Construction Of The Paramount Theatre
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- Material Type
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1950
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession No.
- 19780101003
- Physical Description
- Black and white photograph
- Scope and Content
- The construction of the Paramount Theatre on the corner of 8th Street and 4th Avenue South. Stores along the east side of the street are The Buzz Shop, Steve's Shoe Repair, H. V. Clark Studio and Huttons and at the left of the photo Home of the Loganknit.
- Material Type
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1950
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- Black and white photograph
- Physical Condition
- Excellent
- History Biographical
- Albertan - local. Donor found the photographs in a house they bought at an estate sale. The previous owner, Mr. Spader, was a bricklayer on the construction site. He was a post World War 2 Lithuanian immigrant and lived at 1803 5 Avenue "A" North. The donor was born in the Galt Hospital. Mrs. Graham's maternal great grandmother was Hanna Mellor, a Northwest Mounted Police Matron. She came out from England in 1903, retired in 1919 and died in 1950 at the age of 93 years. The Paramount Theatre opened Saturday October 9, 1950. The first movie shows was " Fancy Pants" starring Bob Hope. The company responsible for the construction was Oland Construction Limited, Lethbridge.
- Acquisition Source
- Graham, Don
- Scope and Content
- The construction of the Paramount Theatre on the corner of 8th Street and 4th Avenue South. Stores along the east side of the street are The Buzz Shop, Steve's Shoe Repair, H. V. Clark Studio and Huttons and at the left of the photo Home of the Loganknit.
- Access Restrictions
- Public Access
- Accession No.
- 19780101003
- Collection
- Archive
Images
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