Elgin Theatres and the Winter Garden

The Elgin Theatre and the Winter Garden are a pair of theaters in Toronto, Canada. The Winter Garden Theatre is located seven floors above the Elgin Theatre. The theater was designed by architect Thomas W. Lamb, who also built the Ed Mirwish Theatre.

Both theaters were created to show vaudevilles and short silent films popular at the time. The lower theater, decorated with gold and marble, was intended for continuous performances and films. And the upper floors of the winter garden are located under the stars. The Upper Theatre was created for the elite and was reserved for high society at high prices.

In 1928, the Lower Theatre was converted to show sound films, and the Upper Theatre was closed. The winter garden was closed for about sixty years. Inside it is preserved the largest collection of theatrical landscapes.