Casino Cinema

164 Wilmslow Road,
Manchester, M14 5LQ

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cinemahog
cinemahog on May 11, 2016 at 2:15 pm

HI THE CINEMA WAS BUILT BY MISS ADA KENYON WHO ALSO BUILT THE ARDWICK CINEMA AND THE NEW ROYAL CINEMA SHE SOLD THEM ALL TO ABC FOR £250 000 BEN KANTER BUILT THE THREE RIVLOI CINEMAS IN CHORLTON COLYHURST AND GORTON THESE WERE LATER SOLD TO ESSOLDO YOURS CINEMA HOG

Simon Overton
Simon Overton on September 30, 2010 at 12:54 pm

ABC: Associated British Cinemas were the best cinema chain and had the most distinctive Neon signs, indicating the cinema’s name across the center.

It was a shame when they dropped all of their names and went with just ABC where ever. Everything, today, seems to be just bland initials!

Ken Roe
Ken Roe on September 30, 2010 at 9:02 am

A vintage photograph of the Casino Cinema in March 1958 (playing the Odeon circuit release):
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