Wednesday, October 18, 2017

An Oldie Saved

I first showed  a pic of the Bloor Cinema back in 2012 (HERE) bu the theatre has recently been renamed the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema after a $4million gift from the Ted Rogers Foundation. For the last several years it has been showing wonderful documentary films from around the world and is the site of many doc film festivals as well.
Taking part in Signs, Signs. Click HERE to see more signs from around the world.
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24 comments:

  1. LeaOctober 18, 2017 at 8:37 AM

    Good!

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  2. TomOctober 18, 2017 at 8:44 AM

    ...hotdog!

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  3. eileeninmdOctober 18, 2017 at 8:45 AM

    Hello, it is nice to see this old Cinema still in business. Great sign.

    Happy Wednesday, enjoy your day!

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  4. AdamOctober 18, 2017 at 8:57 AM

    Nothing a little donation can't fix

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  5. PerthDailyPhotoOctober 18, 2017 at 9:16 AM

    Looks really smart now Pat, thank goodness it was rescued! I see a mural up in the right hand corner ☺

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  6. Taken For GrantedOctober 18, 2017 at 9:30 AM

    Good there is a theater that shows documentary films. These films are rarely shown except on Public Broadcasting television.

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  7. ChristineOctober 18, 2017 at 9:48 AM

    Great name for this great cinema!

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  8. LowellOctober 18, 2017 at 11:02 AM

    I'm also glad the theater was saved and renovated and is still going strong. But I don't know Hot Docs or Ted Rogers...must be Canadians, right?

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  9. William KendallOctober 18, 2017 at 11:20 AM

    Neat looking building. Can't say I'm a fan of the re-naming, but I have a pretty low opinion of Rogers in general.

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  10. SharonOctober 18, 2017 at 11:49 AM

    Very nice refurbishment. At first I thought it said "Hot Dogs" I hope it gets a lot of use.

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  11. LoisOctober 18, 2017 at 11:55 AM

    It's always nice to see something like this saved and put to good use.

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  12. CloudiaOctober 18, 2017 at 2:06 PM

    Nice, Pat!

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  13. BillOctober 18, 2017 at 3:35 PM

    It's still looking good, nice!

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  14. AndyOctober 18, 2017 at 4:38 PM

    Thanks for the update on the Bloor Theater. I thought it was demolished long ago.

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  15. RevrunnerOctober 18, 2017 at 6:48 PM

    Like how they handled the restoration.

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  16. MichelleOctober 18, 2017 at 7:40 PM

    Always nice to see the old become new again!

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  17. JimOctober 18, 2017 at 9:15 PM

    Interesting name indeed

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  18. CatalystOctober 18, 2017 at 10:24 PM

    Yes, Hot Docs is definitely an inspired name.

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  19. Sallie (FullTime-Life)October 19, 2017 at 2:30 AM

    Gosh I'm not sure I would ever have figured out what 'Hot Docs' referred to without your explanation.... it makes perfect sense now and is really clever ... and I feel sort of illiterate for not thinking of it right away. But definitely this is another great example of something you wouldn't see in a small or average sized city....

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  20. s.cOctober 19, 2017 at 5:18 AM

    Great facade with a touch of the art deco style a lot of famous theaters have and had in the past. Clever restoration.

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  21. JennOctober 19, 2017 at 12:39 PM

    Nice to see old buildings restored and used. Hot Docs is an interesting name but makes sense once you know what they show there!!

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  22. Photo CacheOctober 19, 2017 at 12:43 PM

    The building and the signage has that funky feel to it.

    Frankly My dear

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  23. LindaOctober 20, 2017 at 12:16 AM

    Glad it was saved. Odd name.

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  24. 21 WitsOctober 20, 2017 at 4:30 PM

    Excellent place and those flower are lovely too!

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