Fox Theatre, Historic movie theater in The Beaches, Toronto, Canada
Fox Theatre is a single-screen cinema at Queen Street and Beech Avenue in Toronto's Beaches neighbourhood. It opened in 1914 and has a traditional marquee and an ornate facade that stands out along the street.
Built in 1914 for about $15,000, the cinema opened as The Pastime, a name chosen in a community contest. Within a year it became the Prince Edward Theatre, honouring a visit by the Prince of Wales and hosting wartime recruitment meetings. It took the name Fox Theatre after Edward's abdication in 1936.
The Fox Theatre screens a mix of new releases, independent films, and older classics throughout the year. It draws a crowd that looks for something beyond the standard multiplex experience.
The theater was renovated and now has reclining seats and better accessibility, making it comfortable for most visitors. The original character of the space was kept during the work, so the interior still feels like a classic cinema.
A stained glass panel above the lobby doorway still shows the name Prince Edward Theatre, one of the cinema's former identities. It is easy to walk past without noticing, but worth looking up at before entering.
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