Odyssey Cinema

166 London Road,
St. Albans, AL1 1PQ

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Ian
Ian on August 22, 2010 at 12:30 am

Four interior shots from the mid to late 1980’s – they have been digitally rescued from negatives of poor original shots, but give some idea of the interior of the Odeon when it was up and running.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/4914949237/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/4914949057/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/4914948917/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/4914948747/

paxton
paxton on March 14, 2010 at 10:05 am

no…it’s never ever been called the Rialto – that photo’s faked

Paxton

paxton
paxton on November 22, 2009 at 7:40 am

more photos on www.stalbansodeon.blogspot.com – taken since we’ve heard that James Hannaway is hoping to complete purchase of the Odeon and to restore it as a working cinema (hurrah!!!! At last)

keiths
keiths on November 12, 2009 at 2:27 am

There are, surely, two issues here which ‘begger’ belief, especially as we’re supposedly a world-leading power. First of all that we have laws in place in this country which enable its usage as a cinema to be blocked by the operators of a multiplex 8 MILES away, and secondly that the council of a town with INTERNATIONAL significance can allow ANY building to get into this state. In Richmond, Surrey, Odeon themselves re-opened a derelict cinema just around the corner from their main screens, with great success.

lostmemory
lostmemory on June 16, 2009 at 8:20 pm

Here is a story about the Odeon St. Albans.

Ian
Ian on February 27, 2009 at 2:50 am

Recent photos here (February 2009)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/3313868950/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/3313042207/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/3313868610/

kevinp
kevinp on January 25, 2009 at 7:12 am

seems the property developers have partially given in…. and allowed one of our stalwarts
James Hannaway ( rex berkhamstad ) to pop in and check the building out…

http://www.hertsad.co.uk/search/story.aspx?
brand=HADOnline&category=News&itemid=WEED31%20Dec%202008%2015:56:22:127&tBra
nd=HADOnline&tCategory=search

kevinp
kevinp on January 25, 2009 at 2:53 am

did any one know it was called the RIALTO for a while… who ran this..i thought it was Odeon to the end…

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lostmemory
lostmemory on December 24, 2008 at 11:27 am

Here are new links for the 1949 and 1960s photo:

Photo1

Photo2

lostmemory
lostmemory on July 23, 2008 at 1:53 pm

This photo claims to be from April of 2008.

Ian
Ian on February 10, 2008 at 7:46 am

Another exterior – with a plainer decor than the 1988 shot above – here:–

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KenRoe
KenRoe on January 21, 2007 at 12:51 pm

Photographed in September 1949 playing the ABC circuit release:
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A photograph from the 1960’s:
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Ian
Ian on January 21, 2007 at 9:54 am

Exterior in 1988 here:-
http://flickr.com/photos/12494104@N00/77307744/

Proscenium arch in main screen here:-
http://flickr.com/photos/12494104@N00/77307746/

One of the mini’s beneath the balcony here:-
http://flickr.com/photos/12494104@N00/77307748/

Picture across the balcony here:-
http://flickr.com/photos/12494104@N00/77307747/