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'''Kaplan & Sprachman''' was a prominent Canadian [[architectural firm]], best known for designing 69 theatres.<ref name=DictArch/><ref name=MandelSprachmanFonds/>
'''Kaplan & Sprachman''' was a prominent Canadian [[architectural firm]], best known for designing 69 theatres.<ref name=DictArch/>
Five of those theatres remain in operation: the [[Danforth Music Hall]] in [[Toronto, Ontario]]; the [[Imperial Oil Centre for the Performing Arts]] and the [[Odeon Theatre (Sarnia)|Odeon Theatre]], in Sarnia; and the [[Park Theatre (Vancouver)|Park Theatre]] and [[Vogue Theatre (Vancouver)|Vogue Theatre]] in [[Vancouver]].<ref name=CinemaTreasures/>
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 (Sarnia)|Odeon Theatre]], in Sarnia; and the [[Park Theatre (Vancouver)|Park Theatre]] and [[Vogue Theatre (Vancouver)|Vogue Theatre]] in [[Vancouver]].<ref name=CinemaTreasures/>


The partnership dissolved in 1965.
The partnership dissolved in 1965.
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|+ While many of the theatres they designed have been demolished, others have been repurposed.  They include:<ref name=DictArch/>
|+ While many of the theatres they designed have been demolished, others have been repurposed.  They include:<ref name=DictArch/>
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! image || name || username || municipality || location || opened || closed || notes
! image || name || municipality || location || opened || closed || notes
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| || [[Clyde Theatre]] || [[User:Geo Swan/Clyde Theatre]] || Toronto || Danforth Avenue near Lutrell Avenue || 1926 || ? ||  
| || [[Clyde Theatre]] || Toronto || Danforth Avenue near Lutrell Avenue || 1926 || ? ||  
<!-- CLYDE THEATRE, for Famous Players Ltd., Danforth Avenue near Lutrell Avenue, 1926-27 (Const., xix, Nov. 1926, 370)-->
<!-- CLYDE THEATRE, for Famous Players Ltd., Danforth Avenue near Lutrell Avenue, 1926-27 (Const., xix, Nov. 1926, 370)-->
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| [[File:Dundas and Spadina.jpg|100px]] || [[Standard Theatre (Toronto)|Liberty Theatre]] || [[User:Geo Swan/Standard Theatre (Toronto)]] || Toronto || Dundas Street West near Spadina Avenue || 1928-08-22 || ||  
| [[File:Dundas and Spadina.jpg|100px]] || [[Standard Theatre (Toronto)|Liberty Theatre]] || Toronto || Dundas Street West near Spadina Avenue || 1928-08-22 || ||  
* Originally a Yiddish Theatre, known as the ''"Standard Theatre"'' and cultural centre -- said to be the only purpose built Yiddish theatre
* Originally a Yiddish Theatre, known as the ''"Standard Theatre"'' and cultural centre -- said to be the only purpose built Yiddish theatre
* Later operated as a Burlesque Theater, the ''"Victory"''
* Later operated as a Burlesque Theater, the ''"Victory"''
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<!-- LIBERTY THEATRE, Dundas Street West near Spadina Avenue, 1928 (C.R., xlii, 22 Aug. 1928, 89) -->
<!-- LIBERTY THEATRE, Dundas Street West near Spadina Avenue, 1928 (C.R., xlii, 22 Aug. 1928, 89) -->
|-
|-
| || [[Odeon Theatre (Queen and Jameson)]] || [[User:Geo Swan/Odeon Theatre (Queen and Jameson)]] || Toronto || Queen Street West near Jameson Avenue || 1931-05-22  
| || [[Odeon Theatre (Queen and Jameson)|Odeon Theatre (Queen and Jameson)]] || Toronto || Queen Street West near Jameson Avenue || 1931-05-22  
|-
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| [[File:Circle Theatre isometric drawing 1932.jpg|100px]] || [[User:Geo Swan/Circle Theatre (Toronto)]] || [[Circle Theatre (Toronto)]] || Toronto || Yonge Street near Sherwood Avenue || 1933-01-11 || ||
| [[File:Circle Theatre isometric drawing 1932.jpg|100px]] || [[Circle Theatre (Toronto)]] || Toronto || Yonge Street near Sherwood Avenue || 1933-01-11 || ||
|-
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| || [[Cameo Theatre (Toronto)]] || [[User:Geo Swan/Cameo Theatre (Toronto)]] || Toronto || Pape Avenue at Floyd Avenue || 1934 || ||
| || [[Cameo Theatre (Toronto)|Cameo Theatre]] || Toronto || Pape Avenue at Floyd Avenue || 1934 || ||
<!-- CAMEO THEATRE, Pape Avenue at Floyd Avenue, 1934 (inf. Mandel Sprachman, Toronto) -->
<!-- CAMEO THEATRE, Pape Avenue at Floyd Avenue, 1934 (inf. Mandel Sprachman, Toronto) -->
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| [[File:EglintonTheatre.jpg|100px]] || [[Eglinton Theatre]] || [[User:Geo Swan/Eglinton Theatre]] || Toronto || Eglinton Avenue West near Avenue Road || 1935 || 2003 ||
| [[File:EglintonTheatre.jpg|100px]] || [[Eglinton Theatre]] || Toronto || Eglinton Avenue West near Avenue Road || 1935 || 2003 ||
* equipped with 70mm projectors, and, eventually, THX sound
* equipped with 70mm projectors, and, eventually, THX sound
* converted to an ''"event venue"''
* converted to an ''"event venue"''
<!-- EGLINTON THEATRE, Eglinton Avenue West near Avenue Road, 1935-36 (Toronto Star, 3 April 1936, 8, descrip.; R.A.I.C. Journal, xiv, Feb. 1937, 22, 25, illus.; xv, Feb. 1938, 33, illus.) -->
<!-- EGLINTON THEATRE, Eglinton Avenue West near Avenue Road, 1935-36 (Toronto Star, 3 April 1936, 8, descrip.; R.A.I.C. Journal, xiv, Feb. 1937, 22, 25, illus.; xv, Feb. 1938, 33, illus.) -->
|-
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| || [[Lansdowne Theatre (Toronto)]] || [[User:Geo Swan/Lansdowne Theatre (Toronto)]] || Toronto || Lansdowne Avenue near Bloor Street West || 1936 || ||
| || [[Lansdowne Theatre (Toronto)|Lansdowne Theatre]] || Toronto || Lansdowne Avenue near Bloor Street West || 1936 || ||
<!-- LANSDOWNE THEATRE, Lansdowne Avenue near Bloor Street West, 1936 (inf. Mandel Sprachman, Toronto) -->
<!-- LANSDOWNE THEATRE, Lansdowne Avenue near Bloor Street West, 1936 (inf. Mandel Sprachman, Toronto) -->
|-
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| [[File:Avalon Theatre, Toronto.JPG|100px]] || [[Allenby Theatre]] || [[User:Geo Swan/Allenby Theatre]] || Toronto || Danforth Avenue at [[Greenwood Avenue, Toronto|Greenwood Avenue]] || 1936 || ||
| [[File:Avalon Theatre, Toronto.JPG|100px]] || [[Allenby Theatre]] || Toronto || Danforth Avenue at [[Greenwood Avenue, Toronto|Greenwood Avenue]] || 1936 || ||
<!-- ALLENBY THEATRE, Danforth Avenue at Greenwood Avenue, 1936 (Toronto b.p. 47536, 7 Jan. 1936) -->
<!-- ALLENBY THEATRE, Danforth Avenue at Greenwood Avenue, 1936 (Toronto b.p. 47536, 7 Jan. 1936) -->
|-     
|-     
| || [[Bellevue Theatre]] || [[User:Geo Swan/Bellevue Theatre]] || Toronto || College Street at Brunswick Avenue || 1936 || ||
| || [[Bellevue Theatre]] || Toronto || College Street at Brunswick Avenue || 1936 || ||
|-
|-
<!-- BELLEVUE THEATRE, College Street at Brunswick Avenue, 1936 (Toronto b.p. 47773, 10 Feb. 1936) -->
<!-- BELLEVUE THEATRE, College Street at Brunswick Avenue, 1936 (Toronto b.p. 47773, 10 Feb. 1936) -->
| || [[Bayview Theatre]] || [[User:Geo Swan/Bayview Theatre]] || Toronto || Bayview Avenue near Fleming Crescent || 1936 || ||
| || [[Bayview Theatre]] || Toronto || Bayview Avenue near Fleming Crescent || 1936 || ||
|-   
|-   
<!--  -->
<!--  -->
| || [[Community Theatre (Toronto)]] || [[User:Geo Swan/Community Theatre (Toronto)]] || Toronto || Woodbine Avenue at Frater Avenue || 1937-01-20 || ||
| || [[Community Theatre (Toronto)|Community Theatre]] || Toronto || Woodbine Avenue at Frater Avenue || 1937-01-20 || ||
|-
|-
<!-- COMMUNITY THEATRE, Woodbine Avenue at Frater Avenue, 1937 (C.R., l, 20 Jan. 1937, 31) -->
<!-- COMMUNITY THEATRE, Woodbine Avenue at Frater Avenue, 1937 (C.R., l, 20 Jan. 1937, 31) -->
|-   
|-   
| || [[Bloordale Theatre]] || [[User:Geo Swan/Bloordale Theatre]] || Toronto || Bloor Street West near Indian Road || 1938-05
| || [[Bloordale Theatre]] || Toronto || Bloor Street West near Indian Road || 1938-05
<!-- BLOORDALE THEATRE, Bloor Street West near Indian Road, 1937 (R.A.I.C. Journal, xv, May 1938, 106, illus. & descrip.) -->
<!-- BLOORDALE THEATRE, Bloor Street West near Indian Road, 1937 (R.A.I.C. Journal, xv, May 1938, 106, illus. & descrip.) -->
|-  
|-  
| [[File:Toronto Metro Theatre.jpg|100px]] || [[Metro Theatre (Toronto)|Metro Theatre]] || [[User:Geo Swan/Metro Theatre (Toronto)]] || Toronto || Bloor Street West at Manning Avenue || 1938 || 2013 ||
| [[File:Toronto Metro Theatre.jpg|100px]] || [[Metro Theatre (Toronto)|Metro Theatre]] || Toronto || Bloor Street West at Manning Avenue || 1938 || 2013 ||
* For many years Toronto's sole remaining large porno theatre
* For many years Toronto's sole remaining large porno theatre
* Converted to a rock climbing gym
* Converted to a rock climbing gym
<!-- METRO THEATRE, Bloor Street West at Manning Avenue, 1938 (inf. Mandel Sprachman, Toronto) -->
<!-- METRO THEATRE, Bloor Street West at Manning Avenue, 1938 (inf. Mandel Sprachman, Toronto) -->
|-   
|-   
| [[File:The Colony Theater, in Toronto, in 1948.png|50px]] || [[Colony Theatre]] || [[User:Geo Swan/Colony Theatre]] || Toronto || Eglinton Avenue West near Vaughan Road || 1939 || ||
| [[File:The Colony Theater, in Toronto, in 1948.png|50px]] || [[Colony Theatre]] || Toronto || Eglinton Avenue West near Vaughan Road || 1939 || ||
<!-- COLONY THEATRE, Eglinton Avenue West near Vaughan Road, 1939 (inf. Mandel Sprachman, Toronto) -->
<!-- COLONY THEATRE, Eglinton Avenue West near Vaughan Road, 1939 (inf. Mandel Sprachman, Toronto) -->
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| || [[Midtown Theatre]] || [[User:Geo Swan/Midtown Theatre]] || Toronto || Bloor Street West near Albany Avenue || 1940 || ||
| || [[Midtown Theatre]] || Toronto || Bloor Street West near Albany Avenue || 1940 || ||
<!-- MIDTOWN THEATRE, Bloor Street West near Albany Avenue, 1940 (inf. Mandel Sprachman, Toronto) -->
<!-- MIDTOWN THEATRE, Bloor Street West near Albany Avenue, 1940 (inf. Mandel Sprachman, Toronto) -->
|-   
|-   
| || [[Vaughn Theatre]] || [[User:Geo Swan/Vaughn Theatre]] || Toronto ||
| || [[Vaughn Theatre]] || Toronto ||
<!-- VAUGHAN THEATRE, St. Clair Avenue West near Vaughan Road, 1944 (inf. Mandel Sprachman, Toronto) -->
<!-- VAUGHAN THEATRE, St. Clair Avenue West near Vaughan Road, 1944 (inf. Mandel Sprachman, Toronto) -->
|-   
|-   
| [[File:Casino Theatre in the 1940s - ttc-pc147.jpg|100px]] || [[Casino Theatre (Toronto)]] || [[User:Geo Swan/Casino Theatre (Toronto)]] || Toronto || Queen Street West near York Street || 1944 || 1966 ||
| [[File:Casino Theatre in the 1940s - ttc-pc147.jpg|100px]] || [[Casino Theatre (Toronto)|Casino Theatre]] || Toronto || Queen Street West near York Street || 1944 || 1966 ||
<!-- CASINO THEATRE, Queen Street West near York Street, 1944; demol. 1966 (inf. Mandel Sprachman, Toronto) -->
<!-- CASINO THEATRE, Queen Street West near York Street, 1944; demol. 1966 (inf. Mandel Sprachman, Toronto) -->
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| [[File:Downtown Theatre Toronto.jpg|55px]] || [[Downtown Theatre]] || [[User:Geo Swan/Downtown Theatre]] || Toronto || Yonge Street at Dundas Square || 1944 || ||
| [[File:Downtown Theatre Toronto.jpg|55px]] || [[Downtown Theatre]] || Toronto || Yonge Street at Dundas Square || 1944 || ||
<!-- DOWNTOWN THEATRE, Yonge Street at Dundas Square, 1944 (inf. Mandel Sprachman, Toronto) -->
<!-- DOWNTOWN THEATRE, Yonge Street at Dundas Square, 1944 (inf. Mandel Sprachman, Toronto) -->
|-   
|-   
| || [[Glendale Theatre]] || [[User:Geo Swan/Glendale Theatre]] || Toronto || Avenue Road near Cranbrooke Avenue || 1946 || ||
| || [[Glendale Theatre]] || Toronto || Avenue Road near Cranbrooke Avenue || 1946 || ||
<!-- NORTH YORK, Glendale Theatre, Avenue Road near Cranbrooke Avenue, 1946 (C.R., lix, July 1946, 106) -->
<!-- NORTH YORK, Glendale Theatre, Avenue Road near Cranbrooke Avenue, 1946 (C.R., lix, July 1946, 106) -->
|-
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| [[File:Donlands Cinema, Toronto.JPG|77px]] || [[Donlands Theatre]] || [[User:Geo Swan/Donlands Theatre]] || Toronto || Donlands Avenue near Plains Road || 1946 || ||
| [[File:Donlands Cinema, Toronto.JPG|77px]] || [[Donlands Theatre]] || Toronto || Donlands Avenue near Plains Road || 1946 || ||
<!-- EAST YORK, Donlands Theatre, Donlands Avenue near Plains Road, 1946 (C.R., lix, Sept. 1946, 145) -->
<!-- EAST YORK, Donlands Theatre, Donlands Avenue near Plains Road, 1946 (C.R., lix, Sept. 1946, 145) -->
|-
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| || [[Birchcliff Theatre]] || [[User:Geo Swan/Birchcliff Theatre]] || Toronto || Kingston Road at Manderley Drive || 1949-04 || ||
| || [[Birchcliff Theatre]] || Toronto || Kingston Road at Manderley Drive || 1949-04 || ||
<!-- SCARBOROUGH, Birchcliff Theatre, Kingston Road at Manderley Drive, 1949 (C.R., lxii, April 1949, 157) -->
<!-- SCARBOROUGH, Birchcliff Theatre, Kingston Road at Manderley Drive, 1949 (C.R., lxii, April 1949, 157) -->
|-
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| || [[Towne Cinema]] || [[User:Geo Swan/Towne Cinema]] || Toronto || Bloor Street East near Yonge Street || 1949-08-18 || ||
| || [[Towne Cinema]] || Toronto || Bloor Street East near Yonge Street || 1949-08-18 || ||
<!-- TOWNE CINEMA, Bloor Street East near Yonge Street, 1949 (Globe & Mail [Toronto], 18 Aug. 1949, 13, illus.) -->
<!-- TOWNE CINEMA, Bloor Street East near Yonge Street, 1949 (Globe & Mail [Toronto], 18 Aug. 1949, 13, illus.) -->
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== References ==
== References ==
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| title      = Mandel Sprachman Fonds
| website    = toronto.ca
| access-date= 2020-09-08
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| archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20210412031648/https://www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/history-art-culture/online-exhibits/web-exhibits/web-exhibits-architecture-infrastructure/mandel-sprachman-fonds/
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<ref name=Olymedia>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/920196 |title=Abraham Sprachman |work=Olympedia |access-date=23 September 2021}}</ref>
 
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Kaplan & Sprachman was a prominent Canadian architectural firm, best known for designing 69 theatres.[1][2] Five of those theatres remain in operation: the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto, Ontario; the Imperial Oil Centre for the Performing Arts and the Odeon Theatre, in Sarnia; and the Park Theatre and Vogue Theatre in Vancouver.[3]

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

While many of the theatres they designed have been demolished, others have been repurposed. They include:[1]
image name municipality location opened closed notes
Clyde Theatre Toronto Danforth Avenue near Lutrell Avenue 1926 ?
Dundas and Spadina.jpg Liberty Theatre Toronto Dundas Street West near Spadina Avenue 1928-08-22
  • Originally a Yiddish Theatre, known as the "Standard Theatre" and cultural centre -- said to be the only purpose built Yiddish theatre
  • Later operated as a Burlesque Theater, the "Victory"
  • In 1975, years after the intersection became the centre of Toronto's main Chinatown, it became the "Golden Harvest Theatre", and only showed Chinese films
  • Finally subdivided up into retail stores
Odeon Theatre (Queen and Jameson) Toronto Queen Street West near Jameson Avenue 1931-05-22
Circle Theatre isometric drawing 1932.jpg Circle Theatre (Toronto) Toronto Yonge Street near Sherwood Avenue 1933-01-11
Cameo Theatre Toronto Pape Avenue at Floyd Avenue 1934
EglintonTheatre.jpg Eglinton Theatre Toronto Eglinton Avenue West near Avenue Road 1935 2003
  • equipped with 70mm projectors, and, eventually, THX sound
  • converted to an "event venue"
Lansdowne Theatre Toronto Lansdowne Avenue near Bloor Street West 1936
Avalon Theatre, Toronto.JPG Allenby Theatre Toronto Danforth Avenue at Greenwood Avenue 1936
Bellevue Theatre Toronto College Street at Brunswick Avenue 1936
Bayview Theatre Toronto Bayview Avenue near Fleming Crescent 1936
Community Theatre Toronto Woodbine Avenue at Frater Avenue 1937-01-20
Bloordale Theatre Toronto Bloor Street West near Indian Road 1938-05
Toronto Metro Theatre.jpg Metro Theatre Toronto Bloor Street West at Manning Avenue 1938 2013
  • For many years Toronto's sole remaining large porno theatre
  • Converted to a rock climbing gym
The Colony Theater, in Toronto, in 1948.png Colony Theatre Toronto Eglinton Avenue West near Vaughan Road 1939
Midtown Theatre Toronto Bloor Street West near Albany Avenue 1940
Vaughn Theatre Toronto
Casino Theatre in the 1940s - ttc-pc147.jpg Casino Theatre Toronto Queen Street West near York Street 1944 1966
Downtown Theatre Toronto.jpg Downtown Theatre Toronto Yonge Street at Dundas Square 1944
Glendale Theatre Toronto Avenue Road near Cranbrooke Avenue 1946
Donlands Cinema, Toronto.JPG Donlands Theatre Toronto Donlands Avenue near Plains Road 1946
Birchcliff Theatre Toronto Kingston Road at Manderley Drive 1949-04
Towne Cinema Toronto Bloor Street East near Yonge Street 1949-08-18

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kaplan, Harold Solomon, Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada. Retrieved on 2016-02-29.
  2. ↑ Mandel Sprachman Fonds. Archived from the original on 2021-04-12. Retrieved on 2022-08-29.
  3. ↑ Movie Theaters Designed by Kaplan & Sprachman, Cinema Treasures. Retrieved on 2016-02-29.
  4. ↑ Abraham Sprachman. Olympedia.
  5. ↑ Vogue Theatre National Historic Site of Canada.
  6. ↑ Template error: argument title is required.
  7. ↑ Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada: Harold Solomon Kaplan.
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