Roxy Theatre (Saskatoon)
The Roxy | |
| Former names | Towne Cinema, Coronet Theatre |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 52°07′35″N 106°40′27″W / 52.126345°N 106.674202°W |
| Owner | Rainbow Cinemas |
| Type | Movie Palace |
| Genre(s) | Films and Stage shows |
| Seating type | fixed |
| Capacity | 478 (main screen) 140 (second screen) |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1930 |
| 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.