Grand Palais Cinema
133-139 Commercial Road,
London,
E1 1PX
133-139 Commercial Road,
London,
E1 1PX
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Functions: Retail
Previous Names: Imperial Picture Palace, Grand Palais Theatre, Bangla Desh Cinema Hall
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Originally the New King’s Hall, it was converted into the Imperial Picture Palace in 1911, and closed in 1923. There was a billard hall in the basement. It became a Yiddish theatre and was re-named Grand Palais Theatre, also in use as a banquet hall. It became a full time Yiddish theatre in 1935, and continued until 1970.
The basement was then converted into a disco, and the Grand Palais began screening gay feature films. Later in the 1970’s, it was re-named Bngla Desh Cinema Hall screening Asian films.
In 2008, the building is in use by Flick Fashions.
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Ken Roe
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