ByTowne Cinema

ByTowne Cinema
Former namesNelson Theatre
Address325 Rideau Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 5Y4
Coordinates45°25′47″N 75°41′05″W / 45.429597°N 75.684750°W / 45.429597; -75.684750
OperatorDaniel Demois and Andy Willick
TypeCinema
Genre(s)Repertory
Capacity650
Construction
Built1946
Opened10 February 1947 (1947-02-10)
Renovated1960s, 1990s, 2000, 2011, 2013
ArchitectHarold Kaplan and Abraham Sprachman
Website
www.bytowne.ca

The ByTowne Cinema is a one-screen repertory movie theatre located in Ottawa, Ontario, The cinema is one of Ottawa's main venues for independent and foreign films. The 650-seat cinema is located on Rideau Street at Nelson, several blocks east of the Rideau Centre. It was closed on December 24, 2020, with a final week of screenings shown on February 26 to March 7, 2021. The cinema reopened under new ownership on September 8, 2021.