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Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Now & Then: The historic Stanley Theatre in 1948 and 2020

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John Bentley - Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Now & Then
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A look at the historic Stanley Theatre at 2750 Granville St in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­as captured on film in 1948 and 2020John Bentley/Jack Lindsay, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Now & Then and Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Archives

I would venture to say that most people in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­have been inside the historic Stanley Theatre at least once.

Built in 1930, it lasted as a movie house until 1991, and after a few years in development limbo, emerged as the home of the . 

The theatre is located at 2750 Granville St. 

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A look at the historic Stanley Theatre at 2750 Granville St in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­as captured on film in 1948 and 2020. . John Bentley/Jack Lindsay, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Now & Then and Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Archives

John Bentley is an architectural photographer who has photographed the inside and outside of thousands of buildings around Vancouver. Using images from the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Archives he offers a glimpse of the past and present on his site .