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Ken Roe
Ken Roe commented about ABC Kensal Rise on Mar 24, 2008 at 5:24 pm

A vintage photograph from April 1969, of the ABC Palace Cinema. The original facade has been ‘modernised’:
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Ken Roe commented about Capitol Cinema on Mar 23, 2008 at 8:55 pm

An April 2003 photograph of the Capitol Cinema:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dct66/71102533/

Ken Roe
Ken Roe commented about Cinema Impero on Mar 23, 2008 at 8:45 pm

An April 2003 photograph:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dct66/71017923/

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Ken Roe commented about Cine Prado on Mar 23, 2008 at 7:56 pm

Two views of the auditorium of the Cine Prado, taken at the Sitges Film Festival, October 2006:
http://flickr.com/photos/83068458@N00/272129126/
A view of the proscenium:
http://flickr.com/photos/83068458@N00/272129127/

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Ken Roe commented about Esther Cinema on Mar 23, 2008 at 5:41 pm

A February 2005 photograph of the former Esther Cinema, now a hotel:
http://flickr.com/photos/tierecke/98640827/
A January 2008 view:
http://flickr.com/photos/dakini/2205413250/

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Ken Roe commented about Rav-Chen Cinema on Mar 23, 2008 at 5:33 pm

A February 2007 daytime view@
http://flickr.com/photos/76631261@N00/390519219/

Ken Roe
Ken Roe commented about Teatro Aquitania on Mar 23, 2008 at 3:23 pm

A night view of the entrance in January 2007:
http://flickr.com/photos/danimorell/370959231/

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Ken Roe commented about Cines Palau Balana on Mar 23, 2008 at 3:21 pm

A view of the auditorium block in June 2005, after being modified as a multi-screen cinema:
http://flickr.com/photos/nikto/20685585/
An October 2006 photograph of the modified entrance to the Cines Palau Balana:
http://flickr.com/photos/33752742@N00/288410782/

Ken Roe
Ken Roe commented about Cine Verdi on Mar 23, 2008 at 3:02 pm

An August 2006 photograph, outside the Cinemes Verdi:
http://flickr.com/photos/barcalunacy/268744924/

Ken Roe
Ken Roe commented about Cine Princesa on Mar 23, 2008 at 10:20 am

A vintage photograph from August 1986 of the former Cine Princesa:
http://flickr.com/photos/chausson_bs/2305436652/

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Ken Roe commented about Urgel Cinema on Mar 22, 2008 at 1:14 pm

Exterior and entrance as seen in September 2007:
http://flickr.com/photos/alexcastella/1341593632/
A view across the rear stalls seating area, beneath the balcony:
http://flickr.com/photos/33752742@N00/288410869/

Ken Roe
Ken Roe commented about Urgel Cinema on Mar 22, 2008 at 12:11 pm

A stunning photograph of the auditorium of the Urgel Cinema, courtesy of: http://gridskipper.com/travel/barcelona/

http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/2352544116/

Ken Roe
Ken Roe commented about Gaumont Birmingham on Mar 21, 2008 at 11:34 am

Smoothie; Thanks for that great photo of the Scala Superama/Odeon Queensway. You are allowed to post it at the Odeon Queensway, Birmingham page here:
/theaters/22098/

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Ken Roe commented about Odeon Luxe London Leicester Square on Mar 17, 2008 at 2:00 pm

A scanned photograph from the English Heritage collection, taken by John Maltby in 1937, showing the now little seen elaborate Safety Curtain:
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/2341318124/

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Ken Roe commented about Lyric Theater on Mar 16, 2008 at 2:05 pm

Two photographs of the Lyric Theater which I took in June 2006:
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/2337539505/
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/2337541097/

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Ken Roe commented about Metro Majestic Cinema on Mar 16, 2008 at 10:28 am

A vintage photograph of the Odeon, playing the Rank release in December 1970:
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Ken Roe commented about Kine 1 & 2 on Mar 14, 2008 at 4:57 pm

Here in the UK, 20th Century Fox (the film production company) operated the Carlton Theatre, Haymarket, London, the Rialto Theatre, Coventry Street, London and the they built the Drake Cinema, Plymouth, Devon(Later taken over by Odeon). In a former Commonwealth country like South Africa, it is conceivable they built and operated the Kine 1 & 2.

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Ken Roe commented about Cine Vergara on Mar 12, 2008 at 4:33 pm

A vintage photograph of the Cine Vergara in December 1987:
http://flickr.com/photos/chausson_bs/2283982019/

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Ken Roe commented about Raymond Theatre on Mar 12, 2008 at 12:21 pm

A night view of Perkins Palace in 1982:
http://flickr.com/photos/rivet/1477198191/

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Ken Roe commented about Raymond Theatre on Mar 12, 2008 at 12:10 pm

A few photographs:
Exterior in 2004, its fate was decided (before the building was covered in scaffold and sheeting):
http://flickr.com/photos/blacksage69/2066200143/
http://flickr.com/photos/blacksage69/2066997724/
Conversion begins – July 2006:
http://flickr.com/photos/rivet/281020224/
Say goodbye – last view of the auditorium:
http://flickr.com/photos/62776949@N00/257054178/
New construction on the former stage – July 2006:
http://flickr.com/photos/hereinvannuys/973645167/
A set of views of the new construction and past fragments – August 2006 (click back in photostream)
http://flickr.com/photos/echo_29/226646730/

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Ken Roe commented about Cines Paris on Mar 10, 2008 at 10:08 am

A vintage photograph of the Cine Paris in October 1986. The Stanley Kubrick film “Paths of Glory” was banned in Spain from 1957 to 1986:
http://flickr.com/photos/chausson_bs/2284767804/

Ken Roe
Ken Roe commented about Cine Astoria on Mar 9, 2008 at 7:48 pm

A June 2006 night view of the Cine Astoria nightclub:
http://flickr.com/photos/jcorrius/161220552/

Ken Roe
Ken Roe commented about ABC Derby on Mar 9, 2008 at 1:49 pm

Hi there smoothie! Best to go to:– http://www.picturethepast.org.uk/ then go to ‘Search the Images’ then type in ‘Cinemas’ and click place name in drop down box. Currently, all the Derby cinemas are on Cinema Treasures, (apart from the Metro). I was raised in the town, so know them all and have added them to this site.

Ken Roe
Ken Roe commented about Classic Cinema on Mar 8, 2008 at 5:36 pm

A set of photographs I took on a ‘day off’ from the Cinema Theatre Association(UK) visit to Australia that I organised in February 2006. The Classic Cinema was not part of the official visit:
Original Exterior
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/2319809862/
New and original exteriors
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/2319811264/
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/2319003443/
Original and new entrances
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/2319004759/
Original entrance
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/2319819408/
Foyer
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/2319009645/