Âé¶¹AV

Skip to content

Âé¶¹AV’s Uptown Theatre demolished

The theatre first opened in the 1970s
20499042_web1_200215-KCN-uptown-theatre-demolished_1
The demolition work started on Monday morning. (Michael Rodriguez - Capital News)

A historic Âé¶¹AV building is no longer a staple of the downtown core.

The Uptown Cinema Centre has been demolished, as work started Monday morning.

The theatre had two screens with 308 seats each, for a total of 616 seats.

Uptown closed in 2000 and was converted into a church after.

It’s uncertain what will happen with the lot now that the building is gone.

Black Press Media has reached out to the City of Âé¶¹AV for more information.

READ: Âé¶¹AV’s Rock the Lake Festival releases full-schedule


Twila Amato
Video journalist, Black Press Okanagan
Follow me on


Twila Amato

About the Author: Twila Amato

Twila was a radio reporter based in northern Vancouver Island. She won the Jack Webster Student Journalism Award while at BCIT and received a degree in ancient and modern Greek history from McGill University.
Read more