Two nights ago I headed out to South Burnaby to have a look at an old bicycle that someone was selling off Craigslist. Little did I know, I’d also bring back some very old theater seats.
Over the years I’ve been to some pretty sketchy places in search for cool items, but this tops them all. I assumed the address would take me to someone’s house but instead it took me to a deserted industrial complex. As I stepped into the warehouse I walked past a beautiful 1950’s Dodge car that was itching to be restored.
I was here to check the bike out and my eyes started to scan the place for other cool things he might be getting rid of. In the corner of the warehouse sat a pile of very old movie theater seats. I’ve always wanted vintage movie theater seats but they can be very difficult to find. These seats came from the Lyric Theater in Vancouver which was opened in the mid 1930’s and was demolished in the late 1960’s. It was replaced by the now historic Orpheum Theater.
I snatched two seats which need some work but I think once they’ve had a good cleaning and some possible upholstery work they’ll look fantastic. I absolutely adore the cast iron leg work on these and I can only imagine what sort of magnificent performances the audiences who sat in these seats saw.
I forgot to mention I also bought that bike. A mid 1930s CCM Rambler Bicycle. It has a very cool 1946 Vancouver registration sticker on the post. I can’t wait to overhaul this and ride it in the spring with Naomi. I’ll post about this sweet find soon!
They even have the original bubble gum stuck to the bottom of the seats!
Great blog you have on your side as well!
These seats are gold! Wish I could find some of these for my flat here in Melbourne.
Lovely blog =D