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Ken Roe commented about Astor Theatre on Jan 17, 2006 at 1:17 pm

An exterior photograph of the Astor Cinema:
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Ken Roe commented about Electric Cinema on Jan 17, 2006 at 1:13 pm

Here are a couple of photos of the bizarre (but eyecatching) facade of the Electric Cinema as it looked in the 1990’s:
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Ken Roe commented about UGC-de Brouckere on Jan 17, 2006 at 1:01 pm

An exterior view of the UGC-de Brouckere. As in many European cinemas, it is fronted by apartments or offices which give little indication of the beautiful auditoriums behind the facade:
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Ken Roe commented about Odeon Birmingham on Jan 17, 2006 at 12:43 pm

A current view of the main entrance ‘facade’:
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Ken Roe commented about Cathay Theatre on Jan 17, 2006 at 11:33 am

Another exterior night shot:
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Ken Roe commented about AMC Empire 25 on Jan 17, 2006 at 11:23 am

OOoops sorry here is the foyer view link I omitted above:
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Ken Roe commented about AMC Empire 25 on Jan 17, 2006 at 11:20 am

A current view of the AMC Empire 25 foyer. This area was originally the auditorium of the old Eltinge/Laffmovie/Empire Theatre

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Ken Roe commented about Zoo Palast on Jan 17, 2006 at 11:08 am

An exterior view of the Zoo Palast in 2004:
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Ken Roe commented about Regent Theatre on Jan 17, 2006 at 10:37 am

Auditorium view as the credits roll:
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Ken Roe commented about Rialto Theatre on Jan 16, 2006 at 8:45 am

Warren; I have just compared your Rialto photo above with a fairly recent photo I have of the Rialto, Brooklyn. Looks to me like the same building. Thanks for posting it.

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Ken Roe commented about Odeon Highgate on Jan 15, 2006 at 10:55 pm

An exterior photograph taken in April 1956, four months after opening:
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An April 1971 view:
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Ken Roe commented about Cameo Theatre on Jan 15, 2006 at 10:33 am

A 2005 exterior photograph:
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Ken Roe commented about Curzon Bloomsbury on Jan 15, 2006 at 3:37 am

Photographed in Summer 2005 during refurbishment:
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Ken Roe commented about Wetherby Film Theatre on Jan 15, 2006 at 3:25 am

Another photograph of the Weatherby Film Theatre:
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Ken Roe commented about Pathe City Theater on Jan 14, 2006 at 1:36 pm

Another shot in the dark:
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Ken Roe commented about Regent Theatre on Jan 14, 2006 at 1:27 pm

OOOoops, I messed up on the 3rd from bottom link:
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Ken Roe commented about Regent Theatre on Jan 14, 2006 at 1:22 pm

Here are some current views of the Gothic foyer, all that remains internally of the the original magnificent Regent Theatre, Brisbane:
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Ken Roe commented about State Theatre on Jan 14, 2006 at 12:52 pm

A photograph of the magnificent Gothic entrance hall and box office area of the State Theatre:
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Ken Roe commented about Cathay Cineplex Cinemas on Jan 14, 2006 at 12:15 pm

A late 1940’s view of the Cathay Cinema:
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Ken Roe commented about Coliseum Cinema on Jan 14, 2006 at 6:33 am

I have now found that this opened as the Electric Coliseum Cinema in January 1913. It had dropped the ‘Electric’ from its name by 1922.

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Ken Roe commented about Laurelhurst Theater & Pub on Jan 13, 2006 at 11:57 pm

Listed in various editions of Film Daily Yearbook with a seating capacity of 650 or 660 when it was a single screen theatre.

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Ken Roe commented about Joy Cinema & Pub on Jan 13, 2006 at 11:42 pm

The Joy Theatre is listed in the 1941 edition of Film Daily Yearbook, but no seating capacity is given. In the 1950 edition of Film Daily Yearbook is is listed with a seating capacity of 485.

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Ken Roe commented about CineMagic Theater on Jan 13, 2006 at 11:21 pm

Operating since the late 1940’s when it first opened as the 420 seat Plaza Theatre.

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Ken Roe commented about Odeon Putney on Jan 12, 2006 at 2:24 pm

The Palace Cinema was equipped with a Compton 2Manual/5Rank theatre organ which was opened by George F. Somes in 1926.

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Ken Roe commented about ABC Putney on Jan 12, 2006 at 2:20 pm

The Regal Cinema was equipped with a Compton 3Manual/6Rank theatre organ with Melotone unit and an illuminated console. It was opened by Charles Smart.