Normally, church use of a former cinema or theatre building is considered a good thing, as the fabric of the building and its decorative scheme tends to be retained and even restored.
Andy, thanks for posting your photographs. It looks like they are gutting the building, which is totally unneccesary. How sad.
Thanks Ken. That’s the one and have corrected the above address. When I was in Tijuana, I made a point to correctly write down the names of streets from the actual street names on buildings. Obviously this one didn’t pan out too well!
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David Zornig; The London Hippodrome Theatre is located on the corner of Cranbourne Street and Charing Cross Road, close to Leicester Square in London’s West End. In the 1960’s it was operating as the Talk of the Town, offering middle of the road type artistes. So I doubt it was that particular Hippodrome Theatre.
The Camden Hippodrome Theatre could have been the venue you mention for the bands playing above, as it had been vacated by the BBC in the early 1960’s and could have been available for concerts before it became a nightclub.
There was also the Golders Green Hippodrome Theatre, which was used as a concert hall by the BBC, so that is another possibility, but they tended to record light music & classical concerts in that venue.
Roland L; Cinema Treasures policy is usually to name the theatre by its most recent, or last name, with an aka above, which can also be searched on the site. Thanks for your input, and the above photo is much appreciated.
A photograph of the Lewisham Hippodrome Theatre in around 1912: View link
A photograph of the Eros Cinema on the left and the Gaumont on the right, taken during closing week for the two buildings in November 1959: View link
Thanks HappyHelen; The Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells has its own page here:
/theaters/22568/
A vintage photograph of the Princesses' Cinema in 1937:
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Sorry here is the correct link:
/theaters/28380/
The Boulevard Theatre was last known as Movies 6. Details here:
http://cinematreasurse.org/theater/28380/
Two photographs of the closed-down Odeon in April 1983:
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The ABC photographed playing the ABC release in April 1968:
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A photograph of the Majestik Kinema:
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Photographed as the Cannon in 1990:
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Name sign and marquee in July 2006:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bildbunt/750366443/
A photograph of the side-splay wall of the auditorium in 1955:
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A photograph of the former Bercy Cinema, that I took in March 2004:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/3489512538/
Normally, church use of a former cinema or theatre building is considered a good thing, as the fabric of the building and its decorative scheme tends to be retained and even restored.
Andy, thanks for posting your photographs. It looks like they are gutting the building, which is totally unneccesary. How sad.
Photographs and more details on the Shakespeare theatre can be seen here:
View link
A photograph of the Victoria Theatre in 2008:
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Thanks Ken. That’s the one and have corrected the above address. When I was in Tijuana, I made a point to correctly write down the names of streets from the actual street names on buildings. Obviously this one didn’t pan out too well!
Some photographs of the Ruby Cinema:
February 2008:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andre-c/2239253382/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andre-c/2238462365/
July 2006:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dylanlim/1349808606/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dylanlim/1349808320/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dylanlim/190587096/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dylanlim/190587052/
Side and rear of the Ruby Cinema in January 2009:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ipohkia/3379850597/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ipohkia/3379852399/
David Zornig; The London Hippodrome Theatre is located on the corner of Cranbourne Street and Charing Cross Road, close to Leicester Square in London’s West End. In the 1960’s it was operating as the Talk of the Town, offering middle of the road type artistes. So I doubt it was that particular Hippodrome Theatre.
The Camden Hippodrome Theatre could have been the venue you mention for the bands playing above, as it had been vacated by the BBC in the early 1960’s and could have been available for concerts before it became a nightclub.
There was also the Golders Green Hippodrome Theatre, which was used as a concert hall by the BBC, so that is another possibility, but they tended to record light music & classical concerts in that venue.
The Cinema dei Piccoli, photographed in March 2006:
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In March 2009;
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bekra/3317888292/
In March 2008:
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Photographs and memorabilia on Chiswick Empire Theatre here:
http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/Chiswick.htm
Roland L; Cinema Treasures policy is usually to name the theatre by its most recent, or last name, with an aka above, which can also be searched on the site. Thanks for your input, and the above photo is much appreciated.
The Picture Palace can be see in the 3rd photo down, and also in a close-up view, if you scroll down to the 10th photo down on this page:
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A close-up of the De Luxe Theatre, photographed in March 2009:
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Editha; It certainly was originally the Theatre Royal, as stated in the aka’s above the theatres name on this page.
Here is a vintage programme from the Chelsea Palace Theatre in 1914:
http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/Chelsea.htm
A photograph of the Lewisham Hippodrome Theatre in around 1912:
View link
A photograph of the Eros Cinema on the left and the Gaumont on the right, taken during closing week for the two buildings in November 1959:
View link