Royal Cinema
The Royal Cinema is an Art Moderne event venue and cinema in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was built in 1939 and owned by Miss Ray Levinsky. When it was built in 1939, it was called The Pylon, with an accompanying large sign at the front of the theatre.Photo: SimonP, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: cinema and event venue in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Also known as: “Colon Theatre”, “Golden Dragon”, and “Pylon Theatre”
- Address: 608 College Street, Toronto
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Francis of Assisi and The Orbit Room.
St. Francis of Assisi
Church
Photo: SimonP, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint Francis of Assisi is a Roman Catholic church founded in 1902 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the west end neighbourhood of Little Italy and Trinity-Bellwoods and within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto. St. Francis of Assisi is situated 210 metres south of Royal Cinema.
The Orbit Room
Bar
Photo: SimonP, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Orbit Room is a bar, which is situated 100 metres east of Royal Cinema.
Art Gallery of Ontario
Museum
Photo: Owen Byrne, CC BY 2.0.
The Art Gallery of Ontario is an art museum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Located on Dundas Street West in the Grange Park neighbourhood of downtown Toronto, the museum complex takes up 45,000 square metres of physical space, making it one of the largest art museums in North America and the second-largest art museum in Toronto, after the Royal Ontario Museum. Art Gallery of Ontario is situated 2 km east of Royal Cinema.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Little Italy and Harbord Village.
Little Italy
Neighborhood
Little Italy, sometimes referred to as College Street West, is a district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is known for its Italian Canadian restaurants and businesses.
Harbord Village
Neighborhood
Photo: PascalHD, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Harbord Village is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It lies just to the west of the University of Toronto, with its most commonly accepted borders being Bloor Street on the north, Spadina Avenue on the east, College Street to the south, and Bathurst Street to the west.
Koreatown
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Koreatown is an ethnic enclave within Seaton Village, a neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Located along Bloor Street between Christie and Bathurst Streets, the area is known for its Korean business and restaurants.
Royal Cinema
- Categories: movie theater and event venue
- Location: Old Toronto, Toronto, Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.65537° or 43° 39′ 19″ northLongitude
-79.41457° or 79° 24′ 53″ westOpen location code
87M2MH4P+45OpenStreetMap ID
way 363527241OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q20006896
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In Other Languages
From French to Ukrainian—“Royal Cinema” goes by many names.
- French: “Royal Cinema”
- German: “Royal Cinema”
- Spanish: “Royal Cinema”
- Ukrainian: “Роял Сінема”
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