Cinelandia Bioscoop
Hendrikplein, Pietermaai,
Willemstad,
Curacao
Hendrikplein, Pietermaai,
Willemstad,
Curacao
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Located in the Punda district. The Cinelanda Bioscoop was opened on January 16, 1941. It had 900-seats. It was such a success that it was expanded to 2,200-seats, with 1,600-seats in the orchestra level, many of them at the screen end not covered by a roof, and 600 seats in the balcony. Concerts and festivals were also held in the cinema. The Cinelandia was closed in 1986, a victim of the rise in video as a means of viewing films.
Since then, the building has deteriorated into a state of dereliction which is so bad that it could collapse and is too far gone to restore. It was granted a Listed building status on the Monuments Register in 2011. The owner wants to demolish it and build a shopping centre on the site, but has been blocked by legal proceedings. It still stands in 2024.
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Located in the historic district of Punda, Willemstad (the capital city on the island of Curacao.) The address is; Hendrikplein, Pietermaai, Willemstad, Curacao. The Bioscoop Cinelandia was built in 1941 and designed by architect Pieter A. van Stuivenberg in an Art Deco style.
A close-up of the facade and entrance as seen in 1992 after it had closed:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/240615304/
A 1990 photograph from the RIBA collection:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/240637360/
one more pic of the West End:
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