landmark theatre 12th avenue street vancouver british_columbia serves main stage stanley opened movie theatre december showed movies years falling revenues led closure years threatened commercial redevelopment stanley renovated stage theatre subsequently awarded status heritage building stage stanley classics broadway musicals large productions including swing fair lady miss disney beauty beast theatre went major fundraising finance renovations mortgage stage lost sponsor tobacco regulations received new sponsorship theatre changed movie theatre stanley opened december originally envisioned venue built owner chain theatres ontario reportedly fell love vancouver decided build dream theatre hired architect designed interior exterior seating people order high quality theatre possible best materials find including stone tiles italy local merchants like stanley cup theatre named governor general canada lord stanley film shown stanley romantic night starring admission originally cents vertical stanley sign added stylized stanley script came cinema bought stanley originally built neighbourhood theatre gradually popular attracted vancouver region 1950s onwards progressively improved sound projection systems refurbished seating added theatre appeal july stanley began showing films time november theatre time advertised western canada october auditorium equipped november december sound system upgraded certified quality assurance standards stanley showed movies shown theatre years included duel sun knock door mutiny bounty doctor apocalypse empire strikes elephant man right stuff temple doom gun sun crusade revenues declined late 20th century closed stanley oldest operating movie theatre vancouver september final showing theatre previously shown times closure long trend number theatres dropped fall eighty partnership companies time taken vancouver area famous players movie theatres closed sold torn period included regent strand original capitol park capitol renovation famous players stanley sale spring condition movie theatre months leading stanley closure sale agreement theatre vancouver developer planning stanley facade convert interior retail space received proposal change building retail use approved planned development abandoned building remained vacant years early 1990s save stanley campaign begun preserve building prevent commercial redevelopment space formed try buy purchased theatre renovation costs including sound lighting equipment came million brought costs purchase renovation million million million originally money came fundraising campaigns million provincial federal government grant purchase density transfer million corporate sponsorship contributed million later withdraw sponsor federal restrictions tobacco advertising architects including led renovations stanley live theatre weeks initially disappointed state pre renovated theatre looked pretty tired aged orange walls sticky soft drink stained time renovations completed actors musicians getting ready perform general feeling excitement theatre renovations included expansion lobby balcony expansion stage twice original size new metre fly tower raise lower scenery new dressing rooms trap room electrical room green room backstage reduction number seats crush bar old projection booth section cut theatre dome use restoration theatre gold plaster decorations result renovations theatre awarded city vancouver heritage award effects local area study claimed stanley renovation brought positive economic effects theatre local area bounded 8th street 17th fir according study area leisure recreation destination new culturally related businesses retail stores service related businesses opening increase overall sales noted surveyed residents responded theatre reopening positive effect community business respondents reportedly positive view theatre effects live stage renovation owing sponsorship facility named taken later main stage venue allowed new kinds shows large musicals classics productions world production swing opened october successful run followed hamlet addition showing productions theatre rented purposes including business educational presentations comedy acts concerts withdrawn sponsor budget renovation costs stanley left million mortgage year million donation april theatre renamed years productions
Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage