Astoria Cinema

Located in the Corstorphine district of Edinburgh. Opened at 2pm on Wednesday 1st January 1930 with an organ solo (2Manual/4Ranks Christie organ) played by Mr Lyndon Laird, followed by the film “Movietone Follies of 1929”. Seating was in a stadium style for 1,368. It had a 15 feet deep stage and two dressing rooms.

The Astoria Cinema closed in 1974 and was demolished in 1976. The site is now (2012) occupied by a supermarket (Iceland).

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