User:Geo Swan/Kaplan & Sprachman

Kaplan & Sprachman was a prominent Canadian architectural firm, best known for designing 69 theatres. Five of those theatres remain in operation: the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto; the Imperial Oil Centre for the Performing Arts and the Odeon Theatre, in Sarnia; and the Park Theatre and Vogue Theatre in Vancouver.

The partnership dissolved in 1965. 365 architectural drawings belonging to Harold Kaplan were donated to the Archives of Canada.

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SARNIA, ONT., Capitol Theatre, Christina Street, for Famous Players Ltd., 1936 (C.R., l, 1 July 1936, 37) TIMMINS, ONT., Victory Theatre, Cedar Street, 1936-37 (C.R., l, 11 Nov. 1936, 32) ORILLIA, ONT., Granada Theatre, 1937 (C.R., l, 24 March 1937, 50) OTTAWA, ONT., Elgin Theatre, Elgin Street at Lisgar Street, for the Independent Theatre Association, 1937 (C.R., l, 14 July 1937, 32) DUNNVILLE, ONT., Ballard Theatre, 1937 (C.R., l, 3 Nov. 1937, 33) OTTAWA, ONT., Somerset Theatre, Somerset Street West near Bank Street, 1937-38 (Ottawa Journal, 1 Jan. 1938, 6, descrip.) ST. CATHARINES, ONT., Centre Theatre, James Street near St. Paul Street, for the Hanson Theatre Corp., 1938-39 (C.R., li, 7 Dec. 1938, 32, t.c.) EDMONTON, ALTA., Empress Theatre, Jasper Avenue, additions and alterations, 1938 (R.A.I.C. Journal, xv, Sept. 1938, 211) VANCOUVER, B.C., Varsity Theatre, West 10th Street, 1939 (dwgs. at the Vancouver City Archives) BRANTFORD, ONT., College Theatre, Colborne Street, 1939 (C.R., li, 21 Dec. 1938, 29) (with Edgar Prain) WINNIPEG, MAN., reconstruction of the Paris Theatre, Provencher Avenue, 1939 (Canadian Moving Picture Digest [Toronto], 15 April 1939, 22) SAULT STE. MARIE, ONT., Princess Theatre, 1939 (Canadian Moving Picture Digest [Toronto], 19 Aug. 1939, 8, descrip.) FORT ERIE, ONT., Marks Theatre, for Mrs. Lillian Z. Marks, Niagara Street, 1939 (Canadian Moving Picture Digest [Toronto], 26 Aug. 1939, 7) GALT, ONT., Palace Theatre, Upper Main Street, 1939 (Canadian Moving Picture Digest [Toronto], 16 Sept. 1939, 3, descrip.) CHATHAM, ONT., Centre Theatre, King Street at Fourth Street, 1940 (Chatham Daily News, 27 Nov. 1940, 1) VANCOUVER, B.C., Vogue Theatre, Granville Street near Smithe Street, 1940-41 (H. Kalman, Exploring Vancouver, 1993, 103, illus.) SARNIA, ONT., Frontier Theatre, Lochiel Street, 1941 (C.R., liv, 12 March 1941, 33; Sarnia Observer, 5 March 1941, 3, descrip.; 16 Oct. 1941, 9, descrip.) KINGSTON, ONT., Odeon Theatre, Princess Street, 1941 (C.R., liv, 19 March 1941, 31) LONDON, ONT., theatre for Odeon Theatres Co., Dundas Street, 1941 (C.R., liv, 16 April 1941, 31) MOOSE JAW, SASK., a theatre for Odeon Theatres Co., 1941 (C.R., liv, 7 May 1941, 31) WELLAND, ONT., Community Theatre, 1944 (inf. Mandel Sprachman, Toronto) CHATHAM, ONT., Rankin Theatre, 1945 (inf. Mandel Sprachman, Toronto) WHEATLEY, ONT., Rankin Theatre, 1945 (inf. Mandel Sprachman, Toronto) BELLE RIVER, ONT., Rankin Theatre, 1945 (inf. Mandel Sprachman, Toronto) BOTHWELL, ONT., Rankin Theatre, 1945 (inf. Mandel Sprachman, Toronto) BURFORD, ONT., Burford Theatre, 1945 (inf. Mandel Sprachman, Toronto) HUNTSVILLE, ONT., Capitol Theatre, 1945 (inf. Mandel Sprachman, Toronto) CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I., movie theatre for Famous Players Corp., for F.G. Spencer Co. Ltd., Grafton Street, and located "beside the Capitol Theatre", 1945 (Charlottetown Guardian, 15 May 1945, 7, descrip.) GRAVENHURST, ONT., Capitol Theatre, 1945 (inf. Mandel Sprachman, Toronto) OTTAWA, ONT., Nelson Theatre, Rideau Street at Nelson Street, 1945 (inf. Mandel Sprachman, Toronto) WIARTON, ONT., Merlina Theatre, 1946 (inf. Mandel Sprachman, Toronto) BEAMSVILLE, ONT., Beam Theatre, 1946 (inf. Mandel Sprachman, Toronto) FENLON FALLS, ONT., Consky Theatre, 1946 (inf. Mandel Sprachman, Toronto) SUDBURY, ONT., Century Theatre, Lisgar Street at Elm Street, for United Century Theatres, 1946-47 (C.R., lix, June 1946, 142; Sudbury Star, 20 Aug. 1947, 6-7, illus. & descrip.) NEW WATERFORD, N.S., Paramount Theatre, Plummer Avenue, 1947 (C.R., lx, Jan. 1947, 86) SAINT JOHN, N.B., Paramount Theatre, King Square, for Famous Players Corp., 1947 (C.R., lx, May 1947, 128) PEMBROKE, ONT., Centre Theatre, 1947 (inf. Mandel Sprachman, Toronto) OAKVILLE, ONT., Odeon Century Theatre, Lakeshore Road East, 1947 (inf. Mandel Sprachman, Toronto) PORT ARTHUR, ONT., Odeon Theatre, Court Street at Park Street, 1947 (C.R., lx, June 1947, 112) HALIFAX, N.S., Paramount Theatre, Barrington Street, 1947 (Halifax b.p. 32917, 1947) BRACEBRIDGE, ONT., Capitol Theatre, for J. Giaschi, 1948 (C.R., lxi, Jan. 1948, 178) HANOVER, ONT., Paramount Theatre, 1948 (inf. Mandel Sprachman, Toronto) ESPANOLA, ONT., Espanola Theatre, 1949 (inf. Mandel Sprachman, Toronto) VANCOUVER, B.C., Ridge Theatre, Arbutus Street at West 16th Avenue, 1949 (H. Kalman, Exploring Vancover, 1993, 173, illus.; dwgs. at Vancouver City Archives) LINDSAY, ONT., theatre for Twentieth Century Theatres Ltd., 1949 (C.R., xlii, July 1949, 134) MONCTON, N.B., Paramount Theatre, Main Street, for Famous Players Ltd., 1950 (C.R., lxiii, Sept. 1950, 132) EDMONTON, ALTA., Odeon Theatre, Jasper Avenue near 101 Street, 1950 (inf. Mandel Sprachman, Toronto) -->
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