Listed in the American Motion Picture Directory 1914 – 1915 as the Yorkville Hippodrome, 78th Street, New York, NY.
In the 1926 and 1927 editions of Film Daily Yearbooks it is still listed as the Yorkville Hippodrome, 1499 First Avenue, New York, NY with a seating capacity of 300. In the 1930 edition of F.D.Y. it is listed with the same name and address but the seating capacity is given as 309 and it is ‘Closed’.
The next edition of F.D.Y. that I have (1941) has no theatre listed at this address, however in the 1943 edition of F.D.Y. it is listed as the Europe Theatre, 1st Avenue with a seating capacity of 309. In the 1950 edition of F.D.Y. it is still the Europe Theatre, 1499 1st Avenue with a seating capacity of 306. Gone from listings in 1957.
My above posting seem to have somehow strayed on here by mistake and it refers to a theatre in New York.
Regarding open House theatres open to view, out of the ones mentioned above by Kev Phelan, the Gaumont State, Kilburn, the Granada, Tooting, the Gate, Notting Hill and the Ritzy, Brixton currently all featured on their own pages on Cinema Treasures.
A 1971 exterior photograph of the Academy, Brighton here:
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From the programme playing, it hard to realise that it was still owned and operated by the Rank Organisation!
A 1970 exterior photograph of the Gaumont, Birmingham here:
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A 1970 exterior photograph of the Odeon, Anniesland here:
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A vintage photograph of the former Empire after becoming the Odeon here:
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Three exterior photographs – three names of the Odeon, Preston here:
New Victoria in 1949
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Gaumont in 1956
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Odeon in April 1970
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A photograph of the main entrance in 1967 here:
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A view of the original single screen auditorium, taken from the rear stalls here:
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A 1948 exterior photograph of the original Regal/Odeon, Marble Arch here:
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A 1971 exterior photograpf of the Odeon, Liverpool here:
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A vintage photograph of the exterior of the Odeon, Chester here:
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A 1971 exterior photograph of the Odeon, Cardiff here:
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A 1971 exterior photograph of the Odeon, Camden Town here:
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More history and photographs of the Avenue/Odeon here:
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More history and photographs of the Astoria/Odeon, Streatham here:
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More history and photographs of the Astoria, Finsbury Park here:
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More history and photographs of the Astoria Brixton here:
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More history and photographs of the Apollo Victoria here:
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Further history and photographs of the Himalaya Palace here:
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Some extra history & photographs of the ABC Rembrandt Cinema here:
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Four photographs of the Odeon here:
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The Savoy opened on 29th November 1929. The Venetian Atmospheric style auditorium was designed by interior designer W.E. Greenwood.
A Robert Morton 2Manual/6Ranks organ was installed in 1929.
Designed by noted cinema architect Eric Norman Bailey of Maidenhead, the Palace remains virtually untouched in its current use as a bingo hall.
Listed in the American Motion Picture Directory 1914 – 1915 as the Yorkville Hippodrome, 78th Street, New York, NY.
In the 1926 and 1927 editions of Film Daily Yearbooks it is still listed as the Yorkville Hippodrome, 1499 First Avenue, New York, NY with a seating capacity of 300. In the 1930 edition of F.D.Y. it is listed with the same name and address but the seating capacity is given as 309 and it is ‘Closed’.
The next edition of F.D.Y. that I have (1941) has no theatre listed at this address, however in the 1943 edition of F.D.Y. it is listed as the Europe Theatre, 1st Avenue with a seating capacity of 309. In the 1950 edition of F.D.Y. it is still the Europe Theatre, 1499 1st Avenue with a seating capacity of 306. Gone from listings in 1957.
Listed in the American Motion Picture Directory 1914 – 1915 as the Royal Theatre.
The Film Daily Yearbook’s; 1926 and 1927 editions list it as the East Side Beauty Theatre with a seating capacity of 257.
My above posting seem to have somehow strayed on here by mistake and it refers to a theatre in New York.
Regarding open House theatres open to view, out of the ones mentioned above by Kev Phelan, the Gaumont State, Kilburn, the Granada, Tooting, the Gate, Notting Hill and the Ritzy, Brixton currently all featured on their own pages on Cinema Treasures.