This picture was taken just before the Gay was
demolished and replaced by townhouses.
At the extreme left, which is the N.E. corner of
Parliament and Dundas Streets, one of the
three story apartment buildings in North Regent Park
can be seen.

The Bluebell, later renamed the Gay theatre,
stood at Parliament and Dundas right next to
Cross's Esso service station.
Even though it had been renovated,
it didn't take long to once again become a dump.
The floor was coated with gallons of spilled soda pop
making it quite a challenge to walk between the seats
without losing a shoe to the sticky floor.

The Saturday afternoon matinees could get so rowdy
that there was actually a bouncer to throw out any
kids that got out of hand.

But it was still very dear to my heart because this
was my favorite neighborhood theatre.
I spent many hours in this building watching monsters
and cowboy heros like John Wayne
parade across the torn silver screen.