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| - I went to the Humber in the late 90's before it closed, and just recently went again. It's great that it's open again (especially with the disappearance of so many of the more intimate, historical neighbourhood theatres around Toronto in recent years), and it's great to learn more about its history, but there are some things about the reopened cinema that are left to be desired by the average filmgoer.
Upon entering the one entrance door (next to at least 10 exit-only doors), you find that the admissions desk is combined with concessions. It's pretty chaotic. You're getting your General Admission ticket ($12.99, btw, it's the same price as a multiplex) and possibly your popcorn at the same time. Okay, it's a historical theatre. We'll give it a pass. You'd just better hope you don't need to nail a staff member down to ask them a question because it's going to be tough to get their attention!
Now to find your theatre. If you're in the one behind the admissions desk, you're in luck. Downstairs is a different matter altogether.
Before the big closure, the Humber used to have two large theaters, one above and one downstairs. Since the theatre reopened, the downstairs theatre has been divided into 4 small ... viewing rooms. At approx. 50 seats per room, they're so small that it's difficult to call them "theatres". Tickets can sell out surprisingly quickly when your film is in one of the small theatres, so get there with some time to spare. The numbers above the doors to the rooms are very difficult to see amongst the various movie posters and photos that decorate the walls, but they're there. Signage is rather poor.
I was in one of the small theatres, viewing a movie that had a lot of talking and was relatively quiet; the movie in the next theatre was quite loud and had a lot of booming going on, which was plainly audible and disruptive in my theatre. Bad sound-proofing. That was very disappointing. I've heard multiple complaints from other people I've talked to about the Humber about being able to hear the sound from the neighboring theatre and the size of the smaller theatres compared to the price you pay for a ticket. Not great. But if you just want to see a movie and you're in the neighbourhood and you want to support the neighbourhood theatre, go for it. It's nice in it's own way.
Other notes: There is a Green P municipal parking behind the theatre and it's around the corner from the Jane subway station. I didn't study the accessibility of the theatres or washrooms when I was there, but there are a lot of stairs and an elevator was not readily apparent. Its worth a phone call to check if that is a concern to you.
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