Port Theatre

The Port Theatre is community arts centre and venue located in Nanaimo, British Columbia. It was built by The Port Theatre Society and the City of Nanaimo, and was officially opened in September 1998.

Type: Theater building
Description: performing arts building in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Also known as: “The Port Theatre”
Address: 125 Front Street

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nanaimo Museum and Port Place Shopping Centre.

Nanaimo Museum

Museum

The Nanaimo Museum is a museum located in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada; it opened in November 1967. Nanaimo Museum is situated 110 metres southwest of Port Theatre.

Port Place Shopping Centre

Shopping center

Port Place Shopping Centre is a hybrid indoor/outdoor shopping mall located in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. It previously had a total retail floor area of 145,000 square feet prior to partial demolition of the mall space, which reduced its floor space to approximately 134,478 square feet prior to the addition of new retail and office space. Port Place Shopping Centre is situated 230 metres southeast of Port Theatre.

Nanaimo Bastion

Building

Photo: KenWalker, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Nanaimo Bastion is a historical octagon-shaped blockhouse located at 98 Front Street in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. The Hudson's Bay Company, which then held a royal lease on all of what was then the Colony of Vancouver Island, built it between 1853 and 1855 to defend its coal mining operations in Nanaimo. Nanaimo Bastion is situated 130 metres north of Port Theatre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nanaimo and Gabriola Island.

Nanaimo

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Nanaimo is the central hub city of Vancouver Island in BC, Canada. It is the second largest city on the island and has the second biggest harbour. In many ways it is the smaller cousin of Victoria.