Alhambra Theatre (1899-1902)
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- Other Building Names
- Theatre Royal (1903)
- People's Theatre (1904-06)
- Orpheum Theatre (1906-12)
- Old Orpheum Theatre (1913-14)
- Street Address
- 805 Pender Street West
- Dates From
- 1899
- Material Type
- building
- Source
- Province: Aug 31, 1898, p. 5, Two new theatres.
- Province: Sep 6, 1898, p. 7, The Alhambra Theatre, illus.
- Province: Jan 30, 1906, p. 7, Passing of the People's Theatre.
- Province: Aug 27, 1955, Magazine Section, p. 7, A real good show town, illus.
- Sun: May 16, 1953, p. 18, When the pearl of Peking opened Alhambra Theatre.
- City Directory.
- Sun: Sep 23, 1989, p.E2. Great buildings Vancouver lost, by Elizabeth Godley.
- Places Remembered, by Thirkell and Scullion, 971.133 V22T4pL, p. 128-129, ill.
- Vancouver Sun: Apr 6, 2001, p. A12-A13, It's curtains for these theatres, by Imbi Harding, illus.
- Notes
- Legal description: D.L. 541, Blk. 31.
- Playhouse, 1899-1906.
- Vaudeville theatre, 1906-14.
- Developer: Alhambra Theatre Co.
- Height of building: 2 storeys.
- Renovated in 1906.
- Demolition date: 1914.
Map Locations
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