Divad, The extra details I added to your initial opening description are taken from a booklet ‘Ninety Years of Cinema in Urmston’ by Brian Hornsby (who’s series of books are based on research he undertakes in local library’s) and from Allen Eyles book ‘ABC-The First Name in Entertainment’, published by the Cinema Theatre Association and the British Film Institute. I trust both these usually reliable sources for my additional information, but if you know otherwise, please let us know.
Ken Roe
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A night-time view of the Cine Metro in October 2004:
http://flickr.com/photos/carlosalk/61116012/
A night-time view of the Cine General Paz in April 2006:
http://flickr.com/photos/fabianogoldoni/133196637/
Daytime partial view, in March 2008:
http://flickr.com/photos/lalviarez/2365870856/
Divad, Thanks for the clarification, I will make the neccessary amendments to the opening text.
A vintage ariel view of the Royal Cinema, in 1948, showing a patched-up roof, possibly after war-time damage:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/webrarian/552914714/
A vintage photograph of the ABC in 1972:
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Photographed as the Cannon in 1991:
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Circle foyer in 1991:
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Divad, The extra details I added to your initial opening description are taken from a booklet ‘Ninety Years of Cinema in Urmston’ by Brian Hornsby (who’s series of books are based on research he undertakes in local library’s) and from Allen Eyles book ‘ABC-The First Name in Entertainment’, published by the Cinema Theatre Association and the British Film Institute. I trust both these usually reliable sources for my additional information, but if you know otherwise, please let us know.
The Kino Orion, photographed in 2004:
http://flickr.com/photos/yellowsummer/190008628/
A night-time photograph in October 2007, just prior to closure and demolition:
http://flickr.com/photos/yellowsummer/2182410337/
The entrance photographed as the MGM in 1995:
http://flickr.com/photos/yellowsummer/2517175231/
Photographed as the Cannon in 1989:
http://flickr.com/photos/12494104@N00/137085272/
The Electric Palace Cinema photographed by day in April 2008:
http://flickr.com/photos/andrewmbutler/2431379377/
An August 2006 photograph of the Vue:
http://flickr.com/photos/yaffamedia/220905788/
The Odeon, photographed in June 2008:
http://flickr.com/photos/umdrums/2561818457/
An April 2008 photograph of the auditorium of the Elite Cinema:
http://flickr.com/photos/christchurch/2388660238/
Two photographs of the State Cinema here:
http://flickr.com/photos/christchurch/2419130203/
The Odeon, photographed in December 2006:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjbeckernc/315374725/
The Essex Theatre is listed in the 1914-15 edition of American Motion Picture Directory at 133 Essex Street, NYC, NY
A vintage photograph of the ABC, taken on its opening day in 1967:
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The ABC Doncaster, a vintage photograph from 1978 when it was still a single screen:
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The Curzon Cinema, photographed in April 2006:
http://flickr.com/photos/guardianista/126025798/
A night-time view of the Palace Cinema, photographed in November 2006:
http://flickr.com/photos/avtost/307953689/
A July 2007 photograph of the Cineworld Crawley:
http://flickr.com/photos/finkangel/819776048/
Upper part of the facade of the Reel Cinema, photographed in December 2007:
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A July 2008 photograph of the former Gaumont Theatre:
http://flickr.com/photos/22743973@N08/2636114063/
A 2008 photograph of the former Electric Theatre:
http://flickr.com/photos/12494104@N00/1138269790/
A 1986 photograph of the closed Martin Theatre:
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