facade was modified and a new marquee was added. In 1968, it switched to [[X-rated]] movies. In 1972, it showed [[Charlie Chaplin]] films for approximately one entire year.<ref>[http://www.movie-theatre.org/canada/qc/montreal/history/cinehistory1930.html Montreal Movie Theatre History]</ref> The cinema ceased operations |
In 1950, the entrance facade was modified and a new marquee was added. In 1968, it switched to [[X-rated]] movies. In 1972, it showed [[Charlie Chaplin]] films for approximately one entire year.<ref>[http://www.movie-theatre.org/canada/qc/montreal/history/cinehistory1930.html Montreal Movie Theatre History]</ref> The cinema ceased operations and closed in 1982.<ref>[http://cinematreasures.org/theater/11183/ Snowdon Theatre, Cinema Treasures] |
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The Snowdon Theatre is a former Art deco cinema in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, located on Décarie Boulevard in the neighbourhood of Snowdon, in what is now the borough of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce.
The cinema opened in February 1937, with an interior by designer Emmanuel Briffa, who also designed the interior of the historic Rialto Theatre, along with more than 60 other cinemas in Canada.[1]
In 1950, the entrance facade was modified and a new marquee was added. In 1968, it switched to X-rated movies. In 1972, it showed Charlie Chaplin films for approximately one entire year.[2] The cinema ceased operations and closed in 1982.[3]
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