Astor Theatre
Nathan Road,
Yaumati,
Hong Kong
Nathan Road,
Yaumati,
Hong Kong
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The Chinese name of Po Hing Theatre and Astor Theatre is the same,普慶戲院.
Astor was built after Po Hing was knocked down, not just a rename. There was the Royal Hotel at the front of Astor while Po Hing was just a cinema. This photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pahtz/4773453511/
shows the large National neon sign was on the side of the hotel. This photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hoting2000/4285387129/ shows the Royal hotel at the front of Astor.
Raymond, is this the old Po Hing, the first generation, not Astor, the second generation?
Its Chinese name is 普慶戲院.
Astor used to be a landmark on Nathan Road as the hotel building (Chung Hing Hotel?) had a giant vertical orange neon light billboard for National electrical appliances. It could be seen from miles along Nathan Road from the north. In the 80s, when it was paired up with Pearl in Causeway Bay, Astor has shown many Hollywood films, many from Fox. I watched Octopussy there. At the time Astor closes, it was the forth largest cinema in Hong Kong, behind Paris, Sunbeam and Ruby. It has always been in the top 10 ticket sales in the 80s.
Here is a 1968 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/yaoevv6
Correction:
From 12th September,1976 to 18th September,1976,the theatre suspended business for the mourning of the death of Chairman Mao of the People’s Republic of China.
The Po Hing and later Astor Theatre was located on the east side of Nathan Road, on that triangular piece of land bounded also by Kansu Street. One of my favourite movies watched there is Sayonara starring Marlin Brando.
Form 12th September to 18th September,the theatre suspended business for the mourning of the death of Chairman Mao of the People’s Repubic of China.
The Chinese name of the Astor Theatre was the same as the Po Hing Theatre.