I felt the need for something lovely after so many months being locked down so went digging in my archives. This is the ceiling in the entrance hall of the Ed Mirvish Theatre on Yonge St. The theatre was built in 1920 as a cinema and vaudeville venue and opened under the name Pantages. It had many name changes through the years until finally being named after Ed Mirvish who was a great theatre impresario and also owned Honest Ed's. At some point in its history all of this gorgeous decoration was covered up with drywall until the theatre was finally restored back to its glory.
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A grand ceiling.
Wow, that ceiling is quite spectacular. I can't imagine that it was every covered up. It's stunning.
Spectacular is a good word here.
Hello,
It is a beautiful ceiling! Happy Friday, enjoy your weekend!
Glorious!
...Honest Ed left a legacy.
Awesome!
What an elaborate ceiling. This is why these 1920 and 1930s theaters are called movie palaces. Perhaps we can once again enjoy a film in a movie theater later this summer? Let us hope so.
I've been there!
What a stunning ceiling.
I'll say!
They knew how to decorate back in those days.
That's amazing!
I adore this palace!
Wow, this is beautiful!
I near to never "dress up" but this one sure requires this and I would do happily.
Likely I´d be the person standing in the way studying it all.
Those sure were the golden days.
Nice ceiling indeed.
Preciosa decoración tiene. Me gusta.
Cuídate.
Un abrazo
Digging through those photos is delightful for us, they are always a gift that keeps on giving!
Wow! This is grand. I would love to see it.
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