Comments from Ken Roe - Cinema Treasures

Ken Roe on Apr 9, 2009 at 4:45 pm

Some more information and memorabilia here:
http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/Camberwell.htm

Ken Roe commented about Gaumont Stratford on Apr 9, 2009 at 2:13 pm

Ian;The entire building remained until demolition, but I am not sure how much of the internal decorative details remained when it became a factory.

Ken Roe commented about Gaumont Stratford on Apr 9, 2009 at 6:44 am

A wonderful set of vintage photographs of the Gaumont:
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Photographed in 1987, three years before demolition:
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Ken Roe commented about Grove Theatre on Apr 8, 2009 at 5:58 am

Possibly not this particular theatre, but the following information relates to its close proximity:

December 1, 1917 issue of the Real Estate Record and Guide

1916 – Theater and apartment located at Merrick Road and Grove Street, Freeport, NY, designed by architect C. Howard Crane.

Information provided by Hugh Goodman

Ken Roe commented about Fox Theatre on Apr 7, 2009 at 4:40 pm

As this was a successful movie theatre from its 1918 opening, I think it likely that the Hollywood Lutherian Church could have used the original Idyl Hour/Iris Theatre on the other side of the Boulevard, which could have been sitting empty since closing in 1918, until its demolition in around 1927 when the Warner Theatre was built.

Ken Roe commented about Iris Theatre on Apr 7, 2009 at 4:34 pm

It could be that the Hollywood Lutherian Church held their meetings in this building, rather than the ‘new’ Iris Theatre across the Boulevard.

This first Iris Theatre closed in 1918 and could have been unused until it was demolished around 1927, so was probably available for use by the church. The ‘new’ Iris Theatre would have been operating as a busy movie theatre from 1918 onwards, so I would have thought unlikely to have been available for other uses.

Ken Roe commented about Shepherd's Bush Empire Theatre on Apr 7, 2009 at 3:18 pm

Some history, vintage photographs and memorabilia here:
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Ken Roe commented about Genesis Cinema on Apr 7, 2009 at 3:08 pm

An excellent set of vintage photographs of the Empire/ABC/Coronet:
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Ken Roe commented about ABC Ipswich on Apr 7, 2009 at 9:19 am

A vintage postcard view of Buttermarket from possibly the late-1940’s:
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A zoomed-in view of the above:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevp/1351960812/
A colour postcard from 1979:
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A close-up of the Ritz Cinema entrance in 1937:
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The ABC as a single screen in November 1962:
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As a triple screen in June 1963:
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Foyer in June 1973:
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ABC Screen 2 in June 1973:
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Ken Roe commented about Gaumont Bromley on Apr 6, 2009 at 11:12 am

Here a a couple of vintage photographs of the site of the Gaumont Bromley in 1935:
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A postcard view of Bromley High Street and the Gaumont in the late-1940’s or early 1950’s:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevp/2935054259/

Ken Roe commented about Globe Cinema on Apr 6, 2009 at 9:11 am

A rear view of the Globe Cinema, awaiting demolition in March 1973:
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Ken Roe commented about Galaxy Cinema on Apr 5, 2009 at 11:43 am

Keith;
It’s nearly 40 years ago, but I seem to remember seeing the Galaxy Cinema, located on street level. It was on the right hand side as you entered the shopping centre. I only saw it once, as I was attending a nightclub also located in the shopping centre, which at that time was running ‘gay’ nights. I can’t remember the name of the nightclub though.

Ken Roe commented about Pan Pacific Theatre on Apr 5, 2009 at 11:27 am

This theatre’s main introduction above, has now been amended.

Ken Roe commented about Shepherd's Bush Empire Theatre on Apr 5, 2009 at 11:22 am

Four photographs I took of the Shepherd’s Bush Empire Theatre in April 2009:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/3415060982/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/3415062830/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/3415064858/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/3415064858/

Ken Roe commented about Cine Athinaikon on Apr 5, 2009 at 6:27 am

Ken;
The Dexameni Cinema is an ‘open air’ cinema, located on Dexamenis Square in the Kolonaki district of Athens.

Ken Roe commented about Vue Shepherd's Bush on Apr 5, 2009 at 5:24 am

Two photographs I took of the Vue in April 2009:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/3414357830/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/3413553947/

Ken Roe commented about Shepherd's Bush Pavilion on Apr 4, 2009 at 3:34 pm

Six photographs that I took of the Pavilion in April 2009:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/3411758949/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/3411760207/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/3412567180/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/3411763071/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/3412570034/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/3411766883/

Ken Roe commented about Astoria Theatre on Apr 4, 2009 at 1:09 pm

Ken Roe commented about Astoria Theatre on Apr 3, 2009 at 12:27 pm

Beginning 1st April 2009, scaffold was being erected around the building to prepare for demolition.

Ken Roe commented about Clifton Brixton on Mar 31, 2009 at 12:34 pm

Photographs and more details here:
http://www.urban75.org/brixton/history/scala.html

Ken Roe commented about Odeon Sidcup on Mar 30, 2009 at 10:18 am

A photograph from June 1984
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Ken Roe commented about Park Hall Cinema on Mar 30, 2009 at 4:36 am

The Park Hall Cinema can be seen to the extreme left of this vintage 1955 photograph:
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Ken Roe commented about Colonial Theater on Mar 28, 2009 at 3:06 pm

The Main Theatre must have opened after 1950, as its not listed in earler editions of Film Daily Yearbook.

Ken Roe commented about Marignan Cultural Centre on Mar 28, 2009 at 10:02 am

The original sign of the Marignan Cinema, photographed in September 2008:
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Ken Roe commented about Cameo Cinema on Mar 28, 2009 at 9:56 am

A night photograph of the Cameo in February 2009;
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bonez007/3305002100/