ByTowne Cinema
| Former names | Nelson Theatre |
|---|---|
| Address | 325 Rideau Street Ottawa, Ontario K1N 5Y4 |
| Coordinates | 45°25′47″N 75°41′05″W / 45.429597°N 75.684750°W |
| Operator | Daniel Demois and Andy Willick |
| Type | Cinema |
| Genre(s) | Repertory |
| Capacity | 650 |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1946 |
| Opened | 10 February 1947 |
| Renovated | 1960s, 1990s, 2000, 2011, 2013 |
| Architect | Harold Kaplan and Abraham Sprachman |
| Website | |
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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.