Formerly located on Regent Avenue West in the Transcona area of Winnipeg, this two-storey brick building, measuring 40 feet by 100 feet, was built between 1911 and 1912 by the Winnipeg Construction Company for the Transcona Theatre Company at a cost of about $25,000. The theatre had a single screen with seating capacity of 427 people.
In 1926, the theatre was purchased by Irwin Rober Triller (1906-1989) who, in 1931, renovated it with a new Spanish Mission-style interior and exterior. It reopened as the Apollo Theatre later that year. The building continued to operate as a theatre until closing on 30 May 1960. The theatre was demolished in July 1969 by the Atlas Wrecking Company. The site is now occupied by another commercial building.
Transcona Theatre (1913)
Source: Transcona Museum
Transcona Theatre (1936)
Source: Transcona Silver Jubilee, 1911-1936, page 108.Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89522, W97.00349
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Manitoba Business: Winnipeg Construction Company
“Transcona notes,” Manitoba Free Press, 6 July 1911, page 11.
Transcona fire insurance map, #7 January 1953, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“Transcona theatre to be demolished,” Winnipeg Tribune, 8 July 1969, page 4.
Obituary [Irwin Robert Triller], Winnipeg Free Press, 29 March 1989, page 54.
Manitoba History: A Trip Through Time in Transcona by Terry Patterson
Manitoba History, Number 13, Spring 1987
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk and the Transcona Museum.
Page revised: 25 November 2025
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