National Historic Site of Canada – The Vogue Theatre

I mentioned in my post (read here) about my previous experience at the venue. Maybe you can tell me about your own experience if you have been there for a concert.

If you haven’t been, then let me take you on a short virtual tour.

Vogue Theatre is an Art Deco or Art Moderne styled architecture. Art Deco or “Deco” is short for Arts Decoratifs in French. This style first appeared in France in the early 1900s and then it flourished to the United States and Europe in the next two decades. Vogue Theatre was originally built to be a movie house. It opened in 1941 and was operated by Canadian Odeon Theatres.

In 1993, it was officially recognized as a National Historic Site of Canada, under the Historic Sites and monuments Act. Previously, I wrote about Queen Elizabeth Theatre which was also a National Historic Site of Canada.

Into a bit more detail of the venue, The Vogue Theatre has a total of 1161 seats, divided into three main parts. The Orchestra level has 614 seats, the Dress Circle has 211 seats, and the Upper Circle has 336 seats. The curved ceilings and curved balconies are a typical design in the Art Deco style of architecture.

You can look at the seating map:

“Locally owned and operated Vogue Theatre is one of the last remaining theatres from Vancouver’s famed Theatre Row. Located on Granville Street, the Vogue is a graceful reminder of the Vancouver of old. Originally built in 1941 as a movie house and venue for the performing arts. More than seventy years later, Vogue Theatre annually hosts upwards of 200 events and continues to be one of Canada’s premier venues for live music, cinema and corporate and community events.

Our goal is to give Vancouver a theatre to be proud of. We aim to make entertainment more accessible to a broader audience. We are pleased to share Vogue Theatre continues to take home the Canadian Music Week Best Performing Arts Centre Award year over year.”

(Vogue Theatre)

In 2018, Vogue Theatre took a peak at hosting 64 concerts that year. When sorting by genre, from 1993 to present, Vogue Theatre has hosted 485 Indie concerts, 455 Rock concerts, 426 Pop concerts, 333 Indie Rock concerts and 322 Alternative Rock concerts. Now, looking at those numbers are very impressive.

The next time you head downtown to enjoy a concert at Vogue Theatre, be proud that it is a National Historic Site of Canada.