Thanks Ken. That’s the one and have corrected the above address. When I was in Tijuana, I made a point to correctly write down the names of streets from the actual street names on buildings. Obviously this one didn’t pan out too well!
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Apr 27, 2009 at 10:44 am
David Zornig; The London Hippodrome Theatre is located on the corner of Cranbourne Street and Charing Cross Road, close to Leicester Square in London’s West End. In the 1960’s it was operating as the Talk of the Town, offering middle of the road type artistes. So I doubt it was that particular Hippodrome Theatre.
The Camden Hippodrome Theatre could have been the venue you mention for the bands playing above, as it had been vacated by the BBC in the early 1960’s and could have been available for concerts before it became a nightclub.
There was also the Golders Green Hippodrome Theatre, which was used as a concert hall by the BBC, so that is another possibility, but they tended to record light music & classical concerts in that venue.
Roland L; Cinema Treasures policy is usually to name the theatre by its most recent, or last name, with an aka above, which can also be searched on the site. Thanks for your input, and the above photo is much appreciated.
A photograph of the Lewisham Hippodrome Theatre in around 1912: View link
A photograph of the Eros Cinema on the left and the Gaumont on the right, taken during closing week for the two buildings in November 1959: View link
Thanks Ken. That’s the one and have corrected the above address. When I was in Tijuana, I made a point to correctly write down the names of streets from the actual street names on buildings. Obviously this one didn’t pan out too well!
Some photographs of the Ruby Cinema:
February 2008:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andre-c/2239253382/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andre-c/2238462365/
July 2006:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dylanlim/1349808606/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dylanlim/1349808320/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dylanlim/190587096/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dylanlim/190587052/
Side and rear of the Ruby Cinema in January 2009:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ipohkia/3379850597/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ipohkia/3379852399/
David Zornig; The London Hippodrome Theatre is located on the corner of Cranbourne Street and Charing Cross Road, close to Leicester Square in London’s West End. In the 1960’s it was operating as the Talk of the Town, offering middle of the road type artistes. So I doubt it was that particular Hippodrome Theatre.
The Camden Hippodrome Theatre could have been the venue you mention for the bands playing above, as it had been vacated by the BBC in the early 1960’s and could have been available for concerts before it became a nightclub.
There was also the Golders Green Hippodrome Theatre, which was used as a concert hall by the BBC, so that is another possibility, but they tended to record light music & classical concerts in that venue.
The Cinema dei Piccoli, photographed in March 2006:
View link
In March 2009;
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bekra/3317888292/
In March 2008:
View link
Photographs and memorabilia on Chiswick Empire Theatre here:
http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/Chiswick.htm
Roland L; Cinema Treasures policy is usually to name the theatre by its most recent, or last name, with an aka above, which can also be searched on the site. Thanks for your input, and the above photo is much appreciated.
The Picture Palace can be see in the 3rd photo down, and also in a close-up view, if you scroll down to the 10th photo down on this page:
View link
A close-up of the De Luxe Theatre, photographed in March 2009:
View link
Editha; It certainly was originally the Theatre Royal, as stated in the aka’s above the theatres name on this page.
Here is a vintage programme from the Chelsea Palace Theatre in 1914:
http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/Chelsea.htm
A photograph of the Lewisham Hippodrome Theatre in around 1912:
View link
A photograph of the Eros Cinema on the left and the Gaumont on the right, taken during closing week for the two buildings in November 1959:
View link
The Gaumont, with the adjacent Eros Cinema on the left, photographed in their closing week November 1959:
View link
A set of vintage photographs of the Plaza/ABC:
View link
Photographed as the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God in April 2008:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayxh/2445692756/
The urban explorer group ‘28 Days Later’ managed to gain entry into the closed down building in May 2008, and recorded the following images:
View link
An October 1949 photograph of the Odeon, playing the Gaumont release:
http://www.mawgrim.co.uk/cavalcade/lowestoft2.jpg
A close-up of the entrance in December 1970, playing the Rank release:
http://www.mawgrim.co.uk/cavalcade/lowestoft.jpg
The Stussihof Kino photographed in February 2009:
View link
The Cinema ABC in July 2008:
View link
The Radium Kino photographed in October 2006:
View link
Close-up:
View link
Another poster case:
View link
One of the posters outside the Radium Kino:
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The Corso Cinema, photographed in February 2007:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alcachofo/399957474/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alcachofo/399957480/
A night-time view:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dnik/15455619/
Entrance:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tericee/3020677974/
Bar:
View link
Entrance to screen 4:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/suibhne/1947448182/
The Bingo/DIY details come from Brian Hornsey’s booklet ‘Ninety Years of Cinema in Cardiff’ published in June 1994.
A photograph of the Euston Cinema can be seen on the cover of this monthly programme from July 1928:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevp/2974709811/
A vintage postcard view of the Green Gate Electric Theatre from around 1911:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevp/2953068444/
A vintage postcard view of the Atmospheric style auditorium:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevp/2934649407/
Some more information and memorabilia to be seen by scrolling down here:
http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/Camberwell.htm