Famous News (Jan 1981)

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New Head Office Tops Off Our 60th Year! @ In 1920, the year Famous Players Limited was founded, the company was known as Famous Players Canadian Corporation and occupied a small suite of rooms in the Temple Building on the corner of Bay and Richmond Streets in Chamous ¥ ews Toronto. ‘‘We had half a floor back then,’’ recalls retired Famous employee Tom Callendar, ‘‘number 901 on the door.”’ On November 17, 1980, the dust settled on the company’s explosive 60-year growth with the opening of FAMOUS PLAYERS a new 7-storey head office building. Famous Players is now proudly under its own roof for the first time in company history. continued, see ‘Birth of a Building’’ page 13 Premiere Issue January 1981 Published bimonthly in the interest of Famous Players employees and associates from coast to coast. The magnificent central core of Famous Players new head office/ cinema complex a towering glass atrium. A work of art from every angle, it provides a sunny sanctum for theatregoers and office staff. For Grand opening photostory see page 14