Feb., 2014: Roxy Theatre Valentine's Day Display, 1955
The Roxy Theatre opened in Woodbridge on December 22, 1950, at the intersection of Highway 7 and Eighth Avenue (now Kipling). The theatre hosted various special events including those for Valentine's Day (pictured above in 1955), Easter, and St. Patrick's Day until it closed in January of 1961. No use was made of the property until the fall of 1966, when it was used by the Woodbridge Auction Centre Ltd. as a car sales arena and then in 1968 as a Canadian Tire. The building burned down in April, 1977.
City of Vaughan Archives: MG 45
Feb., 2014: Roxy Theatre Valentine's Day Display, 1955
The Roxy Theatre opened in Woodbridge on December 22, 1950, at the intersection of Highway 7 and Eighth Avenue (now Kipling). The theatre hosted various special events including those for Valentine's Day (pictured above in 1955), Easter, and St. Patrick's Day until it closed in January of 1961. No use was made of the property until the fall of 1966, when it was used by the Woodbridge Auction Centre Ltd. as a car sales arena and then in 1968 as a Canadian Tire. The building burned down in April, 1977.
City of Vaughan Archives: MG 45