Phoenix Cinema
52 High Road,
London,
N12 9PJ
52 High Road,
London,
N12 9PJ
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The Phoenix, exterior though with current look including Phoenix sign, and the auditorium wonderfully features several times in TV' The Durrells in Coru season 4 episode 4 which is set in 1939.
Will stay independent, not be part of Curzon, because people want it independent! https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2018/nov/03/protests-prompt-phoenix-cinema-to-drop-curzon-takeover
article with neat photo of auditorium
A wonderful picture of the cinema when it was the Rex in 1960. OK, so the cinema isn’t wholly in view, but the overall atmosphere; the cars, trolleybus wires and East Finchley Station Northern Line bridges in the distance, is just as I remember it in the late 50’s when mum took me to see Clamity Jane and Carousel. Thanks to LostMemory for posting – I wonder if there are any other photos from this period?
a variety of photos of the Phoenix
1979 press ads
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4701025427/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4701666308/
exterior daytime – you can see on the right where a sign has been removed revealing part of the old REX signage
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/223126799/
exterior nighttime
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/324348051/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/324353201/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/324348053/
auditorium
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/324348056/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/324348054/
close up of the deco proscenium grill
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/324353199/
close up of the deco panels
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/324353196/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/324348058/
Article about summer 2010 closure for 13 weeks for interior restoration:
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The musical movie “Nine” a scene in the auditorium, with the Art Deco panels on the side walls on view.
Beautiful photo of auditorium in this article:
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Ken, I love that last photo, close up of one of the Art Deco panels on the auditorium’s side walls. If the panels are different, please photo & post the others!
Here’s another excellent 2007 photo of auditorium facing screen:
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2007 view of Art Deco grille near the screen:
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Three photographs of the Poenix Cinema that I took in September 2006:
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/537970227/
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/537970231/
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/537970245/
A recent exterior photograph of the Phoenix Cinema. (Note where an old sign has been removed on the right hand side…now reveals the outline of the letter ‘E’ from when it was named the Rex):
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