Van East Cinema

2014-09-26

[...] are people’s collective memories that grow up around specific locations. For decades, the Van East Cinema on Commercial Drive was that kind of cultural touchstone.With its deep roots in the [...]

Marquee

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lifeonthedrive.ca

2014-06-20

[...] Character Even Marquee’s history is unique. “This building was originally the Van East Cinema and retail/commercial space,” Cristy explains. “We were able to re-purpose an [...]

Marquee

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lifeonthedrive.ca

2014-06-13

[...] groups hoping to save them, one East Vancouver developer is bucking that trend. The former Van East Cinema has now been converted to condos, and James Askew with Marquee developers says they did all [...]

Marquee

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lifeonthedrive.ca

2014-06-13

[...] on Commercial Drive. Marquee on the Drive, a low-rise development, transforms the old Van East Cinema, originally designed by Bruno Freschi, the architect behind Expo ’86 and Science World, into [...]

Marquee

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lifeonthedrive.ca

2014-06-13

[...] James Askew, president of rareEarth Project Marketing. “At Marquee we saw the potential the Van East Cinema held, with its original brick and steel and prime location. “It’s all too common for [...]

Marquee

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lifeonthedrive.ca

2014-05-14

[...] . Developer Image Development Inc. took a run-down theatre and used it. Literally. The Van East Cinema on Commercial Drive was designed by Bruno Freschi, the same architect behind Science World [...]

Marquee

#2700

lifeonthedrive.ca