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Strand Theatre during WWII

Black and white photograph of the front of the Strand Theatre. The building is white with a large marquee extending over the sidewalk in front. Movie poster and Victory Bond banners hang on the front of the building. Men, women and children are on the sidewalk. A red brick building of storefronts is to the left of the theatre.

Title: Strand Theatre during WWII

Photographer: Duke Studios

Museum of Northern History Collection

The Strand was one of four theatres operating in Kirkland Lake during the Second World War. Movies and live theatre entertained those on the homefront, but the Strand also hosted events to raise money for the war effort.

The large paintings on the marquee promoted the buying of victory bonds. The artist, Ralph Ashton and his wife Dorothea, lived in an apartment above the Strand Theatre at the time.