The Capitol Theatre is a historic theatre in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Opened on December 30, 1920 by the Loew Theater Company owned by Marcus Loew at a cost of approximately . Designed by Toronto architect Thomas White Lamb, it was the largest single floor theatre in Canada at the time, with 1,995 seats. The theatre was one of 16 Canadian theatres Lamb designed, including Toronto's Pantages (now the Ed Mirvish Theatre), the

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, and the Ottawa Capitol. The building was purchased in 1922 by Simon Mertsky and two other partners and it assumed its current name, as the Capitol Theatre. Famous Players (now Cineplex Inc.) purchased the building in 1929. In 1975, the theatre was divided into three spaces available to rent: The main "Pentastar" theatre with 626 audience seats, the Daniel Patrick Kelly theatre with seating for 208 guests, and the Joy Family theatre for meetings and receptions. The building closed in 1989 bringing the threat of demolition. In 1995 a group of community leaders and volunteers secured funding from the provincial and federal government to restore and renovate the interior of the building. The volunteer board declared bankruptcy in 2007. The City purchased the building in 2008 and turned it over to the Windsor Symphony Orchestra to manage and use as their main venue. The Windsor International Film Festival also uses the theatre.

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File:Capitol Theatre Lobby ca 1989 03.tif, Capitol Theatre ca 1928 File:Capitol Theatre Lobby ca 1989 04.jpg, Capitol Theatre Auditorium ca 1948. Full theatre 1995 seats File:Capitol Theatre Lobby ca 1989 01.jpg, Capitol Theatre Lobby ca 1989 File:Capitol Theatre Lobby ca 1989 02.jpg, Capitol Theatre ca 1989 File:WindsorCapitolTheatre.JPG, Capitol Theatre exterior 2007 File:Capitol Theatre Lobby ca 1989 06.jpg, Capitol Theatre Lobby 2013 File:Capitol Theatre Lobby ca 1989 07.jpg, Daniel Patrick Kelly Theatre 2013 File:Capitol Theatre Lobby ca 1989 05.jpg, Joy Family Theatre 2013 File:Capitol Theatre Lobby ca 1989 08.jpg, Pentastar Playhouse 2013

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Buildings and structures in Windsor, Ontario Theatres in Ontario Theatres completed in 1920 Loew's Theatres buildings and structures Movie palaces Thomas W. Lamb buildings 1920 establishments in Ontario {{Canada-theat-struct-stub