Vintage Edmonton: Sahara Theatre Restaurant Grand Opening (January 14, 1956)





The Sahara Theatre Restuarant, adjacent to the then-new Westmount Shopper's Park held it's Grand Opening on January 14, 1956; it's Egyptian motif and "dinner and a movie" experience was a top-notch evening out for Edmontionians young and old:










The opening feature, "Count Three And Pray", was a typical Van Heflin adventure, which you can watch here:




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