Cine La Rampa
Calle 23 111,
Vedado,
Havana
Calle 23 111,
Vedado,
Havana
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I believe this was originally built in 1955 as a bowling alley, as the building was originaly known as Boleras Tony. It was later converted into a cafeteria, bar, offices and cinema. To achieve this the roof of the building was raised. It is located to the west of the city centre in the Vedado district on Calle 23 between O & P streets.
Access to the auditorium, which is on the first floor, is via a ramp, rather than by stairs and this section of Calle 23 is known as ‘La Rampa’. It is considered one of the best cinemas in Cuba for projection and sound quality.
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A photograph of Cine La Rampa from August 2007:
http://flickr.com/photos/8007878@N02/1339461711/
Havana Journal, The architectural preservation and future of design in Havana Cuba. La Rampa Cinema: 1955. Architect Gustavo Botet. Named originally for its internal ramp system, this building has been converted to a complex with offices, a cafe, bar and cinema.
The theatre was not named for its architectural features. La Rampa (the ramp) is the popular name for the sloping stretch of 23rd Street between L street and Malecón, where the theatre is located.
Hi, does anyone out there know what the name of the cinema Errol Flynn co-owned in Havana was?
jrpollo, Right about the name. It had a second entrance from the “Wakamba” restaurant on O Street. I remember seeing quite a few European movies there, Giulietta Masina in “La Strada” and “Nights of Cabiria”, Ingmar Bergman’s “Through a Glass Darkly”, “Winter Light” and “The Silence”, Federico Fellini and Vittorio De Sica films, Gina Lollobrigida in “Pane, amore e fantasia” and “Pane, amore e gelosia”, Brigitte Bardot movies.
This theater is erronelously positioned on the street map in El Cerro, it was located on 23 Street between O and P in Vedado.