Jax Theatre
141 First Avenue West, Bengough, Saskatchewan, S0G, Canada
Reconnu formellement en:
2005/05/19
Autre nom(s)
Popcorn Palace
Jax Theatre
Liens et documents
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Date(s) de construction
1953/01/01 à 1953/12/31
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2007/02/13
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
The Jax Theatre is a Municipal Heritage Property situated on one lot on First Avenue West in the Town of Bengough. The property features a long rectangular-plan, wood-frame building constructed in 1953.
Valeur patrimoniale
The heritage value of the Jax Theatre lies in its long association with entertainment and social life in Bengough. The smaller “Bengough Theatre” had operated on the same site for several decades prior to 1953, when it was demolished by a new owner and replaced with the larger “Jax Theatre.” For more than twenty years, the new theatre’s motion pictures and occasional live performances were welcome and much-enjoyed diversions for the small rural community. After a brief closure, the theatre re-opened in 1988 under new ownership as the “Popcorn Palace.” Although many people still enjoyed attending its movies and stage shows, the theatre found it increasingly difficult to cope with rising operating costs and competition from newly emerging forms of entertainment. Eventually, it suffered the same fate as the majority of small-town theatres on the prairies, closing in 1999. Currently, a local Arts Council is redeveloping the theatre as a performing arts centre, reflecting the community’s ongoing attachment to the facility as a social and cultural centre.
Source:
Town of Bengough Bylaw No. 5/2005.
Éléments caractéristiques
The heritage value of the Jax Theatre resides in the following character-defining elements:
-elements that identify the building as a small-town theatre and speak to its long-standing role as a community entertainment centre, including its long-rectangular form; the stepped, Boomtown façade; the awning over the entrance; centrally-placed double doors framed with glass blocks and flanked by sign-boards for advertising theatre attractions; the interior spatial arrangement of foyer and auditorium with stage; and its location, which has been the site of the town theatre since the early-twentieth century.
Reconnaissance
Juridiction
Saskatchewan
Autorité de reconnaissance
Administrations locales (Sask.)
Loi habilitante
Heritage Property Act, alinéa 11(1)(a)
Type de reconnaissance
Bien patrimonial municipal
Date de reconnaissance
2005/05/19
Données sur l'histoire
Date(s) importantes
1999/01/01 à 1999/12/31
Thème - catégorie et type
- Exprimer la vie intellectuelle et culturelle
- Les sports et les loisirs
Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction
Actuelle
- Loisirs
- Auditorium, cinéma ou boîte de nuit
Historique
Architecte / Concepteur
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Constructeur
Norman Shaver
Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
Department of Culture, Youth and Recreation
Heritage Resources Branch
1919 Saskatchewan Drive Regina, SK
MHP 2295
Réfère à une collection
Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
MHP 2295
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
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