{"id":3462,"date":"2016-09-06T17:23:46","date_gmt":"2016-09-06T17:23:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.heritagemontreal.org\/?post_type=site&#038;p=3462"},"modified":"2026-03-18T12:35:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T12:35:17","slug":"empress-theatre-cinema-v","status":"publish","type":"site","link":"https:\/\/memento.heritagemontreal.org\/en\/site\/empress-theatre-cinema-v\/","title":{"rendered":"Empress Theatre"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<header>\n\t\t<div data-header-site class=\"header-site\" style=\"--type-color: #6696c6;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hmtl.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Empress.png\" alt=\"header site background image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid site-info\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"offset-md-1 col-md-10 back\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"back-arrow\" href=\"https:\/\/memento.heritagemontreal.org\/carte-interactive\/\">Back to map<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-site-content class=\"col-sm-10 offset-sm-1 col-md-8 offset-md-2 col-lg-6 offset-lg-3 col-xl-4 offset-xl-4 content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"upper type-1\">Priority site<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"title\">Empress Theatre<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"subtitle\">5560 Sherbrooke Street West<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub-box-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-10 offset-md-1 col-lg-8 offset-lg-2 col-xl-6 offset-xl-3 sub-box type-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"views-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"views\">3852<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Views on this page<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"social-medias-menu\" data-share-snippet>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a class=\"social-media-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/memento.heritagemontreal.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/site\/3462&#038;t=\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" data-facebook-share><span class=\"fab fa-facebook\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a class=\"social-media-link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?source=https:\/\/memento.heritagemontreal.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/site\/3462&#038;text=\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Tweet\" data-twitter-share><span class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Share this page<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Fonction \u00e0 venir\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"button dark-version\">S'abonner aux mises \u00e0 jour<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\n\n\t<section class=\"full-width-text  \">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-10 offset-sm-1 col-md-6 offset-md-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\">History of the site<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><p>Built in 1927, the Empress Theatre, with its Egyptian Revival style, played host to a variety of forms of entertainment over the years, including burlesque, dinner theatre and repertory films. During the 1960s, the Empress changed vocations a few times. In 1962, it was converted into a caf\u00e9-theatre called the Royal Follies, before becoming, in 1968, a two-tiered cinema known as Cinema V and Salle Hermes. In 1975, it kept the name Cinema V and focused primarily on repertory films. Famous Players bought the venue in 1988, turning it into a cinema for feature-length blockbuster films. In 1992, a major fire destroyed the building and forced its closure. The building has been abandoned ever since.<\/p>\n<p>The City of Montreal bought the theatre in 1999 from Standard Life. In 2001, the theatre was returned to the C\u00f4te-des-Neiges \u2013 Notre-Dame-de-Gr\u00e2ce borough. Several projects to repurpose and enhance the building have been presented over the years, to no avail.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\t<section class=\"full-width-text  \">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-10 offset-sm-1 col-md-6 offset-md-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\">Specific characteristics of the site<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><p>The Empress Theatre, also known as Cinema V, is the only Egyptian Revival style theatre in Canada. Designed by architect Alcide Chauss\u00e9, the building\u2019s architecture was inspired by Howard Carter\u2019s discovery of Tutankhamen\u2019s tomb in November 1922. The interior was designed by theatre decorator Emmanuel Briffa, who also designed the Rialto, Th\u00e9\u00e2tre Outremont and Snowdon Cinema.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\t<section class=\"full-width-text  dark-version\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-10 offset-sm-1 col-md-6 offset-md-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\">Threats<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><p>There is a high risk of demolition since the interior is too damaged to be preserved. However, the borough hopes to be able to preserve the exterior fa\u00e7ade so that it can be integrated into a new project. While still in the preliminary stage, we will keep watch to ensure that this unique example of Egyptian Revivalism is preserved, restored and integrated into the project that will be adopted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\t<section class=\"full-width-text  \">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-10 offset-sm-1 col-md-6 offset-md-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\">Current status<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><p>In March 2020, the mayor of the C\u00f4te-des-Neiges \u2013 Notre-Dame-de-Gr\u00e2ce borough announced that the Empress Theatre will be saved in part. The Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 d\u2019habitation et de development de Montr\u00e9al has been allocated $250,000 so that it can conduct architectural and engineering studies. The reconstruction should include a multipurpose room, several affordable housing units and a commercial component for artistic expression. The borough also hopes to involve citizens so that they can express their needs and expectations with respect to this new cultural site.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"40\" data-end=\"133\">In November 2024, it was announced that the City of Montr\u00e9al intended to sell the building.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"135\" data-end=\"392\">However, in 2025, a borough councillor announced that the City had mandated the Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 d\u2019habitation et de d\u00e9veloppement de Montr\u00e9al to reassess the site\u2019s potential for redevelopment into non-market housing, with the aim of addressing the housing crisis.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"99\" data-end=\"877\">In early 2026, the new administration of the C\u00f4te-des-Neiges\u2013Notre-Dame-de-Gr\u00e2ce arrondissement once again revives hopes of seeing a meaningful project emerge for this building.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\t<section class=\"full-width-text  \">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-10 offset-sm-1 col-md-6 offset-md-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\">Actions of Heritage Montr\u00e9al<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><p>H\u00e9ritage Montr\u00e9al is very attached to the Empress Theater, which is a formidable witness to the history of cinemas in Montreal. A subject that H\u00e9ritage Montr\u00e9al dealt with in a <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.heritagemontreal.org\/en\/histoire-des-cinemas-de-montreal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post entitled on our blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>H\u00e9ritage Montr\u00e9al closely followed the consultations regarding the redevelopment of the theater and pressed for the preservation and enhancement of the architectural elements that could be saved, as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n<p>In November 2024, after several years without any updates on this matter for which the City had sought our collaboration, learning through the media that it now plans to sell it is both disappointing and concerning.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"99\" data-end=\"877\">The 2026 announcement to move forward with an initial phase of intervention at the Empress Theatre marks a turning point for this neo-Egyptian landmark, which has been abandoned for over three decades. Owned by the Ville de Montr\u00e9al since 1999, the former cinema, inaugurated in 1927 and designed by architect Alcide Chauss\u00e9, still stands out today for its fa\u00e7ade inspired by the fascination sparked by the discovery of Tutankhamun\u2019s tomb in 1922. The interior d\u00e9cor by Emmanuel Briffa, however, has been significantly altered over time, particularly with the subdivision of the original large auditorium.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"879\" data-end=\"1373\">The proposed project aims to restore the site\u2019s cultural vocation and, as an initial step, to create a temporary outdoor cultural space. The deconstruction of the roof and interior walls would be accompanied by the stabilization and integration of the neo-Egyptian fa\u00e7ade. After many years of deterioration, studies, calls for proposals, and unfulfilled promises, the intention to reopen access to the site and reintroduce cultural activity represents a concrete step that deserves recognition.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1375\" data-end=\"1845\">The loss of the original interior volume nonetheless raises significant concerns regarding the integrity and authenticity of this rare witness to Montreal\u2019s grand cinema history. This intervention, akin to fa\u00e7adism, will need to be closely monitored by the Ville de Montr\u00e9al\u2019s heritage professionals and advisory bodies. It will be essential to carefully document the work, preserve any remaining architectural elements, and avoid any accidental or negligent demolition.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1847\" data-end=\"2146\">Beyond this initial step, public expectations remain high. The promised revitalization must quickly translate into a feasible cultural redevelopment project capable of restoring the Empress to a meaningful place in Montreal\u2019s cultural life, while adhering to best practices in heritage conservation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\t<section class=\"text-items-list\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-10 offset-sm-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-border\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-10 offset-sm-1 col-md-8 offset-md-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"informations\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"text-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMunicipality or borough\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-text-item\">C\u00f4te-des-Neiges\u2013Notre-Dame-de-Gr\u00e2ce<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"text-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIssues\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-text-item\">Mechanisms for protection<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-text-item\">Interior spaces<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"text-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOwner(s)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-text-item\">Public<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"text-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThreat(s)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-text-item\">Vacant<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-text-item\">No upkeep<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-text-item\">Demolition<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"text-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tConception\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-text-item\">Joseph-Alcide Chauss\u00e9, architect\r\nEmmanuel Briffa, decorator<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"text-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tManager(s)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-text-item\">City of Montr\u00e9al<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"text-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCategorie(s)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-text-item\">Cultural<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"text-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tConstruction year\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-text-item\">1927<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"text-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRecognition status\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-text-item\">Located in an area of exceptional heritage value<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-10 offset-sm-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-border\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\t<section class=\"cta-image-overlay\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-10 offset-sm-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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