Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers (1930-1949)

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404 FALUDI October TABLE II RELATION BETWEEN THEATER LOCATION AND POPULATION PER SEAT (Data— 1945 population map — Town Planning Consultants Limited) Population •Theaters Seats Persons per Theater Persons per Seat 1. Downtown area 7,000 9 13,583 660 0.52 2. Within 1-mile radius exclud ing the down town area 52,200 11 10,115 4,745 5.16 3. Between 1 and 2-mile radius 138,900 19 16,566 7,310 8.41 4. Between 2 and 3-mile radius 192,300 28 21,420 6,868 8.97 5. Between 3 and 4-mile radius 217,300 26 21,042 8,358 10 . 33 6. Between 4 and 5-mile radius 155,400 19 15,851 8,179 9.80 7. Between 5 and 6-mile radius 73,200 8 6,092 9,275 12.00 8. Beyond 6-mile radius 93,200 8 5,198 11,650 17.93 Metropolitan Area Toronto Total Population (1946 estimates, Dominion Bureau of Statistics) Persons per Population Theaters Theater 959,308 128 7573 easy walking distance, that is, from the area within a 3/4-mile radius. It is obvious that a new theater here depends exclusively on the number of people living in such an area. LOCATION OF THEATERS IN SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOODS The suburban neighborhoods are the frontiers of future urban development, and therefore they are potential locations for new types of shopping centers and theater sites. Both the United States and Canada have embarked on a vast housing program. In the coming decade, in all likelihood, millions of homes will be built. The recognized trend is toward the establishment of residential districts in which residents share the common services, social activities, and facilities provided in the vicinity of the