Cameo Theatre – Once in Pape Village

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Cameo Theatre was once located at 989 Pape Ave (at Floyd Ave on the southeast corner, north of Danforth Ave) in the Pape Village neighbourhood of Toronto.

Built in 1934, architects Kaplan & Sprachman designed the 743-seat theatre in the Art Deco style. It closed in the late-1950s.

Today, the former theatre building is home to retail space.

Cameo Theatre Photos
Between 1935 and 1937 - Cameo Theatre was once located at 989 Pape Ave at Floyd Ave. On the marquee, “The Thin Man,” starring William Powell and Myrna Loy and, “This Side of Heaven,” starring Lionel Barrymore, were playing
Between 1935 and 1937 – Cameo Theatre was once located at 989 Pape Ave at Floyd Ave. On the marquee, “The Thin Man,” starring William Powell and Myrna Loy and, “This Side of Heaven,” starring Lionel Barrymore, were playing (City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1488, Series 1230, Item 1104)
1936 - The Toronto City Directory showing the address and phone number of the Cameo Theatre
1936 – The Toronto City Directory showing the address and phone number of the Cameo Theatre (Toronto Public Library)
2022 – Looking northeast towards the former Cameo Theatre building. Today, 989 Pape Ave is home to retail space
2022 – Looking northeast towards the former Cameo Theatre building. Today, 989 Pape Ave is home to retail space
22022 – Today, the Art Deco style building at 989 Pape Ave that architects Kaplan & Sprachman designed for the Cameo Theatre is home to retail space22 – Today the building at 989 Pape Ave that architects Kaplan & Sprachman designed in the Art Deco style for the Cameo Theatre is home to retail space
2022 – Today, the Art Deco style building at 989 Pape Ave that architects Kaplan & Sprachman designed for the Cameo Theatre is home to retail space
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