Empress Theatre, Egyptian Revival theatre in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Montreal, Canada.
Description
The Empress Theatre is a theatre from the 1920s featuring Egyptian-inspired design elements on its facade and throughout its interior spaces. The building displays ornamental details woven across its architectural elements, creating a cohesive visual style.
History
The building opened in 1927 and operated as a vaudeville theatre, cabaret, and later as a cinema for over 60 years. A fire in 1992 ended its operations permanently.
Culture
The theatre served its neighborhood across different decades as a space for live entertainment and later film screenings, drawing audiences from across the city. The venue reflects how entertainment venues evolved in Montreal, changing with the tastes and needs of local communities.
Practical
The theatre is currently not open to visitors as it sits in an abandoned state along Sherbrooke Street West. Future development discussions may eventually make the building accessible again.
Did you know?
The interior designer Emmanuel Briffa created the decorative elements inspired by the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in Egypt. This Egyptian theme was especially popular in architecture and design during the 1920s.
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