Empress Theatre (Fort Macleod) facts for kids
Empress Theatre facade
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| Address | 235 Main Street, Fort Macleod, AB T0L 0Z0 |
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| Coordinates | 49°43′33″N 113°24′27″W / 49.72573°N 113.40745°W |
| Owner | Town of Fort Macleod |
| Operator | Empress Theatre Society |
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| Broke ground | 1910 |
| Opened | 1912 |
| Renovated | 1940s |
| Builder | J.S. Lambert |
The Empress is a not for profit theatre in Fort Macleod, Alberta that has been open since 1912.
History
In January 1910 the Lethbridge Herald announced that a new opera house with orchestra pit would be built And it opened in 1912 as a vaudeville and theatrical performance venue for Northwest Mounted Police.
Architecture
It is a two-story brick building with a plain facade to match the existing streetscape. It still has its original interior balcony, seating, dressing rooms and projection booth.
It is registered on the Canadian Register of Historic Places.
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