It was considered the oldest remaining vaudeville theatre in Western Canada.

[1] The Pantages was converted in the 1920s to a movie house and operated under several names during its lifetime, among them the Royal, State, Queen, Avon and City Nights.

On 30 September 2008, Vancouver City Council refused the proposal to restore the 650-seat Pantages Theatre, and similarly refused the blackbox studio, art gallery, and 136 units of housing associated with the venture.

After the City of Vancouver rejected the renewal proposal the roof of the building collapsed due to the weight of years of water collection.

[6] A second Pantages Theatre was constructed in the same area at 20 West Hastings Street, beginning in 1914 but not finished until 1917-18 due to World War I.