the architects who designed the royalty also designed the plaza cinema on hilltown which jbm owned from 1958 strangely enough the plaza opened the year jbm bought his first cinema the new palladium in alexander street and within a few years had bought up a further two all within walking distance of each other these were the vic in 1935 and the broadway in 1939
the palladium changed its name to the rex in 1951 being renamed after his dog called rex dundee corporation compulsorly purchased the cinema and paid jbm £7,600 for it jbm originally paid just £360 for it in 1928
The bar is now closed and for sale only the capitol resturant on the corner remains open
apparently there were photos of the cinema in its hayday on the wall of the bar but never saw them so dont know what the photos were
It was recently announced in the courier and advertiser newspaper that planning permission has been granted to convert this cinema to a night club and that because it had an entertainment licence this is why it was granted apperantly the inside is going to be gutted out thereby destroying the interior of an art deco cinema forever what a bloody disgrace!
The cinema deluxe was one of four cinemas purchased by jb milne in december 1946 along with two cinemas in methil and the alhambra cinema in dunfermiline this building is still standing and is now used as offices there is aa photo on it on a web site by george barr type in glasgow cinemas and click on the one which says gbarr along the bottom once onto main page click on scotland then lochgelly this gives full information
the architects who designed the royalty also designed the plaza cinema on hilltown which jbm owned from 1958 strangely enough the plaza opened the year jbm bought his first cinema the new palladium in alexander street and within a few years had bought up a further two all within walking distance of each other these were the vic in 1935 and the broadway in 1939 the palladium changed its name to the rex in 1951 being renamed after his dog called rex dundee corporation compulsorly purchased the cinema and paid jbm £7,600 for it jbm originally paid just £360 for it in 1928
The bar is now closed and for sale only the capitol resturant on the corner remains open apparently there were photos of the cinema in its hayday on the wall of the bar but never saw them so dont know what the photos were
go to the library they usually have a scanner wired into a computer used for public internet use scan the photo/s and save to a pen drive
It was recently announced in the courier and advertiser newspaper that planning permission has been granted to convert this cinema to a night club and that because it had an entertainment licence this is why it was granted apperantly the inside is going to be gutted out thereby destroying the interior of an art deco cinema forever what a bloody disgrace!
The cinema deluxe was one of four cinemas purchased by jb milne in december 1946 along with two cinemas in methil and the alhambra cinema in dunfermiline this building is still standing and is now used as offices there is aa photo on it on a web site by george barr type in glasgow cinemas and click on the one which says gbarr along the bottom once onto main page click on scotland then lochgelly this gives full information