Odeon Southampton

75 Above Bar,
Southampton, SO14 7FF

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Ian
Ian on April 6, 2010 at 1:51 am

Another view of the Odeon here:–

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/4495903181/

lostmemory
lostmemory on August 15, 2009 at 4:14 pm

The year given for this photo is 1978.

Simon Overton
Simon Overton on August 15, 2008 at 12:57 pm

Notes from “100 Years of Cinema in Southampton” by Patrick Hayward;
The Odeon’s (former Regal) much popular cafe, situated at balcony level, was sorely missed when it closed in the 1970’s.
Interestingly, it was the last cinema cafe to close in England!

Simon Overton
Simon Overton on September 26, 2007 at 10:29 am

Back in 1951, I had just returned to Southampton from a five month holiday with relatives in Long Island, New York.
Before my July departure, I saw “Ma & Pa Kettle Back on the Farm” at the (now gone) Corona Theatre in Elmhurst.
And guess what was playing on board the Queen Mary while crossing the Atlantic? Yes, “Ma & Pa”… And what opened at the Odeon just after I got home? How did you guess?
The funniest of scenes must have been while Ma & Pa were being chased by a train while operating a hand pumped trolly.
That DVD is now in my collection. Such happy memories!

Simon Overton
Simon Overton on September 24, 2007 at 10:18 am

Hey, Ken and Ian… thanks for the above photos; I’m quite homesick, but the “old lady” is gone for good. Shame!

Ian
Ian on September 14, 2007 at 9:12 am

Another view of the Odeon in 1988 here:–

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