. ▁K iel y ▁from ▁Montreal , ▁first ▁came ▁to ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁as ▁an ▁employee ▁of ▁the ▁Keith ' s ▁chain , ▁often ▁singing ▁illustrated ▁songs ▁between ▁the ▁moving ▁pictures . ▁He ▁later ▁became ▁owner ▁until ▁the ▁Nick el ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁surv iv ors ▁of ▁the ▁SS ▁Flor iz el ▁dis aster , ▁and ▁in ▁later ▁years ▁owned ▁and ▁operated ▁other ▁movie ▁the at res ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁Modern ▁T ies ▁ ▁The ▁names ake ▁continues ▁in ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁as ▁the ▁Nick el ▁Film ▁Festival . ▁The ▁B IS ▁building ▁that ▁contained ▁the ▁Nick el ▁Theatre ▁has ▁been ▁since ▁converted ▁into ▁ 3 ▁very ▁high - end ▁cond omin iums . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Nick el ▁Festival . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Paul ▁S . ▁Moore . ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁" E ar ly ▁Picture ▁Sh ows ▁at ▁the ▁Ful c rum ▁of ▁Modern ▁and ▁Par och ial ▁St . ▁John ' s , ▁New found land ," ▁New found land ▁and ▁Lab r ador ▁Studies ▁ 2 2 ( 2 ): ▁ 4 4 7 - 4 7 1 . ▁ ▁Category : Build ings ▁and ▁structures ▁in ▁St . ▁John ' s , ▁New found land ▁and ▁Lab r ador ▁Category : Form er ▁cin emas ▁in ▁Canada ▁Category : C in ema ▁of ▁New found land ▁and ▁Lab r ador ▁Category : The at res ▁in ▁New