Art Deco

Located in Upper Ferntree Gully on the extreme eastern edge of Melbourne. The Loyalty Theatre was opened as a cinema in 1939. It had a modest Art Deco style design, and seating in the…

The Little 5 Points as well as its larger sibling, the Euclid (aka Variety), have miraculously managed to structurally survive in an urban area where change is constant. Although both…

The 7th Street Theater was a classic neighborhood theater with a large combination sign and marquee extending out from the front of the building. It had a rounded box office to the side of…

The Ritz Cinema was built for the Union Cinemas chain and was designed by the architectural firm Verity & Beverley who were assisted by Union's 'in-house' architect Ernest F. Tulley…

The Roxy Cinema was a takover of a newly built cinema building by Associated British Cinemas(ABC), hence it was not designed by their usual in-house architect W.R. Glen, but by noted…

The Westover Super Cinema was built for and operated by Associated British Cinemas(ABC), and was designed by their 'in-house' architect William Riddle Glen. It opened on 19th June 1937 with…

Located at Bridgeton Cross, an east end district of Glasgow. The Olympia Theatre of Varieties was typical of the Edwardian Baroque style variety theatres which were being built at the time…

Opened 1 August 1930 by Associated British Cinemas Limited and designed in an Art Deco style by Wiliam Glen. It's interior had a Japanese theme and had 2,300 seats, increased to 2,630 seats…

The New Rialto Cinema was built in 1926. A large building on a commanding corner site, it contained a 1,400-seat cinema, nine shops, a billiard hall and a dance hall. It could be said to…

The Regal Cinema opened on 17th June 1940 with little ceremony. It was already partially built when World War II broke out and was allowed to be completed. Initially it was project of D.J…

Originally on this site was the Imperial Picture Palace which opened in 1914. It had 1,674 seats and was re-named New Regent Cinema in 1927. Taken over by Associated British Cinemas(ABC) in…

The Ritz Cinema opened on 23rd October 1939 with Gary Cooper in "Beau Geste" and Rosella Towne in "The Adventures of Jane Arden". It was built by Associated British Cinemas (ABC) and…

Located in the Clifton district, close to Bristol city centre. The Whiteladies Picture House opened on 29th November 1921 with Mary Pickford in "Pollyanna". The original seating capacity…

The Regal Cinema was opened on 17th February 1936 with 1,958 seats in stalls and balcony levels. It was built for and operated by Associated British Cinemas(ABC), and designed by their…

The Glasgow Coliseum Theatre is located on the south side of the city centre in the district of Laurieston. It was built for the Moss Empire's theatre circuit and opened on 18th December…

This was my local cinema when I grew up in Derby, it played all the big releases with the nearby Odeon on London Road. I didn't appreciate how beautiful its great Art Deco facade was…

The Union Cinema was built by Union Cinemas Ltd. and was located next to the older (and smaller) Palace Cinema which they also operated. It opened on 27th September 1937 with John Lodge…

The Broadway Theatre was the bigest luxury cine/variety theatre to be built in Eccles and designed by architect Joseph Gomersall -- one half of the pair of famous British cinema architects…

Built for and operated by Associated British Cinemas (ABC) this was named in advertisements initially as Regal Harrow Road (to save confusion with the not too far away Regal Cinema Marble…

Opened by Associated British Cinemas(ABC) on 10th October 1938 with Charles Laughton in "Vessel of Wrath". Originally it had 2,769 seats (1,086 in the circle, 1,683 in the stalls), it…

The Savoy Cinema was a luxury super cinema designed for a mixed use of cine-variety and was built for Independent operator Goide & Glassman. It opened on 28th October 1935 with Pual Lucas…

The Rembrandt Cinema opened as an independent cinema on 3rd October 1938 with a double bill; Claudette Colbert in "Bluebeard's Eighth Wife" and Don Terry in "Squadron of Honour". The…

Built by Scottish Cinema and Variety Theatres, the Plaza Cinema opened on 21 December 1936 with "Rose Marie" starring Nelson Eddy and Jeanette McDonald. It was designed by Charles J. McNair…

The Regal Cinema was built for Associated British Cinemas and designed by their in-house architect William R. Glen. It was a very difficult triangular site, bounded on the corner of Mare…

The ABC Halifax opened as the Regal Cinema on 19 September 1938, just three months after the large Odeon opened. It was however in a much better location on Ward's End crossroad. There was…

The Regal Cinema commanded a superb central position in Harrogate and was a particularly fine design by Associated British Cinemas(ABC) in-house architect WIlliam R. Glen working with local…

Built by the Union Cinemas chain, they were taken over by Associated British Cinemas(ABC) just prior to its opening on 19th March 1938, with Greta Garbo in "Marie Waleswska"…

This large suburban cinema is located opposite Hendon Central underground railway (tube) station. It opened as the Ambassador Cinema on 15th February 1932. It was designed by architect G.E…

The Regal Cinema was another splendid building built by Associated British Cinemas(ABC) and designed by their 'in-house' architect William R. Glen. It was located on Staines Road at the…

Located in Hove, today a district of Brighton, the Granada Theatre was built by the independent exhibitors Hove Cinemas Ltd. and it had no connection with the chain of Granada Theatres…

Built on the site of the Cloth Hall, which dated from the 1770's, the Ritz Cinema was the towns first and only purpose built super cinema, opening on 10th February 1936 with Jessie Mathews…

Built for the Associated British Cinemas circuit (ABC) and designed by their house architect William R. Glen. The Regal Cinema opened on 26th July 1937 with Clark Gable in "No Man of Her…

The Ritz Cinema was next to the Ancient House in the Buttermarket. Built for the Union Cinemas chain, it was opened on 4th January 1937 with "Three Maxims", a film starring Anna Neagle, who…

Here is the history of two buildings which came together as one, the location was on the East side of Chamberlayne Road Road near the intersection with Kilburn Lane at Kensal Green, in…

The Central Theatre opened on Monday 5th October 1931 at 2.30pm. The theater was opened by the Mayor of Kidderminster Alderman W.H. Stewart-Smith J.P. The first movie to be shown at the…

The Regal Cinema was built on an extended site of the Cinem Palace (1909-1931) which was demolished. It was built by the County Cinemas circuit in a lavish style. It opened on 15th…

The Kings Theatre was designed by John D. Swanson of Kirkcaldy and William Williamson. It opened on 14th November 1904 with the show "Floradora". Seating was provided for a total…

Opened as the Ritz Cinema on 19th November 1934 with Will Hay in "Those Were the Days" and Warren Williams in "Upper World". It was designed by Associated British Cinemas (ABC) house…

The Savoy Cinema was built for and operated by Associated British Cinema (ABC) and opened on 4th June 1937 with John Lodge in "Sensation". It was designed in an Art Deco style by ABC's…

The 1,892 seat Savoy Cinema opened on George Street (a main town centre thoroughfare) on 17 October 1938. It was designed by Associated British Cinemas(ABC) house architect William R. Glen…

Opened as the Rialto Cinema on 31st October 1927, with Ramon Navarro in "Ben Hur". It was later taken over by Associated British Cinemas(ABC), and was re-named ABC in the early-1960's. It…

The Ritz Cinema was the last to be planned by the Union Cinemas circuit, as they were taken over by Associated British Cinemas(ABC). ABC completed the building and opened it on 22 May 1939…

Built by and operated by Associated British Cinemas (ABC) for all its life, the Ritz Cinema opened on 21st December 1936 (just three months after the nearby Odeon Theatre opened). The…

Very grand theatre, with ground floor, circle, and upper cicle. This was very unusual in cinema design. The upper circle was at a very steep angle. The Compton theatre organ stood on the…

Located in the South Bermondsey district of south London, at the corner of Old Kent Road and Gervase Street. Built for and operated by Associated British Cinemas(ABC), the Regal Super…

Opened as the Astoria Cinema, it was the last to be built in a small chain of Astoria Cinemas that were operated by E.F. Lyons in Brighton, Worthing, Folkstone and Southend-on-Sea. The…

Built and operated by Associated British Cinemas (ABC) it was designed in a typical ABC Art Deco style by their in-house architect William R. Glen. The Regal Cinema opened on 8th November…

The Ritz Cinema was a project of Union Cinemas Ltd, but was actually opened by Associated British Cinemas(ABC) due to their take-over of Union. Designed by Samuel Beverley, working in…

Built for Associated British Cinemas (ABC) and designed by their 'in house' architect William R. Glen, the Ritz Cinema opened on 7th November 1938 screening the double bill; "Vivacious…

Located in Sidcup, today a south-eastern district of Greater London. The King's Hall was originally built prior to 1909 as a concert hall. It was converted into a cinema in 1914. It was…

Built and designed by Major W.J. King as one of several Ritz Cinemas planned for a small chain, the project was sold to Associated British Cinemas (ABC) prior to completion. It opened as…

Opened on 5th December 1938 with Ginger Rogers in "Vivacious Lady", the Regal Cinema occupied an excellent site on Lord Street at the corner of Wellington Street in the resort. William R…

Built for and operated by Associated British Cinemas(ABC) the Regal Cinema opened on 20th February 1939 with Janet Gaynor in "Three Loves Has Nancy". Designed by W.R. Glen ABC's…

Large cinema, very grand. Large auditorium and circle. In the early years, children had to queue outside on a Saturday morning in what was called the "tupenny crush". The building was…

Built for and operated by Associated British Cinemas (ABC), the Savoy Cinema was designed by their in-house architect William R. Glen in a splendid Art Deco style. Seating was in stalls and…

Built for and opened by Associated British Cinemas Ltd.(ABC), the Regal Cinema was a splendid example of an Art Deco cinema building from their in-house architect William Riddle Glen. The…

Opened on 1st March 1937 with Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers in "Swing Tme", the Ritz Cinema was built for Union Cinemas. However Union Cinemas were in financial trouble and they were taken…

The Ritz Cinema opened on 3rd December 1934 with Gracie Fields in "Sing As We Go" and Matheson Lang in "The Defender", with film actress Margaret Bannerman, a star of the "The Defender"…

The Regal Cinema was designed by Associated British Cinemas in-house architect William R. Glen, and opened on 9th December 1935. It has a town centre location on Kirkgate at the corner of…

Built for and operated by Associated British Cinemas (ABC) the Regal Cinema opened on 2nd August 1935 with Shirley Temple in "Bright Eyes" and Will Rogers in "The County Chairman". It was…

The Ritz Cinema opened on 15 May 1939, designed by the noted firm of Percy L. Browne, Son and Harding who were fairly prolific in cinema design in the north east of England. It had 1,622…

The Regal Cinema opened on 26th March 1938. It was built for Lou Morris and was almost identical to his Regal Cinema, Bridlington, East Yorkshire. In fact the same architect, Leicester…

Located on Barbauld Street at the corner of Arpley Station Approach and Bridge Foot. The Ritz Cinema was built and opened by the Union Cinemas chain on 23rd August 1937 with Robert…

The Regal Cinema was built for and operated by Associated British Cinemas (ABC). It was opened on 8th February 1937 with Frederic March in "The Road To Glory" and Robert Taylor in…

Located in Northenden, Cheshire on the borders with Wythenshawe, which today is part of Greater Manchester. The Forum Cinema was opened on 22nd November 1934. It was a project of the…

Operating since at least 1941 when it was listed with a seating capacity of 600. In around 1958-1966, this was our family's theatre in downtown Prestonsburg, KY. It was named after my…

Sited in a former Turkish Bath, the Academy opened 6 June 1911 with over 400 seats. On the opening night, G A Smith talked about and showed "Kinemancolor" films. The original cinema was…

An 1890s stage theater, which was remodeled in 1931, the Academy was given an Art Deco interior and used as a movie theater before being restored and used for stage again. It has since…

Opened as the State Cinema by Independent operator Cumberland Cinemas Ltd in October 1938. It was advertised as the District's Newest Theatre 'A Cathedral of Motion Picture Arts' and had…

The current Adelphi Theatre is the fourth theatre built on this Strand site in central London. The first theatre was the San Pareil Theatre, opened in 1806. Partially reconstructed with a…

Built for and opened as an Independent cinema by a company named Slough Playhouse Ltd. It opened on 17th February 1930. Designed by noted cinema architect Eric Norman Bailey from nearby…

The Adler began its life as the Orpheum Theatre, part of the RKO circuit of theaters. Opened in 1931, the movie house lasted for 42 years, closing in 1973 amid competition from suburban…

For many years the Wadsworth Atheneum has been presenting excellent film programs for the discriminating viewer. The emphasis is on international cinema of recent vintage, both released and…

Opened before World War I under the name Cinma Ixellois, it became Tokyo Cinema in the 1930's with a programming of westerns, B movies, Laurel & Hardy. In the mid-1950's it changed name…

Listed as operating in the 1960's, it has been described as a huge cinema, and one of the finest cinemas in the Middle East. Closed in the late-1990's due to hostilities, the Al Khayam…

The Alabama Theatre opened in November 1939. After the Alabama Theatre closed it became a bookstore. In this use it was meticulously maintained, and resembled a theatre inside, though one…

The Alameda Theatre originally opened in 1932 with a seating capacity of 2,168. It closed in the 1980's as a triplex theatre. It was later used as a gymnastics studio. In 2005, plans…

The Alameda Theatre was a sister to the Four Star Theatre, Los Angeles, United Artist Theatre, Pasadena, and the United Artist Theatre, Long Beach…

Built in the 1920's as a meeting hall/ dance hall, it was converted into a movie theatre in 1935. An unsung yet reliable theater showing often offbeat films; originally a single-screen…

Built as a theatre in 1899 and designed by the architecural firm Sharp & Waller. The auditorium was gutted in early-1937, transforming it from a three tier plus boxes theatre into a two…

Located in the Etterbeck district of Brussels on Avenue Eudore Pirmez (known today as Eudore Pirmezlaan). It has a restained Art Deco facade with Egyptian capitals at the top, where also…

The Fox Theatre opened in 1931, built in glamorous Art Deco style by architect R. C. Reamer with the Janet Gaynor film, "Merely Mary Ann". There was also a parade down Third Avenue and live…

The Alden Theater opened in 1932. It is were I saw my first movie. The price was 35 cents and we used to go on Saturday and Sunday all day. It was located on Midvale Avenue in the East…

Located in the city centre, the Alexandra Teatret opened on 24th February 1924. Seating was provided for 500 in orchestra and balcony levels. The Alexandra Teatret closed on 1st October…

The Alexandra Electric Theatre opened on 6th October 1913 with the three reel Pathe colour drama "Delivered by Death". The cinema, which seated 1,269, was a conversion of the Alexandra Rink…

Opened in 1935, the Art Deco Alger Theater could seat 1,182 in its auditorium. It was originally built for the United Detroit circuit, but was not long afterwards acquired by the Wisper…

Opened in 1940 with 500 seats in orchestra and balcony levels. The Alger Theatre is a nice, small-town Art Deco style theatre. In recent years a stage was added to the auditorium…

Opened on 8th December 1933 with the British film "Carnival" starring Matheson Lang, it was prestigious cinema located just off the central area of the city. The architects were Piet…

South Gate's classic small neighborhood movie house going back to at least the 1930's and still showing movies on its single screen well into the 1980's. A real survivor, in 2004 the…

Located in the main business district on E. Main Street, the theatre opened as the Hippodrome Theatre and later renamed Astor Theatre when it was expanded. The Astor Theatre played main…

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The Allred is located in downtown Pryor, OK. The first thing you notice is how nice it looks from the outside as you're passing by. From its big triangle-shaped marquee reading "Allred" on…

The Allyn Theater opened on April 18, 1927 and was located on Asylum Street, next to the E.M. Loew's Theater. Like the Loew's Theater, it became a victim of the wrecking ball to make way…

Opened as the Grosse Pointe Park in 1923, this theater was renamed the Aloma in 1930. It was closed in 1955, and today the building is used for office space…

The Alpine was a small, subsequent-run cinema that opened in 1935 in the Inwood section of Manhattan's Upper West Side (near Broadway and 207th Street). In the 1980s, after an inevitable…

Designed in an Art Deco style, by prolific cinema architect John Knight in 1928, the Ambassador Super Cinema was the only remaining example of Knight's many theaters in the northwest area…

Northwest Baltimore has several of the more interesting movie houses, but it's the Ambassador Theatre which is perhaps the most interesting to see. The Art Deco style theatre commands the…

Located on East Avenue close to the junction with Botwell Lane. The Ambassador Theatre was built for a local company Hayes Ambassador Ltd. which was actually part of the London and…

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I believe the theater opened in the sometime in the 1930s. It was in operation up until the late 1960s. All through the 1970s, someone was raising chinchillas inside the boarded up old…

Building still looks in relatively good shape, was used for years as a dry cleaning business. To my knowledge the building is still owned by the Ames family. It was built in 1928…

One of the downtown cinemas of Alexandria. The Amir Cinema opened in April 1952 with Bette Davis in "All About Eve" and was owned and operated by 20th Century Fox. It had a seating…

The Amusu Theatre in Manildra, New South Wales was built in 1936 by Allan Tom. A photo and some background on the Amusu Theatre can be found at the link below. The Amusu Theatre is…

The Anthony Theater opened on November 23, 1936. This Art Deco style theater was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 18, 1991 as building #91000464. In 2009, the…

Turner's Station is a ship builder's neighborhood, south of Dundalk. The area was built for the black shipbuilders, and the movie theatre for the area was the Anthony Theatre. It opened…

The Anthony Wayne Theatre opened June 20, 1928 with the movie "Old San Francisco", in the Philadelphia suburb of Wayne in Delaware County. Anthony Wayne was a general during the American…

The Regal Cinema opened on 14th September 1931 with Owen Nares in "The Middle Watch". Designed by architect Horace G. Bradley of Birmingham, externally it was given an Art Deco…

The Gaumont Palace opened on 13th November 1933. It replaced the earlier Lyceum Electric Palace Cinema (1910-1931) which had been destroyed by fire. Seating arrangements for the new…

The Festival Theatre opened in June 1967 as a live theatre. The building is designed in a style similar to Art Deco cinemas of the 1930's. Seating in the auditorium was provided for 1,470…

This cinema occupied a prime corner location in Barrow and looked spectacular when illuminated with its many neon lights. It was the only cinema in Barrow-in-Furness to have a Compton…

Opened on October 14, 1937 in an upmarket suburb of Gatley/Cheadle in Cheshire, now part of Greater Manchester. The Tatton Kinema included an 18 foot stage, six dressing rooms, and a…

An original Odeon Theatre, built for the Oscar Deutsch Odeon Theatres Ltd. chain. It is located on the corner of Brighton Road and High Street in the centre of the north Wales town of Rhyl…

This Odeon Theatre was one of the smallest built for the Oscar Deutsch chain of Odeon Theatres Ltd. It opened on 5th October 1936 with a live performance on the small stage by Jack Payne…

The Apollo Super Cinema was built for and operated by the independent Tyne Picture Houses Ltd. Located in the Byker district of the city, it opened on 28th December 1933. Seating was…

Located in the Mariahilf district (District 6) of Vienna. The Apollo Kino opened in 1929 and was operated by the Kiba chain. With a seating capacity of 1,500, it was the second largest…

Opened in 1913, the Apollo Theater in Oberlin is a local tradition. It shows relatively recent movies for $3 ($2 on Tuesdays and Thursdays). It is the only theater that I know of in the…

Built in 1882 as the Apollo Opera House, this 720 seat venue turned to movies in the early years of the 20th century as the Apollo Theater. During the 1920's, world-famous organist and…

The Apollo Theatre in Dusseldorf was built in 1899 as the Variete-Theatre. UFA Cinema operated the Apollo from 1931 on. The Apollo had 2800 seats and closed in 1959. During 1959-1963, it…

From my limited ability to read German, it seems the theatre opened in 1928. CinemaScope was installed 1n 1954; Cinerama in 1964. An additional theatre (Apollo Studio) was built and…

Opened as the New Victoria Theatre on 15th October 1930 with George Arlis in "Old English", plus a stage show "Hoop-La" and Reginald Foort opened the Compton 3Manual/15Rank theatre organ…

Opened in 1917, the Marshall Square Theatre was designed by Alexander Levy, who later teamed with Frederick Klein to go on to design some of Chicago's greatest movie palaces, like the…

The 1928 Arcadia Theater, located on Olney's Main Street, was originally built as a single auditorium theater, seating over 800, but was later twinned. By 2003, it was it was operated as a…

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The Arcadia Theatre was just one of the many theatres that lined the streets of Tyler at one time. A very attractive two story building with a sloped red shale shingled roof leading into a…

This theater has a red and white marquee with two pylons at either end. The property was being used for storage as of 2001. Local citizen Jimmy Rane was honored in 2000 for his work in…

Built in 1928, this wonderful restored theater hosts local events - music, dance and theater - as well as first-run and alternative movies. Great popcorn - organic - with real butter…

Located close to the Barcelona Bull Ring and the Placa, the Cine Arenas opened on 25th December 1928 with a triple bill programme "The Blue Danube", "Amores de Ninos" (Loves of Children or…

The Kempner Opera Theatre was designed in 1910 by New York architect Henry Beaumont Herts of the firm Herts & Tallant. Originally the facade was in a Sullivanesque style, but this was…

The Arlee Theater opened in 1936, and seats about 450. It operated as a movie theater until 1984. It was later reopened as a country music venue called the Nashville Sound Opry, but this…

This theatre was located in Quincy Square near city hall. It was across the street from the Church of the Presidents. Opened as the Alhambra, it was renamed the Art during the 40s. It has…

The theatre was built in 1922 as a vaudeville house, seating 879. They later began showing movies. It was the center of the small town of Franklin. The Artcraft holds one of the first "air…

The Regal Cinema was built for and operated by Associated British Cinemas(ABC) and opened on 3rd April 1937 with 1,869 seats in stalls and circle levels. It was closed for twinning on…

The New Ascot Cinema was opened on 16th October 1924. It was built for the Essendon Theatres Ltd. and designed by local architect V.G. Cook. In 1971, it was re-named Cinema Colussus, and…

Originally on this site stood the Olympia Skating Rink. It was converted into West's Olympia Cinema in 1908 and had a seating capacity of 3,000. It was demolished in 1938, retaining only…

Located on the corner of Mayplace Road West and Chapel Road. The Public Hall opened in 1870 and was built in a Gothic style. Initially used as a concert hall, it could seat 500 persons…

Opened as the Lyceum Theatre around 1914. The Lyceum Theatre was designed by architect David McClure. The name was later changed from Lyceum to State Theatre. The State Theatre was…

The Astor was one of Auckland's biggest and busiest second run "action" houses. The building was made of corrigated iron, with a brick foyer and frontage and large neon. It opened in…

Located in the town of Kilmore, to the north of Melbourne. The Oddfellows Hall was built in 1877. Films were shown from the early 1900's. It was re-named Astor Theatre in 1930, and was…

The Astor Theatre opened in 1928, designed by William H. Lee, and seating 2,478. The Art Deco style theater, located on Pennsylvania Street, operated until 1975. Unfortunately, the Astor…

Built on the site of an earlier cinema known as the Diamond (1908) and latterly the Rex (1914-1925). That building stood empty and derelict for ten years, until it was demolished for the…

Located in Ashford, Surrey (formerly Middlesex), near to Staines, just South of Heathrow Airport, in the West of Greater London. The Astoria Cinema was opened on 30th October 1939. It…

A popular cinema built in 1939 in the traditional style with impressive stadium style seating in the balcony/circle area. The proscenium was 32 feet wide. Owned and operated by the Ebbw…

Situated in the suburbs at the junction of Holderness Road and Lake Drive, the Astoria Cinema opened on July 30, 1934. It was designed by architect James E. Adamson of London and Hull and…

The New Gaiety Cinematograph Theatre opened on 1st December 1921. It had a double gable frontage, and the auditorium ran at a right angle. Seating was provided for 750 in stalls and a small…

The Tooting Electric Pavilion opened in April 1914. The facade had a wide arched entrance, above which was the name of the cinema set in stone. On top at each side was a small dome…

The Astoria Theatre, Old Kent Road in South-East London, was the second of four Astoria Theatres to be built by independent exhibitor A. Segal. It opened on 10th February 1930 with Maurice…

A construction for a local consortium, the Astoria opened with 'The Private Life of Henry VIII'. It had full stage facilities and a spectacular Art Deco interior decoration scheme. An…

The Winter Gardens opened on 25th March 1935 and was built by a coach operator Zack Brierley, as a dual purpose theatre/cinema. He employed local architect Arthur S. Hewitt to design this…

Single ownership theatre since 1935. Currently closed, but is being offered for sale. Theatre is in excellent condition and ready for the lights to go down and roll film…

The Athena Theatre opened in 1915 and was the only remaining movie house in the city of Athens, Ohio until recently, when the Athena Grand multiplex opened. The theater reopened in…

Built for Oscar Deutsch's Odeon Theatres Ltd. chain, this large Odeon was designed by Robert Bullivant of the Harry Weedon Partnership. It is located on a corner site at Rutland Street and…

"I am not well acquainted with the Athens Theatre in DeLand, Florida. I have driven by it many times, but have not been inside. I do know that restoration efforts are going on, and shows…

Located on the Buda side of the city, the Atrium Cinema apparently opened in 1933, although a book I have on the cinemas of Budapest gives a construction date of 1935, with an opening in…

Built and opened in 1928 by the Schine chain, the Auburn Schine Theater featured a unique outer space Atmospheric look in the high Art Deco style and opened with "Four's A Crowd". Today…

A lavishly-restored movie theater located in the former Alameda Naval Air Station. Used as an auction house and until recently, a showcase for classic cinema…

Opened on 26th January 1949 in the heart of the cultural district of San Juan, the theatre first opened with a seating capacity of 300 and was a broadcasting studio theatre. It was closed…

The Augusta Historic Theatre is a 1935 Art Deco movie palace that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is very easy to find and more than worth the short drive from…

The Avalon Theatre opened on Platteville's Main Street in 1935, a modern, Art Deco-style single-screen movie house. The Avalon Theatre lasted for almost six decades before closing in 1990…

The Avalon, which opened in 1935, has been vacant since 1999…

The Avalon Theater in McLean, Texas opened in the 1930's. There is a photo of this theater at the link below. Any additional information on this theater would be appreciated…

A truly classic movie theatre, situated on Catalina Island, just off the coast from Los Angeles. The Avalon Theatre opened on May 29, 1929…

Built in 1921 as a vaudeville and movie house, the Avalon Theatre was restored in 1989 and converted into a performing arts center…

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The theater was built in 1935 by R. D. Moore Construction of a design by architect W.D. Coates. The city partnered for a 1998 restoration. The theater was destroyed by fire November 15…

The Avenue Cinema opened in 1934 and it took only 10 weeks to build. It had a 30 feet wide proscenium and a 12 feet deep stage, with two dressing rooms. It was independently operated by Ben…

In the late 1930's the Splott Circuit planned to build two new cinemas at the western and eastern edges of Cardiff to cater for the new housing being built there. The work was divided…

The Avenue Theatre was a prime movie theatre during its heyday. Built in the 1930's, the building also had a hotel and an office space. It was renovated in the 1950's and live…

The information I found on the Georgia Theater comes from the Statesboro library. The Georgia Theater was built on East Main Street in 1936 by Hal Macon, Sr. as a motion picture theater…

The Avery Theatre was located on State Street and W. 5th Sreet, and was opened in 1930. It is now Tanny's Pharmacy. Any further info would be appreciated…

The Avon Cinema designed by Llewellyn Williams, opened on 15th May 1935 with a seating capacity of 943. In the early 1950's it was operated by Christchurch Cinemas Ltd. in association with…

The Avon Cinema has long been considered Rhode Island's premiere art house. It opened in February of 1938 in a building that had seen a previous existence as the short-lived Toy Theatre…

The Art Deco style Azalea Theatre opened in 1938 with seating listed at 725. It was located on Congress Street at Airport Boulevard. No info on owner/operator. The theatre closed in…

This classic small town movie theatre in Bad Axe, Michigan opened on February 21, 1916 with 500 seats. It was built for the Knights of Columbus and served as their meeting hall, a venue…

Small downtown theater built in 1921. It was taken over by the Stoughton Village Players in 1999 for live performances. Fund raising is currently going on to restore the facade to its…

Opened as Shea's Bailey Theatre in 1928, it has been described as being an ornate Art Deco styled theatre. It had become known as the Bailey Theatre from 1943. It closed in late 1977…

The Baker Theatre opened on December 5, 1906 and was considered one of the premier entertainment showcases in New Jersey. It cost $75,000 to build the Baker which was known for its plaster…

The Balboa Theatre is undergoing a renaissance thanks to efforts by the co-founder of Landmark Theatres, Gary Meyer. Meyer has resurrected the Balboa, which was built in 1926, by leasing it…

A mixture of Art Moderne, Art Deco, Beaux-Arts and Atmospheric styles, the Bama Theatre opened in 1938 as Tuscaloosa's first air-conditioned public building. The interior originally…

On June 20, 1997, the Bank Street Theater in New Milford reopened after eight weeks of renovations. The new theater reopened with three auditoriums seating approximately 120 people per…

I happened upon this theatre about a decade ago. At the time it was being used as a training facility for boxing. I initially thought this theatre might haven been the old Grove Theatre. A…

The Baronet Theatre opened in 1913 as the Ocean Theatre. It was renovated in 1953 by Walter Reade Circuit and was considered an Art Deco treasure. The auditorium seats 546 in the…

Barrfields Pavilion was built in 1930 orginally seating 1,000 people in the stalls, balcony and back balcony. The back balcony has since been removed to make a balcony foyer and…

The Beach Cliff Theatre opened in August 1937 and closed in the mid-1970's. The theatre space was remodeled into the Beachcliff Market Square Mall, with shops in the old auditorium space…

Recently remodeled Art Deco movie theater, close to the pristine beaches of western Florida. Currently shows independent and foreign first run movies…

The Beacon Theatre opened in 1934 and was still operating in 1950…

Originally opened as the Broadway Theatre in 1920, it was renamed Beacon Theatre in 1930. It remained in operation until 1981. Six years later, a campaign was launched to restore and reopen…

Built in 1932 by two former mayors of Tehachapi, the Beekay Theatre provided entertainment for the then sleepy small town. The 312 seat theatre boasted the first neon sign in Tehachapi…

Located on the corner of First Avenue and Main Street in Belfield. The theatre has a blonde brick front with limestone molded pattern around the front entrance and box office. The box…

Restored Art Deco theater now showing first run movies and art films. Also in use as a community center with meeting spaces for 20 (meeting room) and 400 (auditorium). 35mm and LCD video…

This theatre opened in 1937 and closed in 1958. A modern store block currently occupies the site and there is a computer store at the former theatre's specific address…

The Belmont Theatre opened in 1934, seating a little under 500. It was located in the Highland Park district, north of Detroit, on Woodward Avenue near Grand Avenue. It was fairly…

1930s Art Deco movie theater is now used by a local theater group, the Country Gate Players…

Located in a narrow Row, just around the corner from Berkeley Square in central London's fashionable Mayfair district, the Landsdowne News Theatre opened on 21st January 1937, operated by…

I don't know anything about the history of this theatre except that it is an old downtown theatre. It was operating as the Strand Theatre from at least 1941 thru to 1950 with a seating…

Opened on May 19, 1938 as the BORO Theatre, the movie house changed its name just a year later to the Bethesda Theatre. It kept this name and operated continuously until the early 1980's…

Beverly Theater was originally designed in the Indo-Chinese style, but was later remodeled into an Art Deco theater. The Beverly has a large Taj Mahal-type dome, which is located above the…

This was one of several theaters located in the northwestern part of St. Louis. It was run by Henry Holloway. In the 1960's, Mid America Theatres took over the theatre. It was remodeled…

The Beverly Theatre was located on 95th Street in the Beverly neighborhood of Chicago and opened in 1935. It could seat around 1250 and was designed in Art Deco style. Adjoining the movie…

Small theatre in downtown Bethany seating 412. Well appointed lobby and auditorium with comfortable seating. Moderate admission and concession prices. Plays two seperate first run features…

Located in the southern suburb of Observatory in Cape Town. The Bijou Theatre was closed as a cinema around 2002. Since then it has been used as an art gallery, and for special events…

A stunning Art Deco style gem opened on 26th December 1937 with a seating capacity of 1,218 in orchestra and balcony levels. Located inside the lower ground floor of the Rival Hotel on the…

The Scania Teatern opened on 11th January 1925 with a Harold Lloyd comedy as part of the programme. It was designed by architect Arnold Salomon Sorenson from Helsingborg and had a seating…

The Bioscoop Tower opened in 1948. It closed as a full time cinema many years ago. Today, the front section of the building is in use as office space, while the auditorium is closed-off…

The Bloordale Theatre has been converted into retail space…

The Blue Heaven Theater opened in November 1941. The Blue Heaven Theater is still listed in the 1955 Film Daily Yearbook with 400 seats. Some sources give the name of this theater as the…

This theater originally opened as the Varsity Theatre in 1927. It became part of the Commonwealth Theatre chain in 1955 and lasted thru 1960. When it reopened in February of 1967 is was…

Opened in 1915 as the Thompson Theater. Renovated early 20th century theater with restored frescos and statues. The Bluebird Theater currently hosts both concerts and film…

Built on the site of the Boleyn Electric Theatre (1910) which was demolished to build a new Odeon Theatre for the Oscar Deutsch chain. It opened on 18th July 1938 with Max Miller in "Thank…

In the shadows of the Fresh Meadows Theatre lies this little neighborhood movie house, originally known as the Mayfair Theatre. It opened in September 1940. It is currently a venue for…

Quaint and distinctive little movie palace still open and showing first run films in this college town. Not quite sure when the theatre was twined or if it ever was equipped with an organ…

The Boomerang Theatre opened on December 10, 1924. In 1933 the building was redesigned in an Art Deco style by architect Archibald Tathan Longland. The Boomerang Theatre closed in…

The Border Theatre opened in 1939. After being twinned in the 1970's, it was closed in 1982…

Located on Main Street at Fifth Street, this small town theatre is still going strong. A curved roof over a two story front with four columns from the roof to the first floor level. The…

Built in 1906 as the Curran Opera House, the theater was initially a place for live music and stage shows as well as silent film. Following the boom in motion picture exhibition, the…

Designed by Perry E. Crosier in 1933 in Art Deco style and seating about 1000, this theater opened as the Boulevard Twins, not because it had two screens (though it was later twinned in the…

The Boulevard theatre was in its day where the "class" audiences went to the movies. It's very close to the stylish Guilford and Peabody Heights/Charles Village neighborhoods. Seating 1500…

Opened on Christmas Day, 1928, the Boyd Theatre, recently known as the Sameric, was the last operating movie palace in downtown Philadelphia until it closed in 2002. The Boyd Theatre was…

My parents owned this theater in the late 60's for a decade. I have such wonderful memories of the colors and smells of the theater. My sister and I had special seats in the beautiful…

Located in Bradford's landmark Hooker-Fulton Building, an ornate Art Deco eight-story building on Main Street, the Main Street Movie House opened in 1935, four years after the Hooker-Fulton…

Built in 1910, the 2,600 seat Brady Theater has mainly been used as a performing arts venue, but during the 1950's big roadshow pictures were shown there, and new wave and experimental…

The Brayton Theatre opened in July 1925. After it closed in the early-1950's, it reopened for a while showing serials etc on Saturday & Sunday mornings. It then closed for good. In…

This cinema was established in 1905 and is the oldest, still active cinema in Vienna. It is a repertory cinema, the focus is on old movies. Sometimes, silent movies are accompanied with…

Opened as the Ritz Theater in 1936, it was closed in 1987. This is one of the oddest preservation jobs in the country, the town of Brewton decided they couldn't afford to save the theatre…

The Bridge Theatre was built in 1930 to replace the old Bridge Theatre and the Edmondson Theatre, according to "Exit", Dr. Robert Headley's book on Baltimore theatres. The two smaller…

Named after the nearby Golden Gate Bridge, which was completed 2 years before this theater opened, the Bridge Theatre remains one of the most successful venues for independent and foreign…

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The Bristol Theater was a small rural theater built in the 1920's. Constructed using inexpensive materials but with great care to detail, the interior was decorated in a minimalist Art Deco…

The Bristol Theatre was opened in 1935 and was closed and demolished in the mid-1970's…

The RKO Broad was a neighborhood showplace located on Broad Street in South Trenton. It had a small balcony which has since been enclosed and made into offices. The theater opened in the…

Souderton is in the Montgomery County suburbs of Philadelphia. The Broad Theatre opened July 21, 1922, with 700 seats for movies and vaudeville acts. The theatre was renovated in the…

The Broadway Cinema opened on 12th December 1936 with Richard Hayward in "The Early Bird", and was operated by the Curran circuit. It was the largest of Belfast's suburban cinemas, opening…

The Broadway Cinema opened on 26th August 1936 with Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers in "Follow the Fleet". It was designed by local architect Robert Bennett of the architectural…

The Broadway Cinema opened in April 1935 and was built for the independent Prestwick Cinema Company Ltd. The exterior of the building had two wings, which rounded onto a central recessed…

This was a first run neighborhood theater. It later became quite run down and had fallen to showing XXX rated films before finally closing…

Very similar to the Santa Rosa, located on Broadway a few blocks north of Milby High School. It was a neighborhood institution until the multicinemas and an aborted highway project did it…

This movie theater was opened in 1913, and was closed sometime around the early 70s, and was finally demolished in 1971. The site was formerly a fast food restaurant, but now houses a…

The Catford Public Halls was built in 1932 as part of the Town Hall and was designed for multi-purpose use. Initially equipped for screening silent films only in the main hall, a Compton…

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The Odeon Peterborough was an original Odeon cinema of the Oscar Deutsch Odeon Theatres Ltd chain. It opened on 2nd September 1937 with Irene Dunne in "Theodora Goes Wild". It was…

This was a very attractive theatre in the Art Deco style. The large front facade with the upper portion in a dark pink polished granite with the Art Deco lines down each side and two…

On of the four theatres that lined South Broadway, all owned and operated by the Samuel Komm Theatres. The Broadway was located at the beginning of the South Broadway shopping district. It…

The Yreka Chamber of Commerce says that Ron Hagerman has owned the Broadway Twin since 1972 but its roots in Yreka (pop. 7,290) go back to 1930. In 1980 Ron gutted and remodeled the theater…

The Bruce Grove Cinema was an imposing building located on Bruce Grove, across the sreet from Bruce Grove railway station. It opened on 14th July 1921 with Douglas Fairbanks in "The Mark…

The Brunson Theater, which opened on August 23, 1949, is now a mere shell of a theater. The Art-Deco style designs remain on the exterior, but the interior has been completely gutted (roof…

Spanish Colonial Revival exterior; Art Deco interior; constructed in 1936; architect/planner believed to be George B. Ford; tripartite complex composed of theatre, gymnasium/ballroom &…

Small theater located at south end of town in Newport Vermont, near the Canadian border. Closed circa 1969, reopened as cinema for a period of time. Somewhat plain small town movie house…

Located in the heart of downtown Bloomington, this theatre originally opened in 1922 as the Indiana Theatre, with an Atmospheric style interior that contained castle buildings on the…

The Butler Theatre was built for the Harris Amusement Company and opened in 1930. By 1941 it had been taken over by Warner Brothers Circuit Management Co. Any further information on this…

Opened as the Byron Cinema on 2nd November 1936 screening Shirley Temple and John Boles in "The Littlest Rebel". It had a total seating capacity of 1,189 which were located in stalls and…

Located in the North Sydney suburb of Five Dock, this was originally known as the Victory Cinema. It was independently operated by F. Killick. It was re-furbished in the 1940's and after a…

The Cabot Cinema was a suburban single-screen cinema just outside Bristol's city limits, showing second-run films. Located on a corner position at the junction of Braemar Avenue and…

An Art Deco style cinema that I believe is located in downtown Cairo in the theatre district. The Cairo Palace Cinema was for many years the exclusive home to first-run 20th Century Fox…

Built in 1922, the Caley Picture House opened on 1st January 1923 with "Game of Life". Designed in a Beaux-Arts style by architects' J.S. Richardson & J.R. McKay. The original…

Built in 1920 as the T & D Theatre for live theater and movies. The now-triplexed California Theatre has been operated by Landmark Theatres since 1994. Known as 'The Cal' to locals, the…

Located just off the eastern end of Shaftesbury Avenue, in central London's Covent Garden/West End theatre ditrict. The Cambridge Theatre opened on 4th September 1930 with Beatrice Lillie…

The Circle Theater opened in 1937. In 1963 it was remodeled and called the Camelot Theater. In 1988 the Camelot Theater was sold and the new owners tri-plexed it and named it the Camelot…

Located in the Mosman Park district of Perth. In 1921 the building was created by the Main Roads Department with silent picture facilities, Council Chambers and offices. It served in the…

Located in downtown Owatonna, Minnesota, the State Theater is an Art Deco building that opened as a movie theater in 1935. The interior included a 35' high ceiling, four distinct arches…

Located in Belgrave, on the eastern outskirts of Melbourne. The Cameo Theatre opened on November 22, 1935 with W.C. Fields in "David Copperfield", and had a seating capacity for 498 in its…

A single screen theater located on Clinton Avenue in Rochester, New York. A great neighborhood theater that opened and closed during my youth. It went from a full time theater to closing…

Opened in 1936, this Art Deco style movie house featured air-conditioning, modern projection and sound equipment and leather seats in the auditorium. The Uptown Theatre was located just…

Nice deco gem on the street that borders TN and VA. The theatre is currently home to WHCB radio. Their website contains some photos of the Cameo…

The 1936 Cameo Theatre, a Miami Beach landmark and gem of Art Deco architecture, designed by Robert E. Collins, has been transformed into a Crobar nightclub, sister to those in New York…

The Cameo dated to 1909 and was located on Frankford Avenue near Birch Street. The theater was first remodeled in 1925, but was totally redesigned and enlarged in 1929 by architect David…

The Cameo Theater on Broadway at Cedar Street was open in 1945 with seating for 600 according to the Film Daily Yearbook for that year. It has been demolished and a parking lot is on the…

The Cameo Theatre was opened on November 22, 1934 on Pape Avenue north of Danforth Avenue, and was owned and operated by the Strashin family until 1957…

The Campus Theatre is typical of the many Art Deco sites built by the Martin (now Carmike) chain that once dominated the movie business in small towns throughout the southeastern United…

A hidden wonder of the town of Basingstoke. Now gone, it was once the best known and loved cinema of the town's history. Opened as the Waldorf Cinema on 28th October 1935 with Fred…

The Queens Cinema was built for and operated by W.C Dawes' Modern Cinemas, a small independent circuit which had cinemas in the west of London. It opened on 3rd October 1932 and architects…

The Ritz Cinema opened at Fisherwick Place in Belfast on 9th November 1936 with Gracie Fields attending the opening in person to launch the cinema with her film "Queen of Hearts". It was a…

The Regal Cinema was built for Mortimer Dent, who operated a chain of cinemas in the Birmingham area. It opened on 3rd September 1934 and within a short while, it was being operated by…

The Lido Cinema opened as an independent by John Buckley Theatres Ltd.on Easter Saturday in March 1937 with Jesse Matthews in "Evergreen". Reginald Liversidge opened the Christie…

Chester's last super cinema the Regal Cinema, built on Foregate Street on the corner of Love Street, opened on Saturday 30th October 1937. The screening was to an invited audience only. The…

This was a fantastic structure built as the Regal Cinema which opened on 1st January 1934 with Charles Laughton in "The Private Life og Henry VIII" and James Murray in "The Air Hostess"…

Built for Oscar Deutsch's Odeon Theatres chain this opened as the Odeon Theatre on 2nd November 1936 with Will Hay in "Where There's a Will". It was designed in an Art Deco style by…

Built on the site of a former hosiery factory in 1936 to designs by Ernest S. Roberts, a prolific cinema architect in the Birmingham area. G. E. and W. Wincott of Nuneaton were the…

Completed 6 weeks ahead of schedule and opening on January 26, 1934, the vast Regal Cinema with 2,553 seats in stalls and single balcony cost £95,000. A full stage was provided behind…

Opened as the Forum Cinema on 16th May 1931, having been designed by William R. Glen and Alfred Ernest Shennan for Associated British Cinemas (ABC) at a cost in excess of 200,000 pounds…

The Essoldo Cinema opened on 29th August 1938 with Dorothy Lamour in "The Hurricane". This 2,200 seater (965 circle, 1235 stalls) was the flagship of Sol Scheckman's Essoldo circuit…

The Savoy Cinema was built for and was operated by Associated British Cinema(ABC) and they employed their in-house architect William R. Glen to design this super cinema. The wonderful…

Built on the site of the former Picturedrome/Savoy (1910-1934). The Savoy Picture House opened on 23rd March 1935 and was designed by George E. Tonge, a noted cinema architect from…

I always remember this cinema as being a bit more theatre-like than the nearby Southend ABC and Odeon. However, the Southend cinemas were my locals, and so were frequented the most. The…

Opened circa-1914 in the Canton area of Cardiff and was extended in 1933 by demolishing two houses behind the screen end. The entrance was moved from the corner to the opposite side…

For over 90 years, the historic Canton Theatre has been a shining star for entertainment As early as 1911, the theatre was first used to show slides and silent movies in downtown Canton…

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Opened in 1930, the Cape Cinema's quiet, colonial exterior belies the beautiful murals that adorn the walls of this historic theater. The Art Deco treatments indoors are hidden by the…

The Capitol was built around 1890 under the name Columbia Theatre. About 1930 it was completely rebuilt in budget Art Deco style as a cinema with a small stage. The multi-colored neon…

The Capitol Cinema opened at 3pm on Saturday 4 February 1933. Aberdeen's 'Cinema in Excelsis' cost between 60,00 and 70,000 GB Pounds, of which an unheard-of 40,000 GB Pounds was spent on…

The Cinema Teatro Augustus opened in 1937. Designed by architect Ruppert Saviele it was later re-named Capitol Cinema…

The Capitol Cinema was formerly a live theatre, then a market, before it was converted into a cinema in 1939. It was the first run cinema of the town. It was closed as a cinema in the…

Located on the once fashionable Boulevard dui Regina Elisabeta. The Art Deco style Capitol Cinema opened in the 1930's. It had closed by Summer of 2002 and stood empty and unused. I…

The Capitol Cinema was situated on the corner of Parrs Wood Road and School Lane in Didsbury -- a suburb of Manchester. A 'super cinema' designed by Peter Cummings, it opened on 21 May…

The Capitol Cinema is located on Churchfield Lane, at the junction of Newquay Avenue and Alfreton Road in Radford, a suburb west of the City of Nottingham. It was designed by Nottingham…

Opened and operated by Oscar Deutsch's Odeon Theatres Ltd chain it was actually taken over by the company during construction, hence the rather unusual choice of architect Bertie Crewe, who…

The Capitol Cinema opened on 26th December 1929 and was operated by Lou Morris. Designed in an Art Deco style by noted cinema architect Robert Cromie it had seating in stalls and circle…

The Ritz Cinema opened on June 13, 1936 with a seating capacity of 1,086 in stalls and circle levels. It was situated next to the Odeon Cinema (demolished) and was designed by L. H. Parsons…

The Capitol Theater opened November 25, 1925, as a neighborhood movie house with 1,600 seats and a stage with dressing rooms for vaudeville. The vertical sign on the front of the building…

One of the most modern and luxurious theaters of its time, the Capitol symbolized hope for Burlington in the darkest days of the Depression. Its stunning Art Deco facade is the most…

The Capitol Theater was in existence from 1922 until the early 1970's, when it was purchased and refurbished. Spelling seems to vary between Capitol and Capital, unless there were two…

The Capitol Theater was opened in the 1930's and closed in 1960. It was razed in July 2006 after years of disuse…

The Capitol Theater closed in the 1970's and was saved from a nearby fire that engulfed the old Lebanon Hotel around 1981. Now dormant for almost 30 years, this beautiful old movie…

The Capitol Theatre opened in the late 1940's and was designed in an Art Deco Style by famed theatre architect John J. Zink. It closed in the 1960's and has now been converted into office…

Designed by Bill Landry and opened in 1939. Seating was provided on one level. The Capitol Theatre was lost in a fire October 1965…

Built for Crescent Amusement Co. of Nashville, TN., the architects were Thomas Mar and Joseph Harmon. The Art Deco style theatre opened in 1934 and was managed by Harry Beekner. The…

An Art Deco style theatre which opened in 1931 in Livingstone (Victoria Falls) and now the oldest in Zambia. Seating arrangement: 250 downstairs and 160 upstairs. There is a single…

The plan of this theatre is shaped like a man's head. It has two balcony levels. The facade of this theatre is accented with graceful Philippine Art Deco style reliefs. Apparently, by…

The Capitol Theatre opened in 1934 and closed as a movie theatre in the 1970's. It is currently the home of the Heath Claiborne Gallery, and serves as a special events facility in a…

The Capitol Theatre is a classic Art Deco theatre. The first picture palace to be built in Australia, the theatre was designed by Walter Burley Griffin and opened on 7th November 1924 with…

Opened September 5, 1927, served both as a movie theatre and a light opera house. By the 1940's, the theatre's role was beginning to wane, with Famous Players opting to screen movies in a…

The Capitol Theatre closed in 1955. It was later razed and a bank built on the site…

The Capitol was located at 230 Queen Street at the corner of Bank Street. Opened in 1930, the 2580-seat Capitol was owned by Famous Players and was the largest movie theater ever built in…

The Capitol Theatre opened December 10, 1928 as part of the Kallet chain. It was designed by Leon H. Lempert, Jr. It operated as a first run movie house until the 1970's, when it…

The Allen Theatre was opened on April 26, 1920. It was designed in an Adam style by architect Howard C. Crane, with the local firm Kiehler & Schley, for the Allen Theatres chain. Taken…

The Capitol Theatre opened in 1935 as a single screen movie and live shows venue, with a seating capacity of 1,075. In 1995 it was triplexed into a three-screen movie house. The Capitol…

The Capitol Theatre opened on Thanksgiving day 1928 at a cost of $1,000,000.00. The architect was Charles W. Bates of Wheeling, and R. R. Kitchen was general contractor. The building was…

Originally opened as the East Detroit Theater in 1935. It was in Eastpointe, which used to be East Detroit. It was later renamed Capri Theater from October 8, 1965 and was descibed as…

The Cherokee Theatre opened on November 20, 1936 in an existing building that formerly housed the Becker's Bakery. It was located next door to the Hamrick Theatre, which opened in 1930. The…

Originally opened as the New Star Theatre in 1941 with a seating capacity of 1,472. It was the last cinema to be built for the Clifford Theatres circuit. Opening films were Robert Young…

I found the Caribe Theater on a website. (Click the link below for a photo) Text with photo reads as follows: "The art deco-style Caribe Theater at 876 Amsterdam Avenue at West 104th…

Built in 1934, the Carlton cinema was originally a single-screened luxury cinema complete with balcony and bar. Although the cinema sustained incredible damage during World War II, it was…

Built on the site of the first Carlton Cinema (1915-1936) which had 600 seats. The Carlton Theatre was designed by architects Robinson & Keefe and opened on 16th April 1938 with "The Awful…

The Palladium Cinema at Birkby, Huddersfield, was one of the smallest but popular suburban cinemas that once operated outside the town centre (there were 21 in total based on 1958 figures)…

The Carlton Theatre is located in the Tuebrook district of Liverpool. It is located on a prominent corner site at Green Lane and West Derby Road and externally is an outstanding building…

The Carlton Cinema opened in 1936, with a seating capacity of 600. All seating was on a single floor, but there were two boxes located at the rear of the auditorium. It had an Art Deco…

We visit this theater when we are on vacation. The first time we went, two women were sitting outside of the theatre on lawn chairs. As our small group approached, one said to the other…

Listed in editions of Film Daily Yearbook from at least 1941 through to 1951 and beyond...the Carolina Theatre in Allendale was a 382 seat theatre. Since 1983 it has been owned by the…

Hendersonville's small Atmospheric style Rex Theatre was opened in 1933 and was destroyed by a fire in May 1940. It was rebuilt and was operated by Paramount Pictures Inc. through their…

The old Carrollton Theater, on Carrollton Avenue at Canal Street, was a classic Art Deco style house. It was unfortunately renovated in the 1960's thus destroying the classic 1930's…

The Carson Theatre opened in 1933, an Art Deco rebuilding of the former men-only, members-only Old Sagebrush Club, which had operated in this building from at least the turn of the 20th…

When the Cascade Theatre was built in 1935, Redding's population was only 7000, but this opulent movie palace seated almost 1350. Designed by San Francisco architect J. Lloyd Conrich, and…

In the Auderghem district was a ballroom named Casino, very nice in an Art Deco style. It became a cinema in 1938. Auderghem is a small district very pleasant to live in, famous for Les…

The Casino Theater opened around 1913. It underwent a remodeling in the 1930's into an Art deco style. The building is now home to the Ghirardelli Ice Cream and Chocolate Shop…

The Castle Cinema is located in the city centre of Swansea, right next door to the castle remains. A very deep cinema with a small circle that didn't overhang with maybe just five or six…

The Cathay Theatre is one of the few historic 1930's Art Deco style cinemas that is still open in Shanghai. It opened on January 1, 1932, with 1,080 seats, all on one main floor, and with…

Located in Salamanca, N.Y. the theatre was originally called the Seneca Theatre and built by the Schine Chain to replace an aging venue a couple of blocks up the street. Construction was…

Originally on this site at the corner of Upperdale Road and Stenson Road in the Normanton district of Derby stood the Normanton Pavilion Theatre & Gardens which was built in 1908 seating…

This former single screen movie house, which opened as the Teaneck Theater in the late-1930's, has been delighting northern New Jersey audiences for over six decades. Now split into a…

The Cedarhurst Playhouse used that name for advertising and publicity purposes, but was known locally as simply the Playhouse. The elegant Art Deco theatre operated as a cinema for nine…

Located on the Ceintuurbaan in Amsterdam, this former cinema built in 1920-1921, is one of the few cinemas in Amsterdam that has a classic Art Deco facade. Designed by architect Willem…

The Fontana Mummers said that their home was designed by the Boller Brothers in 1937 to look like Frank Lloyd Wright's Midway Gardens in Chicago. Unfortunately, it stopped being a movie…

Opened in 1932 as the Trans-Lux Theater, this branch of the popular newsreel circuit seated a little over 340. It was designed by Thomas W. Lamb -- his only work in the city of Detroit…

Housed in the Art Deco Hartsville Community Center Building, the Center Theater operated for several decades as a movie house before turning to live performances, which it continues to…

The Center Theater was operating since before 1941. After the closure of the Wayne Theater, the Center Theater became the only theater in town. It is now closed and deteriorating…

Located in downtown Durham on East Chapel Hill Street,the theatre was operational from 1939 until 1965. The theatre relocated in 1965 to the suburbs of Durham at Lakewood Shopping Center…

Known for most of its short life as the Center Theatre, this Art Deco style movie palace at 6th Avenue and 49th Street was owned by the Rockefellers and was built in the South Block of…

Center Theater is an Art Deco style movie house built in 1943 to serve the small town of Dover-Foxcroft, Maine and surrounding communities. The theater operated until the mid-1970's. A…

Built as a replacement for the Theatre Royal which was closed in February 1930 and demolished. It was a joint venture for Albany Ward (a division of Gaumont British Theatres Ltd.), Gaumont…

A charming small town art-deco cinema dating from the 1930's has been externally preserved, but internally split with a nightclub at upper levels and many small retail units on the ground…

This was a single screen theater in Pismo Beach, located a block from the beach. I remember it showing second-run double bills in the 1970's and 1980's. (It briefly showed XXX films at…

This neighborhood Newark house was once operated by Warner Brothers chain. It was converted to church use in the late-1950's…

The historic Central Theatre is located in downtown Ely on W. 15th Street. The Art Deco style single screen theater still shows first-run movies. The Central was added to the National…

The Centre Theater opened in 1948…

The Centre Theater, which opened December 24, 1937, was considered one of Salt Lake's finest examples of Art Deco style architecture. One of its most unique features was the 90-foot tower…

Located in the Sint-Joost-ten-Norde district, just to the North-West of the city centre. Constructed in 1938 to a design by Rene Ajoux, this cinema closed following a fire in 1976…

Located on Station Road (today Station Way) on the north corner of Kingsway Road, in the centre of Cheam. The Century Cinema was opened on 22nd March 1937, with actor Tom Walls appearing…

The Academy Cinema was located on High Road at Harrow Green, Leytonstone, a district in the north east of London. It opened on 29th March 1913 with "When Thieves Fall Out" and…

Located in Loughton, a district to the northeast of what today is part of Greater London. Designed by local architect Theodore Legg, the Loughton Cinema opened on 9th October 1928 with a…

This small former cinema is located close to Pitsea Market in what is known as the The Broadway. It opened as the Broadway Cinema on 28th March 1930. All seating was on a single floor…

West Ham Empire Kinema stood on the corner of West Ham Lane and Densham Road. Opened in July 1914 by Alexander Bernstein, it was modernised by architect Cecil Masey in 1928, with…

Like the adjacent Rialto/Granada, the Albany Cinema was built by and designed by Australian A.C. Matthews. Seating was provided on a single floor. The Rialto Cinema opened on 18th January…

The Lyric Theatre opened in April 1913 with over 2,000 seats, as a vaudeville theatre. In 1914, the Keith Vaudeville Circuit had taken over and eventually movies were introduced. It was…

The theater known best as the Century Theatre originally opened as a 2,000 seat vaudeville house called the Miles Theatre in 1908, but it only lasted six years before closing. In 1915…

Sydney's Century Theatre was converted from the much larger Crystal Palace Theatre which dated from 1912. The depression was to see the theatre close down in 1932. After years of closure, a…

This theater was located in New Hyde Park, NY. It was mostly named for the chain owner's first name. It had a small balcony and showed showcase-level films. Like most Century houses, it…

This little Art Deco house has a raised back section of seats that served as kind of a balcony. In the 60s, this was a great place to see sub-run double features. When Century closed the…

The Cerdic Cinema opened on 14th June 1937 with Shirley Temple in "Dimples". It was built for the independent circuit Wessex Kinema Company Ltd and was the second of three cinemas designed…

The Valley View Cinema Grill 10 will be opening around May 18, 2005. They offer great food...such as deli sandwiches, New York style pizza, Buffalo wings, deep fried twinkies, chicken…

Opened on 29th January 1934, the Chandos Cinema was designed by Satchwell & Roberts (also Palace Huddersfield and others) and had a small variety stage. Seating was on two levels, the…

Opened in 1931 this Art Deco style cinema had an interior decorated by interior designer Emmanuel Biffra. The original canopy was replaced around 1950. The Chateau was twinned in 1976…

This was a small theatre operated by Interstate Theatres. It had a few sister theatres including the Orleans, Dennis, and Yarmouth Drive-In, all located on Cape Cod, MA. They were open only…

The Chehalis Theater was originally constructed in the late 1920's as a car dealership and was not a movie theater until its conversion in 1938 to the Pix Theater. In 1958, the theater…

This huge cinema building first opened on 8th December 1934 as the Gaumont Palace. It was built on the site of the studios and laboratory of film pioneer William Friese-Greene. Designed…

Chelsea is the oldest purpose built cinema in Adelaide South Australia. It has a National Trust Commendation and is on the State Heritage Register. It started its life on November 24, 1925…

The Chestnut Station Theaters opened in December 1983 by Cineplex Odeon inside what had previously been a US post office building designed in Art Deco style in the 30s. The six-screen movie…

Built in 1929 as a community building for dances, graduations, town meetings. etc. In 1935 it became a movie theatre, featuring first run films. The first movie shown starred Will Rogers in…

The Cine Africa had closed by 2004 and was in use as a concert hall and performing arts theatre. If you know any other details on the history of Cine Africa, please let us know so we can…

Located on the island of Unguja, in the old quarter named Stone Town (a World Heritage Site) of the capital city of Zanzibar(now part of Tanzania). The Art Deco style Cine Afrique is now…

The Cine Ritz opened in the late-1930's. It is located half a block from Plaza Bolognesi, in the centre of the old city and in recent years has been re-named after the street on which it…

Located in the centre of San Salvadore, the Cine Apolo originally screened regular films and vaudeville shows. It has a pink granite facade with an Art Deco style relief across the…

The Cine Arenal is located in the Playa district of Havana on Avenida 41 between Calle 30 and 34. It has an Art Deco style facade with a castellated effect, remeniscent of a castle with a…

The Cine Astor opened on 20th December 1959. It was a neighbourhood cinema, located in the Nou Barris district of Puig de Barcelona, which is north east of the city centre. It served as…

A strange sight - the rather large 1930's Astoria sits in a lovely part of the old town - but is on a tiny street and on a steep hill side. It has now been split into two screens - but I…

The Cine Astoria is located in central Barcelona's middle-class area of L'Eixample. It opened on 28th September 1934 with John Barrymore and Carol Lombard in "Twentieth Century"…

Located in the centre of San Salvador. After closing it became a winery building, but was for sale in June 2009…

The Teatro Avila is located on Avenida Sur 4 between Bolsa Esquina and Mercaderes Esquina in the central district of downtown Caracas. It is named after the large Avila mountain range…

The Cine Baralt opened in 1978, possibly in a converted building. The seating is all on one floor and the entrance is almost hidden by street sellers on the busy (and dangerous) Avenida…

The Cine Capitol opened in October 1933, showing Paramount films. The movie palace is located on the ground floor of a large 15-floor Art Deco style building (the awad winning Carrion…

A gorgeous facade in this lovely city belonging to the Cine Capitol, which was opened in 1933. Seating was provided for 880 in the orchestra, 303 in the front balcony and 246 in the rear…

Located just north-east of Barcelona's city centre. This opened as the Cine New-York on 8th May 1936 with a seating capacity of 800. There is a narrow street entrance, through an apartment…

The Teatro Central was built for and intitially operated by Juan Calvo & Amedeo Calvo. It opened in May 1942 and was equipped for stage shows and cinema use. As the name implies, it is…

The Cine Coloso opened on 9th December 1938. It was built for and operated by the Granat brothers who were well known in Mexican cinema exhibition. It was located at Calzada Nino Perdido 46…

The Cine Dore is one of Madrid's original cinemas and is located in the Lavapies district next to the Anton Martin covered food market. It opened in 1923 as a single screen cinema and was…

The Cine El Megano is located in the centre of Havana by the Esquina San Martin. Originally named Cine Capri, it is a modest sized cinema, possibly originally opened as a…

Opened in 1945, the Cine Elizondo was one of many spectacular cinemas to open in Mexico. It was closed in 1978 and demolished in 1982…

The Eureka, together with the Lara, were two movie houses in Puerta de Tierra, which showed black and white short features, i.e. "Aguilucho", etc., with cowboy pictures…

The Cine Grand Majestic is located in the centre of San Salvador…

Located on the corner of Avenida Este and Avenida Fuerzas Armadas (Norte 7)at Esquna De La Romualda in the La Candelaria district of central Caracas. The Cine Hollywood opened on 21st…

Originally built in 1948 by Metro Goldwyn Mayer to showcase their own movies, this large cinema opened as the Cine Metro and operated under this name until the 1990's. Today it has been…

The Cine Ideal is located in the Copacabana district of Rio de Janeiro. Since closing, the Cine Ideal was converted into a gay nightclub in 1992 by Frenchman Gilles Lascar (known as the…

The Juarez Theater has stood empty for many years. In the outside, it has a very tall art-deco facade, overall painted white, with ornaments painted red. The front also has three tall…

This movie house was located in Puerta de Tierra, San Juan…

The Cine Libertad (Liberty Cinema) is located in the centre of San Salvador. It was a large cinema, and since closing, one use for the building was a proposal use it as a market, to house…

Located within the Institut Francais in the South Kensington district of West London. The Art Deco style building was designed by French architect Patrice Bonnet, opening in 1939. The…

The Cine Metro opened in 1956 with over 2,000 seats. It was later tripled and closed in 2005 after loosing out to new multiplex cinemas. In August 2007, it was announced that the NH…

One of the historic cinemas of Lima, it is housed in a Classical style building dating from around 1921 when the Plaza San Martin was first constructed. The Cine Metro was a project of…

The Cine Metro is an independent cinema located on a corner position in the centre of San Salvador, one block west of the Teatro Nacional and one block north of Parque Libertad. It…

The Cine Metro was opened in 1939 as a first run movie theater for MGM. Clark Gable, in person, was the main guest, among many other personalities at the inauguration ceremony. Cine Metro…

Built in 1938 and designed by American architect Robert R. Prentice, the Cine Metro was one of the best Art Deco style movie theaters in Sao Paulo. It was converted into a twin-screen…

The Cine Misr Palace is now closed. I believe it is located in downtown Cairo in the theatre district. The facade has a stylised sunburst and a similar design is above the canopy entrance…

Opened in 1929 and located in the working class suburb of Calzada de Jesus del Monte on the Calzada 10 de Octubre between Rodriguez Este and Calzada de Luyano. The architect was Ernesto…

Located in the city of Santiago de Cuba, on the south east of the island…

Located at Calle Gerardo Medina e/ Antonio Rubio and Calle Isidro de Armas in Pinar del Rio, a town west of Havana. Opened as the Cine Aida in the 1950's. It attracted many important…

The Cine Publi opened on 13th April 1932 with a seating capacity of 474, all on one level. The decorative style was Art Deco, designed by interior designer Santiago Marco, with the…

The Cine Radio City is located in the East district of Caracas on the Avenida Abraham Lincoln which forms part of the Calle Real de Sabana Grande. It opened on 15th April 1953 with Maria…

Guanajuato's old Cine Reforma theater is now closed and has been converted into a Del Sol store…

Cine Rex was designed by Belgian architect Leon Stynen to resemble the larger movie palaces in America. Opened as the Cine Rex in 1935, the cinema was taken over by the German occupiers…

The Cine Rex opened on 24th December 1940 with an original seating capacity of 851. The building was originally built as a house. Seating was provided for 520 in the stalls and 331 in the…

Located on Street 45 in the center Barranquilla, North Colombia. I believe the Art Deco style Cine Rex opened in 1939. It currently offers adult movies to a mixed mainly male clientel (some…

The Teatro Rialto opened in 1917 and quickly became the home of Paramount Pictures in the Central district of Caracas. The building also had apartments built above the cinema and two…

The Cine Ritz was opened in 1940 and ran as a first-run deluxe cinema. It is located in the Cinelandia district of Sao Paulo and was described as one of the most beautiful theatres in the…

The Cine Riviera is located in the Vedado district of Havana on Calle 23 at Avenida de los Presidentes between G & H streets. It screens a range of films, usually 'action movies', from…

Located in the district of Roma, between the city centre and the up-market district of Miraflores at the Lima Centro end of the Avenida Arequipa. The Cine Roma opened in July 1956 and is…

This theater currently shows first run American movies as well as Brazilian films…

Opened in 1939 this beautiful Art Deco styled cinema seated around 1,000. By 1984 it was looking dilapidated on the exterior and had closed to become an evangelical church. The interior…

A great looking art deco building on the corner of Calle Hermosilla & Calle Conde De Penalver in the Goya area of the city. Its been a C&A retail store for many years. The outside…

The Cine San Francisco is located in the Lawton district, to the south of central Havana. It was listed as operating in 2005, but has now closed for film use and is now used as a…

The Cine Selem was first modern cinema in the cinema of Campeche, it opened in February 1951. The roof was built with reinforced concrete, without columns. The auditorium was in two…

The Cine Teatro Gran Rex opened in 1937 and the architect was Alberto Prebisch (who also designed the Obelisk). It is located in the San Nicolas district and together with the Opera…

The Cine Theater opened in December of 1938 and closed in 1982…

The Cine Triomphe was one of the major cinemas in Port-au-Prince. Since closing, it has been used as a warehouse, and was taken over by the State in late-2008…

The Cine Tropical is a large Art Deco style former movie theatre, possibly dating from the 1950's. Today it operates as a nightclub and hosts special events, such as the Miss Landmine…

Located in a small side street at the junction of the southern end of the Placa de Catalunya in central Barcelona. The first cinema on this site was the Portfoliograf, which opened on 23rd…

Located in the Lawton district, south of central Havana. It is listed as operating in 2005…

The splendid Art Deco style Cine Vox is located on the same street as the Cinema Odyssee, in the centre of Strasbourg…

Located in the Habana Vieja (old town) district of Havana, on the Prado at the corner of Esquina Colon in the Jaruco neighborhood. The Cine-Teatro Fausto was built in 1938 and designed…

The Cineac chain first opened the Cineac Nord on Boulevard Adolphe Max(former Pathe Nord/Splendid Cinema). In 1937 the Cineac Centre Cinema opened on Boulevard Anspach as part of the Grand…

Located on the Damrak, the main street leading from Amsterdam Central Railway Station, the Witte Bioscoop opened here on 16th September 1911 in a converted room of a house. It proved so…

In 1933, the second Cineac chain newsreel cinema was built in the Gare Montparnasse (railway station), under the old station. The architects, de Montaut Gorska, created a very interesting…

Cineac was a concept created by an American businessman. The idea was to construct a cinema in a very busy area where patrons have an hour to spend. Cineac Saint Lazare was the first built…

First opened as a single screen theatre in 1929 with 1,200 seats. Twinned in 1975, the former Sequoia Twin Cinema is part of the Mill Valley Film Festival each year…

Built in 1907, the theatre was known as the Dome in the silent era, Paramount in the 1940's, Vogue in the 1950's, New Vogue in the 1960's and Cinema from the 1970's. The theatre was…

Originally built in 1914 with a dirt floor. The 1941 edition of Film Daily Yearbook gives a seating capacity for the Clinton Theatre as 540. Now known as the Cinema, it is now the…

The El Rey is currently up "for lease". Its sign still reflects the "Cinema I" name instead of the El Rey. No knowledge of current internal condition of the theater…

This theater, which still exists, first opened at 29-31 West Broad Street in West Hazleton as the Hersker in 1915. Owned and operated by the Hersker family, it was a two-story structure…

Opened in 1936 or 1937 as the Cine-Teatro Rex. It was re-named Cinema Apollo in later years. Closed for several years, in around 2005, plan were announced that it would be renovated…

The Cinema Arenberg is near the Grand Place in the covered galleries. The nearest Metro stop is the Gare Centrale. A space within the gallerie exhibited Belgium's first film in 1896. The…

The Cinema Barberini is and always has been a premiere first run house since it was opened in 1930. Located in Rome's Piazza Barberini, just across from the famed Hotel Bristol, the start…

Opened in 1938, the foyer areas contain beautiful murals by artist Marcel Couderc. The Cinema Camera is a first-run theatre showing mostly foreign films with French subtitles. It also…

Opened around 1903, at least the (rather narrow) frontage of the building was re-modeled in the 1930's into an Art Deco style. It operated as a cinema into at least 1980, when it is listed…

The Cinema Empire is located in the Fes Jedid district of Fez…

The State Theatre opened in the 30's to serve the West End of Endicott, home of the Endicott-Johnson Shoe Factory. The theatre was built with art deco fluorishes in the auditorium, and a…

This small neighborhood cinema in Rome's historic Campo de' Fiori has been open since 1930. It has been a "cinema d'essai" or art house, a first run theatre, a second run theatre. It has…

Built in 1948 and opened in 1949, the Cinema Fiamma was designed by noted architect Marcello Piacentini. Also in the same building was the Fiammetta which seated 215 and screened films in…

Built in the 30s as a newsreel theatre in what had formerly been a restaurant in the Latin Quarter, the architect was talented enough to find room for a single screen auditorium with a deep…

The Palace open in 1923 as a vaudeville theatre and most of the famous singers of these days performed there. Jean Gabin started there as a boy and later as a singer before acting in…

Sporting a stunning facade, Turin's largest theatre is situated in a small shopping gallery or arcade in the town's centre. You have to know where it is or accidentally stumble upon it, or…

Opened in September 1938 on the site of a former theatre, this small movie theatre is built in the basement of a building is one of the last single screens of Paris and like a miracle it is…

Cinema Odeon (1927) was closed and put to sale some years ago. Its opening exibition: "The Merry Widow" by Erich von Stroheim. The Odeon is Lisbon's last movie theatre from that glorious…

Cinema Paris, is standing between Lapa and Campo de Ourique, two of major central Lisbon residential areas. Paris dates from 1931, and was designed by architect Victor Piloto. During all…

Located in the capital city, the Rex Cinema is located across the street from the Ritz Cinema. Both were closed in June 1996 due to the video revolution. They both re-opened briefly in…

The Cinema Roma was built in 1937 as the Cinema Excelsior. The facade is decorated with precious marble. It was re-named Cinema Roma during the Italian fascist occupation. In 2005 it…

The Cinema Royale is located a few feet from the entrance to the world famous Antwerp Zoo and the Central Railway Station. Originally opened as the Calypso Zoo Cinema with one screen, it…

Once a popular art house located off Michigan Avenue on Chicago Avenue on Chicago's Near North Side, the Cinema Theater opened on December 26, 1929. The Cinema Theater closed in 1981…

Opened as the Princess Theater in 1915, in what was originally the 1870s Busey's Hall, an opera house. The building was completely redesigned in the Beaux-Arts style, complete with…

This nifty theatre which was built in 1934 begin life as a nightclub and later convered to motion pictures in 1938. It was run by the Florida State Theatre chain. The rear lobby (which was…

The Opern Kino opened in around 1950. Seating is provided on a single level. Inside the auditorium is dominated by a huge dome in the ceiling. It was still operating under its original name…

The Cinephone Cinema was a conversion of a ground floor shop and the basement of Keysign House, a mixed residential/office/retail block, located on central London's main shopping street. It…

The Cines Alexandra is one of central Barcelona's historic older cinemas. It opened on 26th March 1949 Clifton Webb in "Ninera Moderna"("Sitting Pretty") and had an original seating…

The Cine Callao, designed by architect Luis Gutierrez Soto in a 'Classical' style and constructed from 1925 to 1927, is one of the famed movie palaces of the Gran Via. It has a prominent…

Designed by Associated British Cinemas(ABC) house architect William R. Glen, the Regal Cinema replaced two earlier cinemas on the site (Blue Hall 1 and 2-Annexe). It is a handsome…

The Circle was built in 1940 around the corner from the more prominent Nubell (Holiday) Theatre. Carl Moeller was listed as its designer. Vintage Bellflower photos at the Los Angeles Public…

The Circle was designed by Charles Sandblom and is a near-twin of the Mayfair in Queens, which is currently a venue for Bollywood films. The former Circle currently serves as a fitness…

The Circle Theatre designed by Cowper, Murphy and Appleford opened on November 25, 1938. The Circle Theatre was sold by Hoyts in the 1960's and it became a dance studio. The building was…

The Circle Theatre opened in 1933 and closed in 1956…

The Circle's Art Deco stylings were a bit tattered by the time it became a repertory house in the 70s and 80s showing double features with a matinee of only $1 (full price was $2). Many…

Built by Gaumont British Theatres and Albany Ward as a replacement for the original Picture House, the New Picture House opened on 27th September 1937 with Cedric Hardwick in "King…

Designed by Parr and Hawk in Art Deco styling, the Civic Center Music Hall opened in 1937 as the 6200 seat Municipal Auditorium, complete with a giant concert pipe organ. In 1967 another…

Originally built as the Athenaeum, the interior was re-modeled in the 1930's in an Art Deco Style. It then became the Civic Theatre and was screening films, which lasted until at least…

This former theater is located near the Avenue P station of the F Line. The exterior of the building that is still standing has a Deco look. The place most likely opened in the 1930s and…

The Clarion Theatre has been operating since before 1941. In recent years it was operated by the Fridley Theatres chain. In the mid-2000's, it was taken over by the BigTime Cinem chain…

The Classic Cinema was the only cinema that Classic Repertory Cinemas built, all others in this small chain were take-overs. It was specifically designed as a luxury cinema in which to see…

Opened in converted shop 1909 as Electric Bioscope with 50 seats. 1910 renamed Queens Electric Theatre. Renamed Queens Picture Theatre 1915. Renamed Picturedrome 1919. Renamed Scala 1922…

The Grand Theatre and Opera House opened on Boxing Day 1889 and for the next 96 years dominated the entertainment scene in Bury. It was designed by Frank Matcham and was an extremely…

The Odeon was one of the original Oscar Deutsch Odeon Theatres Ltd. chain. It opened on 9th September 1935 with Shirley Temple in "Bright Eyes" and Monty Banks in "So You Won't…

Chester's only news theatre, the Tatler, later to become the Classic, opened for business on 2nd December 1936. The cinema, which was in Foregate Street, was owned by Chester (Times)…

Originally opened as the Odeon Theatre, it was built for and operated by Oscar Deutsch as one of his Odeon Theatres Ltd. chain. It opened on 28th January 1935 with Sydney Howard in "Girls…

The Regent Theatre 1928 Rugby Road/Lancaster Road junction. (Now Rainbow Bingo.) 'Architecturally the building is of considerable merit. It improved one of the principal entrances to the…

The Ritz was built for Union Cinemas and opened on 12th June 1937 with George Formby starring in "Keep Your Seats Please". The exterior was in red brick and had a plain facade. In the…

Located on the busy Kilburn High Road, a few yards south of Kilburn Underground (tube) rail station. The Envoy Cinema opened in late 1937, its opening eclipsed by the opening on 20th…

The following is taken from Ken Roe's notes for his organised Cinema Theatre Association visit ("A Walthamstow Wander") of May 1997: Opened:-26th December 1928 with the Fox film "Lost in…

The Odeon Theatre, Loughborough was built for Oscar Deutsch as one of his original Odeon chain of cinemas. It was designed by architect Arthur J. Price out of the Harry Weedon Partnership…

The Swan Electric Theatre opened on 26th November 1910. It had a rather narrow facade, that had a cupola dome on top. By October 1911, it had been taken over by a small South London chain…

Quite a few of Southampton's cinemas were designed and/or built by builders Brasier & Sons, Ltd., this and the ABC Forum and Ritz Cinema were noted for their excellent brick…

The Strand Cinema Theatre opened on 20th November 1910, and was designed by the architectural firm Meakin, Archer & Stoneham. The auditorium was located on Agar Street, and seating was…

Often confused with the Victoria News Theatre on Victoria Railway Station, the Cameo News Theatre in Victoria was unconnected with the station venue, apart from both cinemas being designed…

Built for and operated by Capitol and Provincial News Theatres (later to become Classic Cinemas), the News Theatre, Waterloo Station opened in the late-Summer 1934 and it was open daily…

The Clay Theatre opened in 1910…

The New Dundee Theater, later known as the Dundee Main Street Theater, was built by Lyman Andrews in 1911 as a venue for vaudeville and movies. The Dundee Theater screened $1.50…

Currently, this theater is only open Thursday through Sunday, in the evenings, and shows a new feature each week…

Built for and operated by Sydney W. Clift's small independent Clifton Cinemas circuit, the Clifton Cinema, Great Barr, (sometimes known as the Clifton Cinema, Perry Barr), was opened in…

The Clifton Cinema opened on 17th November 1937 with "Edge of the World". It had 1,150 seats in stalls and single balcony, and a large cafe / ballroom above the entrance foyer…

A neighborhood theater operating through the 70s, the Clinton was originally part of the J. Real Neth chain. The marquee and lobby still exist, and the auditorium is adequately preserved…

The small Co-Ed Theatre was operating prior to 1941, when it had 400 seats. It is located on the corner of West Main Street and 64 next door to the Ace Hardware. This Art Deco style house…

The Cobb is the little sister of the Strand Theatre a few doors up the block. Although the building has hosted various tenants since it ceased showing movies, most of the theatre decor, at…

This vintage single-screen movie house, dates from 1936 and was still open screening first-run films until January 2008. The building has been renovated and reopened as a live theatre…

The Cole, named the Liberty when it was built, is located in a little town just outside of Houston, Texas, called Rosenberg. Founded in 1883, it was typical of an old west town ... right…

The Coliseum Cinema opened in 1925, with a seating capacity of 650. It had a 29 feet wide proscenium, a 25 feet deep stage and three dressing rooms. With the installation of 'talkies' in…

The building was originally the London Road Congregational Church which was built in 1842. The exterior looked like a Grecian Temple, it had four Corinthian columns set on huge plinths at…

Located in Gorleston-on-Sea, just south of Great Yarmouth. The Coliseum Cinema opened on August Bank Holiday 1913, seating was provided for 1,000 on one level. It had a 26 feet wide…

The Coliseum Cinema opened on 20th July 1931 with Greta Garbo in "Romance". Seating was provided for 630 in stalls and circle levels. The game of bingo was introduced one night…

Located at Clement Street and Ninth Avenue. The Coliseum Theater opened in 1918 and its film was "Johanna Enlists". The theater was renovated numerous times with an Art Deco style in the…

Located a mile outside the town centre in the district of Trecynon. The Coliseum Theatre was built in 1938 as a replacement to the old Trecynon Public Hall which dated from 1913. Owned…

The Coliseum Theatre at 983 Front Street opened in 1923 seating 600. It was owned by Phil Billet. It seems this theatre picked up its name from the previous Coliseum that was later renamed…

The Collegian Theater in Ames, Iowa was built in 1937 at a cost of $70,000. It was owned by the Ames Theater Co. which was an affiliate of the A. H. Blank Co. of Des Moines. The Collegian…

The 1925 Capitol Theatre originally hosted vaudeville and other live stage entertainment in addition to movies. Later renamed the Collins Theatre, the theater was restored and renovated by…

The Colonial Theater is a very old theater from the 1910's, which was remodeled in 1935 in the Art Deco style. It served as both a full theater and a movie house until closing in…

Originally opened as a movie theatre in June 1940. Recent attempts have been made to redevelop the neighborhood around the Colonial Theatre, which has been in somewhat of a decline, but…

The Colonial Theater in Tarboro, North Carolina was built in 1919. It stopped being a movie theater in the late 1970's or early 1980's. The building was next used as a Church. Today the…

The Colonial opened on April 12, 1912, the same day the Titanic set sail…

Originally known as the Florence Opera House, it dated from the 1870's. It was remodelled in the 1950's to accomodate city offices. Still maintained an entrance lobby that was gold gilted…

The only bit of information I have found so far on the Colonial is that prior to its demolition, the Art Deco-style wall fixtures from its auditorium were salvaged and restored and today…

Visited this theater on many occasions in the 1960's and 1970's. Sorry to see it go. Was converted to a triplex in its later years. It was demolished in 2004…

The landmark Colony Theatre on Lincoln Road in Miami Beach opened in 1934, and was built for the Paramount chain. It was listed in 1950 with a seating capacity of 894. It is a glorious…

The Colony Theater was located on State Street near Elder Street. The Colony, which last operated as an adult theater, closed in the mid-1980s. Today, the former auditorium of the…

Opened in 1926 on Georgia Avenue, and designed by John J. Zink, the Colony Theatre was operated for a time in the 1940's and 1950's by Warner Brothers. This theater has been closed for…

Designed by Scottish architect William Hood Grant. Any further information would be appreciated…

Built in 1913, this house was located on Broadway between 103rd and 104th Streets. Most of its life was showing second and third run double bills. In the late 60's it went Spanish…

The Columbia Theatre stands as a testament to America's love for movies and theatre the 1920's and 1930's. The 1927 built, brick building has an elaborate facade of blue/white terra cotta…

Located in Orpington, today a district in the south-east of Greater London. The Commodore Cinema was built and operated for most of its life by the local Spencer-May family. It was at the…

The Commodore Cinema opened in August 1936. Ryde is the largest town on the island, and the Commodore was the largest cinema built on the island, having a seating capacity of 1,507 in…

The Community Theatre opened in 1937 and closed in 1955. After closing, it served for a time as a television studio. Local directories currently show an automobile repair facility at the…

This 940-seat theater opened in 1929, located on Conant Street near Commor Street in Hamtramck. It lasted until the mid-50s before it was closed…

The Picturedrome was opened on 29th January 1914 with a seating capacity of 860, all on one level. It was designed by Eastbourne based architect Peter Dulvey Stonham. Refurbishments were…

Converted in 1933 as an art deco movie house from a 1906 Universalist church in the Boston suburb of Brookline, the Coolidge Corner has been showing movies for over seventy years. New…

The Cooperstown Theatre was the same as Smalley's Theatre. I was in Cooperstown from 1970-77; the theater was one of the Main Street activities available. With two showings each evening…

This is another theater I came across that was owned at one time by Robert L. Lippert. The Corcoran Theater closed in the early 1990's…

The Cornerhouse began life as a replacement cinema for the Whitworth Street Electric Theatre (later Majestic) which opened in 1911 and was demolished in 1934. The Tatler News Theatre…

This was a conversion of a former shop and it opened in 1911 as the Coronation Cinema, the architect responsible for the conversion was Alfred Carden of Brighton. Initially seating was on…

The Coronation Cinema was located on the corner of New Southgate High Road (today known as Station Road) and Upper Park Road. It was built by its independent operators as a replacement to…

One of the original Odeon Theatres built for Oscar Deutsch's Odeon Theatres Ltd. The Odeon Well Hall is located in the Well Hall area of Eltham, and stands on a prominent corner site at…

Located in the Borough of Haringey, a district in the north of London. The Ritz Cinema was one of several cinemas (usually named Ritz) that were designed by Major W.J. King. It opened on…

Opened as the Savoy Cinema by Associated British Cinemas (ABC) on 5th February 1940, it was one of only a few cinemas that had been virtually completed as war broke out in September 1939…

Opened as the Odeon Theatre on 25th October 1937 with Ralph Reader in "The Gang Show". It was designed for the Oscar Deutsch chain of Odeon Theatres by architect George Coles who came up…

Originally on this site was the Theatre Royal/Elephant and Castle Theatre (built in 1872-destroyed by fire in March 1878). A new Elephant and Castle Theatre was built, designed by architect…

Originally opened in 1915 as the Triangle Theatre, it was re-named Park Theatre in the 1920's and the New Main Theatre in 1928. The theater became part of the Balaban & Katz chain in 1936…

Opened around 1920 in the suburb Tangs Noirs, that is why it first operated under that name or simply called Cinema. It became Novelty Cinema in 1922 and then in the 1930's was renamed…

The County Cinema occupied a corner site on the main Cardiff to Newport Road in the Llanrumney area of the city. It opened on 26th December 1939 and was operated by the Rumeley Cinema Co…

Originally designed by R. T. Johnson in 1886, the Royal Court Theatre was redesigned by the better known John Priestly Briggs in 1899. In 1930 the interior was modernised and the theatre…

This is one of the few remaining theaters in downtown Halifax. The owners are renovating the building and are seeking buyers to stage live performances…

The Coventry Hippodrome Theatre, which stood in Hales Street, was the third theatre in the city to have that name. The first was situated close by in Pool Meadow and opened in 1884. The…

The Cover Theatre was operating from at least 1935 and is still open today, as the 4-screen Cover 4 Theatre…

The Star Newsreel Theatre opened in February 1951 with 234 seats. It was the fifth newsreel theatre to operate in Melbourne city centre. Located in the basement of Carlow House, which was…

According to Anita Devivo in "New Castle and Mahoningtown" it opened in 1915 as the Mahonig Photoplay Theater. It stood at the corner of North Liberty Street and West Madison…

A neighborhood house which opened in 1925 and was operated by Famous Players. Movies consisted of sub run double features, news of the day, cartoons, travelogues, and Saturday kids…

The Crest opened in 1936 on Ogden Avenue near 167th Street in the Highbridge section of the Bronx. This Art Deco style movie house closed by the early 60s, and was later razed. It was…

Originally opened by United Artists in June 1931, as the United Artists Theatre. It was taken over by Fox West Coast Theatres and remodeled in June 1952, reopening as the Crest Theatre…

Located in the Sydney suburb of Granville South. The Crest Theatre opened at Easter, 27th March 1948. It was designed by the architectural firm Cowper, Murphy and Associates. It had an…

The Criterion Theatre is a glorious, well-preserved Art Deco style theater, located in the heart of downtown Bar Harbor. Opening in 1932, it has served the town of Bar Harbor as a movie…

This magnificent Art Deco style gem was designed by the architectural firm of Speight and Hibbs and is listed in the National Registry of Historic Places. The Crockett Theater was most…

The Grand Theatre has been operating since at least 1941 when it is listed with a seating capacity of 900. Very nostalgic...smells like you are going back in time. The balcony seats…

This was one of the most beloved cinemas in Liege the so called "cité ardente", it shoud be compared to the Victory Cinema in Brussels which had the same kind of…

The Cross Hands Public Hall is located in Cross Hands, near to Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, South Wales. It first opened in 1904 as a community hall. In 1926 the hall was extended and was…

Loctated in Croydon on the extreme eastern edge of Melbourne. Originally built in 1910 as the Mechanics Institute, it began screening films from 1923. In 1937, it was given an Art Deco…

Closed in the 1970's, the Crystal Theater was demolished in late 2003 for a 16-screen multiplex…

There is no description available for this theater…

Situated on the Ormeau Road, near Sunnyside Street in South Belfast. The Curzon Cinema was built under the direction of John Gaston and was the third cinema to be designed by architect J…

The Curzon Cinema was located in the Earlstown district of Newtown Le Willows, St Helens. It opened its doors on October 28th 1935 showing the film "Bright Eyes" starring Shirley Temple…

A single floored 700 seater designed by architect E.B. Parkinson, which opened as the Regent Cinema on 7th October 1935. It became the Odeon in 1946 having been purchased by General Cinema…

The Curzon Cinema was a survivor, opening in December 1936, and continued, despite the recent introduction of nearby multiplexes. Sadly, it was closed on 5th September 2008…

The Curzon claims to be the oldest purpose-built and continuously operated movie theatre in the world. The current building that houses this theatre was constructed in the 1920's, extending…

The Dagmar Teatret replaced the Dagmar Teater of 1883, which burnt down in 1937. It opened on 15th March 1939 with 808 seats, located within a new office building named Dagmar House in…

The Yankton Opera House opened in 1902. In 1921, it was remodeled for use as a movie house, complete with a $10,000 pipe organ, chandeliers and new seats. It was named the Hess Theatre…

The Dale opened in the 30s, located in the Riverdale area of the Bronx on 231st Street near Broadway. The Art Deco-style movie house closed in the mid-90s and today is used as a bingo hall…

The Daly Theatre was one of a few independent theatres that lined the northern part of Broadway in Los Angeles…

The Dancehouse Theatre orignally opened as the Twin Regal Kinemas on 20th September 1930. The cinemas, which had separate entrances and foyers, were on the second floor and shared a single…

In the 1950's, the 700 plus seat Dane Theater was the largest movie theater in the Denmark, SC area. After closing as a movie theater, it sat vacant for a few years. Today, its original art…

Opened as the Coliseum Cinema around 1943. Always independently operated, in later years it was twinned and re-named the Dara Cinema. The Dara Cinema closed in 2007, following the…

Opened on 17 June 1937 and designed by Charles Hartley, this was a dual purpose cinema and live theater with a seating capacity of 1,750. There was a spacious vestible with a wide…

When it was built in 1928, the Davis Theatre was the second largest cinema to be built in the UK, (Green's Playhouse, Glasgow, Scotland was larger with 4,300 seats, and the Davis Theatre…

Located in the Regent Buildings, the Regent Theatre is listed in the 1951-1952 edition of Film Weekly Motion Picture Directory as being operated by Kerridge-Odeon Theatres. The theatre is…

This was one of the oldest cinemas in Antwerp located in the Borgerhout district to the east of the city centre. The Roma Cinema opened around 1925. It was also the biggest cinema in the…

Great little theater that was located near the Courthouse Square. It was closed and demolished in the late Seventies…

Opened on August 14, 1936 with "China Clipper", the Del Mar Theater has served the college town of Santa Cruz, California for almost 65 years. After years of struggling through dollar…

This Art Deco theater opened in 1938 and is alive and well in Dell Rapids…

Originally a dancing hall, the Delphi opened in 1949. It is located adjacent to the Theatre De Westerns in the Charlottenburg district of the former West Berlin. Seating in the auditorium…

This was one of the top cinemas located in the town of Port of Spain on the island of Trinidad. The Deluxe Cinema was built by William Pettigrew Humphrey, an established cinema mogul from…

The Denman Place Cinema has been in its West End location for decades. It is immediately adjacent to the Denman Place Mall at Denman and Comox streets. It's in one of the loveliest…

Built in the 1930s, this Art Deco movie theater now houses an interior decorating firm…

The Des Plaines Theater was built as a vaudeville house in 1926 for the Polka Brothers circuit. The theater was designed by architect William B. Betts of neighboring Park Ridge, who also…

In 1923, Torrance Duvall purchased the Iris apartment building and built a small adjacent theater named the Gem. In 1930, Duvall demolished the Gem and replaced it with the much larger…

The Filmtheater Desmet was opened in 1926 on the site of an earlier theatre. The architect was J.F. Staal with a stunning interior designed by J. Boterenbrood which has laquered wood panels…

This theater was built in 1924, closed for three years during WWII, and remains open for the public to this day. Originally built with a stage as a single auditorium, it was split down the…

Originally opened in 1932, this small but beautifully maintained Art Deco era single-screen theater still screens first-run fare in vintage surroundings, but with state of the art…

Opened as the Trend Theatre in 1930 with 600 seats, this Art Deco style movie house was located on Tremont Avenue near Anthony Avenue. During the 40s, it was renamed the Devon. Today the…

The Odeon Theatre was one of the original Odeon's built for the Oscar Deutsch, Odeon Theatres Ltd chain. The Odeon opened on 11th September 1937 with Conrad Veidt in "Dark…

This theater, which may have originally been called the Cohooksink Theatre, opened in 1920 and sat 927. Later known as the Diamond Theatre, it was remodeled in 1937 to the plans of David…

Located on a corner site in downtown Cairo's Theatre District, the Art Deco styled Diana Cinema remains open. Any further information would be appreciated…

Starting out as the Novelty Theatre in 1908, the Dickinson Theater was smaller compared to its sisters The Jayhawk and the Grand. It would start out with vaudeville performers and comedy…

This theatre opened in 1938 under ownership of Glen W. Dickinson Sr. (Dickinson Theatres) and was known simply as the Dickinson. In 1982, the Fine Arts Group was founded with the…

The Dilworth Theater opened in 1939 in the Dilworth neighborhood of south Charlotte. Glenn Grove was its first manager. Newspaper adds called it "The Friendly Theater". In December of 1939…

The Dixie Theater is open seasonally for live musical shows and other special events, including movies…

The Dodge opened in 1935. It is one of the few independently-operated single-screen movie houses still open in Wisconsin. This old-fashioned theater with a large screen screens first-run…

Single Screen theatre opened in downtown Roxboro in early 1920's. Operated by Kirby family until they opened a new facility in 1949. The Kirby family operated both Dolly Madison and Palace…

The Dominion Cinema opened on 28th December 1931. It was a huge cine-variety theatre built for the independent London and Southern Super Cinemas circuit. Designed in an Art Deco style…

The Dominion Cinema was opened on 14th October 1935 with John Beal in "Laddie" and Elizabeth Bergner in "Escape Me Never". It was built for the small independent circuit…

On this site was an earlier cinema - Prince's Pavilion which opened in 1909 and was rebuilt to seat 1,000 in 1912, it closed 24th May 1930 and was demolished (one wall survives today…

Designed by William and T. R. Milburn at a cost of £459,727, the Dominion Theatre opened on July 21, 1930 with a live show;the musical comedy "Follow Through" starring Elsie Randolph…

The State Theatre, an Art Deco style gem, opened its doors as the area's most beautifully appointed movie house on October 27th, 1939. The local paper immediately praised it as "one of…

The Dorchester Cinema began its life as the Grand Opera House which opened January 9th, 1893. It was designed by noted theatre architect Frank Matcham and was used for drama, despite its…

This was a small one-screen theatre in downtown Valdosta, Georgia. It is one of the two remaining theatres from the Martin Theatre chain that still stand in Valdosta. At one time the city…

Listed as operating since at least 1941. The Douglas Theatre was a modest one-level theatre on Racine's near north side, operated for some years by Barney Sherman and family. It closed…

The Downtown Cinemas is located in downtown Forksville Manitoba. It used to be a one screen theater but it was turned into a three-plex in the summer of 2001. All three screens have DTS…

The Drake Theatre is located on Seneca Street on the north side of Oil City, in northwestern Pennsylvania. The theatre opened in 1928, designed by Philadelphia theatre architect William H…

Located on Woodhaven Boulevard in Rego Park, this theater opened in 1935 and lasted into the early 90's under various policies. Most of it's life was as a second run double bill house…

Built on the the site of the 900 seat Dreamland Variety Theatre of 1923, this was later re-named Dreamland Cinema. It was adjacent to the massive Dreamland Amusement Park on Marine Terrace…

This was a neighborhood theater on Broadway which now serves as a church…

The Drexel Theatre opened in the 1930's and remained open until the 1970's, when it closed. Jeff Frank bought the Drexel Theatre and opened it as an art house in 1981, and it has…

Once one of the many single-screen theatres in the city of Omaha, the Dundee Theatre has out lived them all (not to mention a few multiplexes). Originally opened as a stage theatre, it was…

This theatre is located in downtown Cushing, OK. It's a first run movie theatre operated by Carmike Cinemas. Thankfully, Carmike hasn't screwed it up in an attempt to "modernize" it. It…

The Durfee Theatre, generally considered the finest in the city's history, had its grand opening on August 29, 1929. It was a year and a half after the February, 1928 multi-block fire…

The initials of the name E.A.R. stood for the owner/builder Earl A. Reisden of Chicago, who founded this theatre which opened on January 17, 1914 with 892 seats. It was one of the few…

Located in the Jackson Heights section of Queens. The Earle Theater was an Art Deco theater, similar in style to the Lane Theatre in Staten Island. This one-time porn house was shuttered…

Originally opened in 1905, the Eagles Theatre was built as a vaudeville theater, but switched to movies by the 1930's when it was redecorated in the Art Deco style. The Eagles Theatre…

1935 Art Deco style movie theatre on the northeast corner of Marietta Square. Ceased movie theatre function in 1976. Other functions have included live venue, bar/club and church. The…

The former Earl Theatre, which opened in 1936, is literally a few doors down from Yankee Stadium. The lobby now houses a restaurant. The former auditorium still exists, but I do not know…

The Earle Theatre was one of three theatres which once inhabited the city of Big Stone Gap. The Earle Theatre looks to have opened around the turn of the twentieth century and closed…

A classic, although worn and not kept up as it should be, Art Deco theater in downtown Richmond, VA. It opened in 1938 and closed in 1970, and was designed by Henry Carl Messerschmidt, who…

Opened in March 1936 in the East End area of Houston. A deluxe neighborhood theatre modeled after the Tower, Delman and North Main - all deluxe suberban theatres built by Interstate. As…

This was one of Lisbon's major cinema/theatre buildings and its imposing facade still dominates the main city square Praca dos Restauradores. It opened in 1931 and was designed by…

The Edina Theatre opened in 1934, seating 1,300, and was designed by the firm of Liebenberg & Kaplan in flamboyant Art Deco style. It cost between $80,000 and $100,000 to erect. At the…

The Edison Theater was operating prior to 1941 and continued until at least 1950. I came across this theater purely by chance. It is on Georgia Highway 37 in downtown Edison, Georgia. It…

The Edwards Ontario Palace 22 is one of the big multiplexs in Southern California. Located in the parking lot of the Ontario Mills Outlet mall. This theatre also houses one of socal's large…

Designed by Kaplan and Sprachman, the Eglinton Theatre was opened on April 15, 1936 with Jack Oakie in "King of Burlesque". It was operated by Famous Players throughout its cinematic life…

The Egyptian Theater was built in 1929. The construction of this theater coincided with the advent of "talking pictures". The Egyptian Theater lasted for three decades and was demolished in…

The 750-seat Egyptian Theatre opened on Main Street in 1928, designed by architect Montana Fallis, who also designed the Mayan Theatre in Denver. Like the Mayan Theatre, Fallis used a…

A large Art Deco theatre built across the square from the Rita and the Uptown. Owned by Long Theatres. The El Rancho Theatre burned in early 1970's, and could not be saved despite being…

The former El Rey Theatre, once an elegant example of the Art Deco style dating from the 1930's, including a large triangular-shaped blade marquee spelling out the theater's name, was a…

The first film to play at the El Rey was "The Smiling Lieutenant", starring Maurice Chevalier. The theater opened in 1931 and closed in 1977. Designed by Timothy Pfleuger, who is best…

Located to the north-east of the city centre in the district of El Qahirah in the Beit Al-Ezz Project. The Cinema El Zeitoun originally opened as a single screen…

This theater was located in Nashville, Arkansas. When you walked in the lobby, there were columns with mirrors around it. Off to the left was a curved stair case. The ceiling was very high…

Located in Haberfield, an inner-west suburb of Sydney. The Haberfield Model Pictures was built in 1912, and served a dual use as skating rink and cinema. The single storey building was…

This historic, well-preserved Art Deco single screen movie house screens first-run films…

Architect W. Scott Dunne gave the Elk Theatre a big city look by designing this movie house in true Art Deco styling and colors. All seats were on ground level inside a smart Atmospheric…

Designed by Robert Boller of the Boller Brothers the Elkin opened in 1937 seating more than 800 when it opened. It is currently used by a local troupe for live performances. A remodel in…

Originally named the Graham Theater, the Elma, which is the only operating theater for miles, serves as a venue for mostly live stage shows, with an occasional movie. The theater is…

Opened in December 1937, the Elroy Theatre is the only remaining movie house in Juneau County, Wisconsin, since the closing of the Gail Theatre in Mauston in the early 1980s. The Elroy…

Situated in the outskirts of Newark, the Elwood Theatre first opened in August, 1931, with a policy of second-run double features. I have no other information about it, but it was the very…

Originally opened on January 10th, 1910 as the Columbia Theatre at the northeast corner of 47th Street and Broadway inside an office building. It operated as a burlesque theatre and was…

The theatre first opened in the 1930s with a policy of one hour programs of newsreels and short subjects, and was part of a chain that also had outlets in Times Square and the Grand Central…

The Embassy Cinema was built on the site of the former Picture Palace Cinema of 1912. It was built for and was operated by the Shipman and King circuit, and opened in April 1935. It was…

A large building sitting in the centre of Bridgend town, the back of which can clearly be seen from the mainline railway. It opened as the Embassy Cinema on 30th October 1939 with Lloyd…

Opened 3 Feb 1936 and the architect was James McKissack. Demolished 1965…

The Austral Cinema was a purpose built cinema which was owned by an Australian called Captain Fredrick Webb. It was opened by Sir Halley Steward on 27th November 1935 with George Arliss in…

The Embassy Cinema was built for independent operators Montague Cohen and Arnold Michaels. It was located immediately to the north of Heal & Sons department store. The cinema had a…

The Embassy Cinema opened in mid-to-late 1958 and replaced the old Green Cinema. It was designed by noted British cinema architect David Evelyn Nye for the Majestic Theatre Co. of Mombasa…

Located in Petts Wood, to the North of Orpington, today part of the southest of Greater London. Prior to its opening, films had been shown in a local hall. The Embassy Theatre was opened…

The Astoria Cinema was the second cinema to be opened in Ruislip, an area in the north-east of todays' Greater London. It opened on 24th September 1934 with Elisabeth Bergner and Douglas…

The Embassy Cinema opened on 11th February 1937 with Will Hay in "Windbag the Sailor". It was built for and operated by the Shipman & King circuit and they operated it…

Family style second run theatre that featured door prizes, dish night and cartoon programs with race films…

The Embassy Theatre in downtown Cleveland also continued to show movies long after the Allen, State, Ohio, and Palace Theatres closed. Like the Hippodrome, the Embassy courted a largely…

The Embassy Theatre in Reading, PA opened April 4, 1931, with the movie "Stolen Heaven" and was owned by Wilmer and Vincent. The Embassy was designed by Philadelphia architect William H…

As the American Theatre, it was already under construction when the earthquake and fire of April 1906 hit San Francisco. It finally opened on January 21 1907, and, during the next decades…

This delightful addition to the Sydney city theatres was built on the site of the old Tivoli Theatre that was demolished in 1929. Designed by Charles Bohringer and built by J. Marron it…

The Granada Theatre opened in 1930 and has seen much better days. Finally closed as the EMD Cinema in 2003 after several years of stop-start open-shut status. It was sold by the last…

The Odeon Theatre, Bromley opened on 21st September 1936 with Max Miller in "Educated Evans". Designed by prolific and noted architect George Coles in an Art Deco/Art Moderne style, the…

The New Empire Cinema was a replacement to an earlier Empire Electric Theatre that stood on another location in Delft Street. The New Empire Cinema opened on 26th June 1937 with Lupino…

The Odeon was built for and operated by Oscar Deutsch's Odeon Theatres's Ltd chain, the 42nd to be built for the circuit. It was designed by Harry Weedon assisted by architect J. Cecil…

Opened on 25th November 1937 as the Ritz Cinema with a seating capacity of 430. It was designed by George Coles for exhibitors Clavering and Rose as an intended large newsreel theatre…

Opened in 1909 as a silent movie house by Henry Levy, who also owned the Liberty in Northside and the Imperial in Mohawk. In 1936 the Empire received an Art Deco remodeling. The theater was…

The Empire Theatre was situated in Commissioner Street (corner Kruis Street) diagonally opposite the Colosseum Theatre. It was built during the mid-1930's and formed part of the African…

Empire Theatre was situated at 165 Third Avenue in Timmins, Ontario. I'm not sure when it opened but it was listed in 1941 as the New Empire Theatre. Closure date is unknown, and the…

Toowoomba's Empire Theatre combines the grandeur of a heritage listed Art Deco theatre with modern technical and staging facilities, which means that audiences can see the biggest…

The Empire Theatre is an Art Deco gem of a building, barely altered since it opened on 22nd November 1932. The artificial stone exterior contains only a nod towards the art deco style…

The Empire Picture House is believed to have opened in March 1913. It was designed by the local firm of Stocks & Sykes and had 796 seats divided between stalls and single balcony which…

The Empress Cinema originally opened in around 1929. Seating was provided for 900 and the decor consisted of flats and cut-outs erected on each side of the screen which depicted Italian…

There is no description available for this theater…

Once a beautiful attraction in what was once the center of Contra Costa's fishing and steel industry, now sits a former movie house that was up until recently a foreign auto repair shop…

The Trans-Lux Theatre opened on December 31, 1934, as a newsreel theatre. Thomas Lamb designed the theatre in an Art Deco style. It had 500 seats, and for the first time in Philadelphia…

Located on the prime location corner of Shaftesbury Avenue and Piccadilly Circus in the Monaco Building, the Eros News Theatre opened on 20th August 1934. It was a tall narrow auditorium…

The Eros Cinema opened in February 1938. It was designed by architect Sorabji Keikhushru Bhedwar with internal decorations by Fritz von Dreiberg. Forming a corner apex, the building also…

Opened on November 8, 1939, this vintage Art Deco style theater was renovated into a seven screen multiplex. Retains vintage charm including an exterior ticket booth…

The theatre opened in 1946 as the Drake Theatre, later renamed the New Drake Theatre and then the Esquire Theatre, seating 626. A cream color terra cotta front facade with small marquee…

The Esquire Theatre was an Art Deco style house that was built in 1947 seating 1,106. A two and a half story front facade with shadow boxes down the front till it met the marquee. The…

The marquee and signage suggest construction in the 1930s…

The Esquire Theatre, a large Art Deco style neighborhood house built for the Wisper & Wetsman chain in 1938, it was designed by C. Howard Crane';s firm. The Esquire Theatre served as…

Located at Belmont, near Kenton which is a distict of Harrow to the North of Greater London. This opened as the Belmont Cinema on 5th June 1939. Around 1940 its name was changed to Plaza…

Opened as Smart's Picture House in April 1913, it was operated by George Smart, a leading film exhibitor in the east end of London. The original architect is unknown. The exterior was…

The story of the Imperial/Essoldo Brighton is a sad one of wanton vandalism by the lessee (Rank) and inaction or complicity by the freeholder (Brighton Council) when in 1997 the fine…

Opened as the Mayfair Cinema on 27th December 1937 with the double bill programme; Marian Marsh in "The Great Gambini" and Jean Muir in "White Bondage". It was opened by a personal…

Located on the corner of Barking Road and Victoria Dock Road, opposite Canning Town station. Opened in 1875 as Relf's Music Hall, it later became the Royal Albert Music Hall. Rebuilt in…

Located in the East Barnet district of Barnet, in Greater London. The Dominion Cinema was opened on 31st October 1938 with film star Gracie Fields appearing in person before a huge crowd…

The building was built in 1777 as St. Thomas's Square Presbyterian Chapel and it was enlarged in 1824. In 1912 it was converted into the Empress Electric Theatre which had a Beaux-Arts…

A fine free-standing building, the Regal Cinema opened 15 December 1936, designed by William Illingworth. The main facade is on a three sided plan, with five tall arched windows containing…

Located on a new development named Corinth Parade on the Uxbridge Road between Gledwood Drive and Lansbury Drive. The Corinth Cinema was opened on 5th August 1933 with Jesse Matthews in…

The Savoy Cinema was one of a small chain of 'Savoy' cinemas promoted in the outer London suburbs by independent operator A. Glassman. All were designed by noted cinema architect George…

Opened as the Capitol Cinema on 18th September 1939. George Coles was the architect and it was built by the Sheffield Gleeson Building Co. using coloured bricks relieved by cream facience…

Opened as the Danilo Cinema on 26th January 1938. Taken over by Essoldo in August 1954 it closed as a cinema on 23rd November 1968. It was a nice cinema. Used to put on wrestling…

The Grand Cinema Theatre is listed in the Bioscope Annual 1914 with a seating capacity of 1,260. It is located in the Westbourne Park district of Paddington in West London. By 1937 it was…

Located in Queensbury, a district that today is in the north-west of Greater London, the Plaza Cinema opened on 7th February 1938. The building occupied an imposing corner site on Beverley…

The Essoldo was opened on 3rd December 1930 and designed by the architect Joseph Gomersall, a local Salfordian who went on to build many excellent cinemas in the Dury & Gomersall…

The Forum Cinema, located in the Southey Green district of Sheffield, opened on 17th September 1938 with a special performance of Grace Moore in "One Night of Love". It was built by…

After the Opera House burned down in 1929, the site was cleared and George E. Tonge prepared plans for a new theatre which opened on 19th December 1932. It was, and remains, a glorious…

The Danilo Cinema opened on 27th November 1939 with Edward G. Robinson in "Confessions of a Nazi Spy". Designed by local Tunstal architect A. Glyndon Sherwin, it had a spectacular Art Deco…

This fabulous building lies on the junction of Edge Lane and Chester Road, opposite the Stretford Arndale shopping mall and appears to have been out of use for years. There are two…

The Central Hall opened in 1913, having been designed by Norfolk & Prior (Catford) Ltd.and was situated on the corner of King Street and Granville Road, just outside the main centre of…

The Rex Cinema was built between 1935 and 1937, opening in 1937. It is a large cinema, and was located next to the (now demolished) Art Deco style Titania Cinema. The interior was…

This cinema was originally built in 1912 as one of the first garages in Hilversum. In 1919 it was used by the Nederlandse Seintoestellenfabriek for the production of radio transmitters…

Located in the central north-east Victoria town of Euroa. The Civic Theatre was opened on 21st December 1938. Originally the entrance was on Binney Street, but today has been moved around…

The Euston Cinema was located on the south side of Euston Road, opposite St. Pancras Goods Yard (today where the British Library is located). It opened in October 1909 with a seating…

The Art Deco Evanston Theater opened in 1937, with a champagne gala, as the Stadium Theater. By the late 40s, the Stadium ceased showing films, and was hosting stage shows, a practice…

Originally built in 1889, on the corner of Mansford Street and Florida Street as the Excelsior Hall & Swimming Baths. The original architect was A. Wooster Reeves. In 1921 the building…