- Part Of
- Benjamin Brown fonds
- Commercial building plans and drawings series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 49
- Series
- 3
- File
- 75
- Material Format
- architectural drawing
- Date
- 1919-1924
- Physical Description
- 20 architectural drawings : 7 blueprints, 13 pencil, some on tracing paper ; 45 cm length or smaller and 8 cm diam.
- Admin History/Bio
- The Mavety Theatre was located at 215 Mavety Street, which is near the intersection of Dundas and Keele. In 1919, Joe Nevin created plans to convert the theatre into a cinema. In 1924, Benjamin Brown was commissioned by Mr. R. Thornton to make alterations to the theatre. It is unknown if these plans were implemented. The theatre was the site of several political rallies promoting workers' rights in the 1920s.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of architectural drawings of alterations to the Mavety Theatre. In addition to Benjamin Brown's drawings, file also includes proposed plans to convert the theatre into a cinema drawn by architect Joe Nevin. Floor plans, sections, detailing and elevation drawings are included.
- Notes
- Due to the poor condition of these drawings, the description is partially based on the item level descriptions created by Steve Speisman.
- Name Access
- Mavety Theatre
- Thornton, R.
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Records are closed for conservation reasons.
- Physical Condition
- Material is fragile and badly torn.
- Related Material
- See File 49-5-11 for architectural plans designed by Herbert G. Duerr of a theatre on Kingston Road.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions