A former brick theatre building on St. Mary’s Road in St. Vital (now Winnipeg) was designed by local architect Edgar Prain and built in 1935 by contractor James Edward Bailey for the Windsor Amusements Limited at a cost of about $25,000. Measuring 41 feet by 110 feet, it had a seating capacity for about 480 people. The theatre closed in 1976 and the now heavily renovated building is an occupied by a grocery store.
Windsor Theatre (1942)
Source: St. Vital Museum
The former Windsor Theatre (March 2023)
Source: Jordan MakichukSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.86382, W97.11141
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Edgar Prain (1881-1958)
Memorable Manitobans: James Edward Bailey (1873-1946)
“Building notes,” Winnipeg Tribune, 18 May 1935, page 7.
“Theatre for St. Vital,” Manitoba Free Press, 25 May 1935, page 6.
“Construction of new theatre starts this week,” Winnipeg Tribune, 10 June 1935, page 5.
St. John's Anglican Cathedral & Cemetery, 135 Anderson Avenue by Murray Peterson, City of Winnipeg Historical Buildings & Resources Committee, September 2017.
Theatres of Winnipeg, 1900 to Present, Dancebob.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk.
Page revised: 15 May 2023
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