Roxy Theatre (Saskatoon)

Roxy Theatre
The Roxy
Former namesTowne Cinema, Coronet Theatre
Coordinates52°07′35″N 106°40′27″W / 52.126345°N 106.674202°W / 52.126345; -106.674202
OwnerRainbow Cinemas
TypeMovie Palace
Genre(s)Films and Stage shows
Seating typefixed
Capacity478 (main screen)
140 (second screen)
Construction
Built1930
Website
http://www.rainbowcinemas.ca/about.php?theatre=Roxy_Theatre

The Roxy Theatre is a movie theatre (cinema) in the Riversdale neighborhood of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, built during the onset of the Great Depression.

The interior is decorated in a Spanish Villa style with the walls covered with small balconies, windows and towers, giving the impression of a quaint Spanish village. The ceiling was painted dark blue, with twinkling lights set in the plaster, to give the impression of a night sky. It was built for sound pictures ("talkies"), and was Saskatoon's first air-conditioned building. It is one of the last remaining atmospheric movie palaces in Canada.