Halifax's booming population puts a squeeze on performance venues

[OldDartmouthMark]

Originally Posted by Keith P.

Here’s a pic of the interior of the Capitol Theater found on FB. Approximately 2,000 seats, demolished in 1974 to allow for construction of Maritime Centre.

Wow... I think this may be the first colour pic I've seen of the theatre. Makes its loss even more painful, as it was spectacular. Lots of nice stuff around here didn't survive the sixties, seventies, and eighties.