Listen "Elgin and Winter Garden Theatres"
Episode Synopsis
The Elgin and Winter Garden Theatres were built to host vaudeville as the Canadian flagship of the Loew's theatre chain. The building would become one of top cinemas in Toronto before being converted back into a theatre to host the Canadian premiere of Cats during the 1980s. Learn about the last stacked theatres in the world on Muddy York, Toronto's #1 history podcast.You can follow Muddy York on Twitter: Toronto_History, Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/muddyyork.bsky.social and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/muddyyorkhistory/.Music:The Westerlies - DoverArron Kenney - Gaiety in the Golden AgeDoug Maxwell - Honky Tonkin'Dough Maxwell - Rag Time Time E Jammy Jams - Dark Town Strutters Ball Zachariah Hickman - Argonne Track Tribe - Members Only Joel Cummins - Resolve
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