Comments from Ken Roe - Cinema Treasures

Ken Roe commented about Royal Cinemas on Jan 18, 2006 at 10:40 am

A Summer 1971 view of the Odeon Sutton Coldfield:
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An October 2001 colour photograph:
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Ken Roe commented about Embassy Theatre on Jan 17, 2006 at 4:41 pm

A recent exterior photograph of the Embassy Theatre with a “Lord of the Rings” ‘extra’:
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Ken Roe commented about Civic Theatre on Jan 17, 2006 at 4:36 pm

A 2002 view of the exterior:
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Ken Roe commented about Eden Teatro on Jan 17, 2006 at 4:25 pm

A recent exterior photograph of the former Eden Teatro:
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Ken Roe commented about Astor Theatre on Jan 17, 2006 at 4:17 pm

An exterior photograph of the Astor Cinema:
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Ken Roe commented about Electric Cinema on Jan 17, 2006 at 4:13 pm

Here are a couple of photos of the bizarre (but eyecatching) facade of the Electric Cinema as it looked in the 1990’s:
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Ken Roe commented about UGC-de Brouckere on Jan 17, 2006 at 4:01 pm

An exterior view of the UGC-de Brouckere. As in many European cinemas, it is fronted by apartments or offices which give little indication of the beautiful auditoriums behind the facade:
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Ken Roe commented about Odeon Birmingham on Jan 17, 2006 at 3:43 pm

A current view of the main entrance ‘facade’:
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Ken Roe commented about Cathay Theatre on Jan 17, 2006 at 2:33 pm

Another exterior night shot:
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Ken Roe commented about AMC Empire 25 on Jan 17, 2006 at 2:23 pm

OOoops sorry here is the foyer view link I omitted above:
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Ken Roe commented about AMC Empire 25 on Jan 17, 2006 at 2:20 pm

A current view of the AMC Empire 25 foyer. This area was originally the auditorium of the old Eltinge/Laffmovie/Empire Theatre

Ken Roe commented about Zoo Palast on Jan 17, 2006 at 2:08 pm

An exterior view of the Zoo Palast in 2004:
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Ken Roe commented about Regent Theatre on Jan 17, 2006 at 1:37 pm

Auditorium view as the credits roll:
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Ken Roe commented about Rialto Theatre on Jan 16, 2006 at 11:45 am

Warren; I have just compared your Rialto photo above with a fairly recent photo I have of the Rialto, Brooklyn. Looks to me like the same building. Thanks for posting it.

Ken Roe commented about Odeon Highgate on Jan 16, 2006 at 1:55 am

An exterior photograph taken in April 1956, four months after opening:
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An April 1971 view:
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Ken Roe commented about Cameo Theatre on Jan 15, 2006 at 1:33 pm

A 2005 exterior photograph:
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Ken Roe commented about Curzon Bloomsbury on Jan 15, 2006 at 6:37 am

Photographed in Summer 2005 during refurbishment:
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Ken Roe commented about Wetherby Film Theatre on Jan 15, 2006 at 6:25 am

Another photograph of the Weatherby Film Theatre:
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Ken Roe commented about Pathe City Theater on Jan 14, 2006 at 4:36 pm

Another shot in the dark:
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Ken Roe commented about Regent Theatre on Jan 14, 2006 at 4:27 pm

OOOoops, I messed up on the 3rd from bottom link:
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Ken Roe commented about Regent Theatre on Jan 14, 2006 at 4:22 pm

Here are some current views of the Gothic foyer, all that remains internally of the the original magnificent Regent Theatre, Brisbane:
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Ken Roe commented about State Theatre on Jan 14, 2006 at 3:52 pm

A photograph of the magnificent Gothic entrance hall and box office area of the State Theatre:
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Ken Roe commented about Cathay Cineplex Cinemas on Jan 14, 2006 at 3:15 pm

A late 1940’s view of the Cathay Cinema:
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Ken Roe commented about Coliseum Cinema on Jan 14, 2006 at 9:33 am

I have now found that this opened as the Electric Coliseum Cinema in January 1913. It had dropped the ‘Electric’ from its name by 1922.

Ken Roe commented about Laurelhurst Theater & Pub on Jan 14, 2006 at 2:57 am

Listed in various editions of Film Daily Yearbook with a seating capacity of 650 or 660 when it was a single screen theatre.