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rfmcdonaldI've been saving these photos of the Elgin and Winter Garden Theatres, a pair of stacked theatres dating from the early 20th century on Yonge north of Queen visited on the occasion of Doors Open, for posting on the first day of the Toronto Fringe Festival.
The Elgin Theatre is a conventional enough lower theatre, designed for movies and vaudeville. The Winter Garden, located above, was designed as an atmospheric "country garden under the stars", and was abandoned for most of the 20th century.
The Winter Garden in particular was dark, making photography difficult. I only hope I responded adequately to the task.
Inside the Elgin Theatre, all seemed golden.
Inside the Winter Garden Theatre, all was twilight.
The golden facades still shine under the flash.
The Elgin Theatre is a conventional enough lower theatre, designed for movies and vaudeville. The Winter Garden, located above, was designed as an atmospheric "country garden under the stars", and was abandoned for most of the 20th century.
The Winter Garden in particular was dark, making photography difficult. I only hope I responded adequately to the task.
Inside the Elgin Theatre, all seemed golden.
Inside the Winter Garden Theatre, all was twilight.
The golden facades still shine under the flash.
