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04/20/09

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Historic Red Barn Theatre Has Been Destroyed

Red Barn Theater

The Ontario Fire Marshal's office is investigating a fire that gutted the historic Red Barn Theatre in Jackson's Point, Ont.

Canada's oldest professional summer theatre has been gutted by a fire.
The Red Barn Theatre in York Region near Lake Simcoe went up in flames around 11:00pm, Saturday. By the time the fire was put out the entire structure was charred rubble, the Toronto Star reports.

Thankfully, no one was injured.

The Barn was at least 130-years-old and has been operating as a theatre since 1949.

This is very, very sad news for historians, and theater lovers.

Source: 680 News

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