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also the building.

]]> https://evelazarus.com/lonsdale-theatre/#comment-58957 Sun, 30 Jul 2023 20:31:39 +0000 https://evelazarus.com/?p=13999#comment-58957 A story that has been repeated over and over since the middle of the 20th century. Government can play a role in preserving some of these buildings but it will be the private sector that will have to come up with viable long term solutions. It won’t be easy.

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]]> https://evelazarus.com/lonsdale-theatre/#comment-58952 Sat, 29 Jul 2023 17:01:45 +0000 https://evelazarus.com/?p=13999#comment-58952 Great article. Lonsdale Theatre follows the history path of most performance and movie houses in Vancouver they were built somewhat prolifically in an era before radio and television and saw a gradual decline starting in the 1920s with the advent of consumer-affordable radio sets and then 1950s with the advent of television. Such facilities were built opulently to attract audiences and thus they were era cultural monuments in that respect. The economics of declining box office revenues and difficulties in booking acts ultimately led to the demise of such entertainment facilities without government or corporate sponsorship.

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