Shea's Hippodrome

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1572 Bay St, Toronto, ON M5H, Canada

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N43° 39' 6.624" W79° 22' 56.676"   (43.65184, -79.38241) Start navigation »

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Shea's Hippodrome was a historic film and play theatre in Downtown Toronto, Canada. At its opening in 1914, it was the largest movie palace in Canada, and one of the largest vaudeville theatres in the world.
Located on the corner of Queen and Bay, (now Nathan Phillips Square), it included 12 opera boxes, a Wurlitzer organ, as well as a full-size orchestra pit. It debuted some of Canada's first non-silent films.
It was built by brothers Jerry and Michael Shea in 1914, directly across from Toronto's Old City Hall, operated by Famous Players, and managed for decades by Ken Bishop.
It was demolished in 1957 to make way for Toronto's new City Hall.

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