Odeon Capital Centre Cardiff
Capitol Centre, Station Terrace,
Cardiff,
CF1 4EY
Capitol Centre, Station Terrace,
Cardiff,
CF1 4EY
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Here’s a rather hazy photo.
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The largest “screen” was on the ground floor, the others were above.
All were sloped floor (not stadium)with basic seating in the style used for Odeon rebuilds (e.g. Bristol),with a few rows of slightly better seats offered for an extra charge.
None of the screens were as wide as the auditorium, many of the seats were located to the sides, unlike the “wall to wall” style which became commonplace later. The smaller units also had screens relatively high up, so some considered the sightlines poor .
Although equipped with Dolby Stereo, only the largest screen is thought to have been upgraded to Dolby Digital and EX.
This was a great cinema I visited it many times in the 90s. It could be arguably classed as one of the earlier purpose built multi screen cinemas. It also had a small internal Bar/cafe area. the posters were displayed in light boxes on an internal wall just inside the entrance doors. you then went down a few steps into the ticket ares were you bought your ticket the “lobby” was quite narrow and included the ticket desks to the left and then further in on the right was the concessions stand.
at the end of the short lobby you would turn left and upstairs to see your film in the selected cinema.
If memory serves me right the cimemas 5 screens were spread tightly on two floors with flights of stairs up.
martin
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Three years later, still closed and unwanted by any other user.
Hi, has anyone got any photos of this cinema?
The cinema part of the building has remained empty since closure . It has not been converted to more shops or to additional multi-storey parking.
Ironically the former UCI multiplex which some blamed for the demise of the Capitol Odeon now bears the “Odeon” name.