A lovely view of the auditorium in its current use as a bingo hall. Note only the stalls and dress circle are in use. The upper circle and balcony seats (on long wooden benches) are no longer in use. View link
Auditorium view of the Dominion Theatre. Note the rear dress circle seating section has been curtained off for the production that was being staged when the photo was taken. Note also at the top, above the dress circle is the now curtained wall of the former upper circle. View link
Mapquest puts this location as E. New York Avenue. I would say that if a tour is looking at a ‘site of’, that to me means ‘stood here’ and is not here any longer. I would presume the Dreka Theatre has been demolished.
Just noticed that on TC’s Smithsonian photo above, it has the name ‘State’ on the facade. This was the projected name of the theatre, then it was changed to Red Bank Theatre and it was promised that the name ‘State’ on the facade would be removed. Red Bank was then dropped in favour of Carlton and it opened as the Carlton Theatre, but obviously they never got round to removing the ‘State’ name.
Various editions of Film Daily Yearbook give the Victory Theatre differing seating capacities: in 1941 = 2,067, in 1943 = 2,296, in 1950 = 1,680.
The Victory Theatre was operated by Paramount Pictures Inc. through their subsidiary N. Goldstein in 1941 and 1943. By 1950 the company was known as United Paramount Pictures Inc. through their subsidiary Western Massachusetts Theaters Inc (Samuel Goldstein).
An exterior photograph prior to the 2005 refurbishment here:
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Another auditorium view here:
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A recent auditorium view, showing a part of the building hidden away above a false ceiling here:
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A lovely view of the auditorium in its current use as a bingo hall. Note only the stalls and dress circle are in use. The upper circle and balcony seats (on long wooden benches) are no longer in use.
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An auditorium view of the Astoria in its present use as a bingo club here:
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An auditorium view from the front stalls here:
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Another view of the now closed Lounge Cinema here:
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A view of the closed down auditorium (former circle area) of the Odeon Shepherds Bush here:
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A 2001 photograph of the Odeon Barnsley here:
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Another recent exterior photograph here:
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A 2005 view of the exterior of the Strand Cinema here:
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A recent exterior view here:
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A recent exterior view here:
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A lovely auditorium photograph here:
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Auditorium view of the Dominion Theatre. Note the rear dress circle seating section has been curtained off for the production that was being staged when the photo was taken. Note also at the top, above the dress circle is the now curtained wall of the former upper circle.
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Another recent exterior photograph of the Chester Road entrance here:
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A recent photograph of the Walpole Cinema facade, relocated to its new site on the side of a building here:
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Mapquest puts this location as E. New York Avenue. I would say that if a tour is looking at a ‘site of’, that to me means ‘stood here’ and is not here any longer. I would presume the Dreka Theatre has been demolished.
Just noticed that on TC’s Smithsonian photo above, it has the name ‘State’ on the facade. This was the projected name of the theatre, then it was changed to Red Bank Theatre and it was promised that the name ‘State’ on the facade would be removed. Red Bank was then dropped in favour of Carlton and it opened as the Carlton Theatre, but obviously they never got round to removing the ‘State’ name.
There are photographs and more history on the Genesis Cinema web site (click on Genesis Cinema History).
Further photographs and history here:
http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/Lusbys.htm
Listed in Film Daily Yearbook:1940-1955 editions as a Negro theatre.
An exterior photograph of the Odeon Mile End in 1949 here:
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Another vintage exterior photo taken in 1952 here:
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The exterior in 1957 here:
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3 views from 1960 here:
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A 1971 exterior view here:
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An exterior photograph of the Odeon Hackney Road in 1952 here:
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Various editions of Film Daily Yearbook give the Victory Theatre differing seating capacities: in 1941 = 2,067, in 1943 = 2,296, in 1950 = 1,680.
The Victory Theatre was operated by Paramount Pictures Inc. through their subsidiary N. Goldstein in 1941 and 1943. By 1950 the company was known as United Paramount Pictures Inc. through their subsidiary Western Massachusetts Theaters Inc (Samuel Goldstein).