Rio Theatre
The Rio Theatre is an independent, multidisciplinary art house in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Built in 1938, the Rio served East Vancouver primarily as a movie theatre until 2008, when new owner, Corinne Lea, began to add live music and multimedia and multidisciplinary art events.- Type: Movie theater
- Description: cinema and arts center in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Also known as: “Golden Princess Theatre”, “Golden Star Theatre”, and “The Rio”
- Address: 1660 East Broadway
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Commercial–Broadway station and John Hendry Park.
Commercial–Broadway station
Metro station
Commercial–Broadway is a rapid transit station complex in Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain system in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It serves an elevated portion of the Expo Line and a below-grade portion of the Millennium Line. Commercial–Broadway station is situated 180 metres northeast of Rio Theatre.
John Hendry Park
Park
John Hendry Park is 27-hectare park in the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It's operated by the Vancouver Park Board and the Grandview Community Association. John Hendry Park is situated 1 km southeast of Rio Theatre.
VCC–Clark station
Metro station
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grandview–Woodland and Commercial Dr-Hastings Park.
Grandview–Woodland
Suburb
Grandview–Woodland, also commonly known as Grandview–Woodlands, is a neighbourhood in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to the east of the downtown area, stretching south from the shores of Burrard Inlet and encompassing portions of the popular Commercial Drive area.
Commercial Dr-Hastings Park
Commercial Drive-Hastings Park makes up part of "East Vancouver". Its main draw is Commercial Drive, which is one of the most interesting areas of Vancouver in terms of ethnic and culinary diversity.Kensington–Cedar Cottage
Suburb
Rio Theatre
- Categories: arts center, music venue, theater building, and building
- Location: Vancouver, Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.26203° or 49° 15′ 43″ north
Longitude
-123.0705° or 123° 4′ 14″ west
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
84XR7W6H+RR
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=cinema
OpenStreetMap feature
building=theatre
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Rio Theatre” goes by many names.
- French: “Rio Theatre”
- German: “Rio Theatre”
- Spanish: “Rio Theatre”
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