Toronto Bijou on Bloor | 42.1m | 12s | Plaza | BDP Quadrangle

[Northern Light]

Demolition progressing, taken today:

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From Bloor, you can now see they have built a sizable rear exit to several of the buildings, including the former sales office:

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Sigh, another grand cinema bites the dust.

 

[A Torontonian Now]

Sigh, another grand cinema bites the dust.

I'm not sure I'd call this one grand. The Runnymede theatre aka Shoppers I'm sure was more so. But this theatre had me very nostalgic for the ones from my childhood (specifically the Gloucester 5 and the theatre in the Saint Laurent mall in Ottawa).

Whether grand or not, it was a neighbourhood theatre and a local amenity that I certainly miss.

 

[Northern Light]

I'm not sure I'd call this one grand. The Runnymede theatre aka Shoppers I'm sure was more so. But this theatre had me very nostalgic for the ones from my childhood (specifically the Gloucester 5 and the theatre in the Saint Laurent mall in Ottawa).

Whether grand or not, it was a neighbourhood theatre and a local amenity that I certainly miss.

The Uptown it was not..........nor the University............

But it was one of the 5 large Odeons.,

This the western (Toronto) version of The Hyland; and The Danforth, The Fairlawn and The Carlton

Remember it was once a one-screen cinema, it sat 1,200 people!

from: Ontario Archives AO2152
via: https://tayloronhistory.com/2013/09/30/torontos-architectural-gemsthe-odeon-humber-theatre/

 

[A Torontonian Now]

The Uptown it was not..........nor the University............

But it was one of the 5 large Odeons.,

This the western (Toronto) version of The Hyland; and The Danforth, The Fairlawn and The Carlton

Remember it was once a one-screen cinema, it sat 1,200 people!

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from: Ontario Archives AO2152
via: https://tayloronhistory.com/2013/09/30/torontos-architectural-gemsthe-odeon-humber-theatre/

Thanks for that! I did not know all this history, and only saw the theatre in its final iteration, after it had been chopped up into four theatres and lost a lot of its original grandure.

 

[SwanseaWatcher]

More scaffolding and plywood up on Bloor this morning, and the promotional sign appears to be coming down.

 

[tomasblender]

also as of this morning; looks like all of the buildings required for bijou are slowly being eaten.

 

[A Torontonian Now]

Taken today:

 

[A Torontonian Now]

The hoarding has been painted black, and the demolition is progressing.

Taken yesterday:

 

[tomasblender]

 

[milanista]

I know it's early but hoping for some great retail here. This end of Bloor West Village kind of lags in comparison with the portion to the east.

 

[A Torontonian Now]

Taken today:

Some scaffolding coming down:

Fun to watch the equipment in action:

 

[Towered]

My friend's dad owned Billy Bob's.

 

[Domenico]

 

[A Torontonian Now]

More demo shots from a very active site, taken today:

 

[tomasblender]

Bijou's tentative occupancy is 2025. With this speed of demo, does that seem like a realistic target?