some scans of theatre tickets, including one for GCC Intracoastal, it was for Whats Love Got To Do With It, all i can remember is it was packed and hot, people were walking the aisles with babies, and i dont think there was any air con just huge extract fans in the ceiling http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/3456462789/
more scans of photos i took in 1981, they are a bit dark as my flash was of limited use in such a huge dark space
the original stunning auditorium with its ribbed walls and showing the proscenium arch View link
one of the huge deco lanterns http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/3456514551/
looking up at the ceiling and lanterns View link
the circle lobby (one of the few remaining areas of original decoration that survive) View link
screen 2 in the rear stalls, with a row of double love seats at the rear, you had to move around a lot in this screen to find seats that didnt have broken springs View link
a photo taken around 1994 when the cinema was a UCI. View link
internally it was a standard american designed AMC 10 plex,a big square lobby, concession stand at the back, box office at the front and two mirror image wings of five screens, identical to others built at the time, sheffield crystal peaks, warrington, derby, telford, dudley, bracknell and gateshead
the granada is currently surrounded by scaffolding, all the ornate detail on the exterior has been removed and huge windows have been cut into the side walls and the front. Internally the building has been stripped back to the bare brick and at least one is not two floors have been inserted.
one interesting feature to be exposed is the original wrought iron canopy frame, i dont know if this will survive the convertion.
When finished the building will have a church on the ground floor and offices and apartments above.
april 2009 photos, building looking tatty and scruffy around the edges
frontage View link View link
side view of the auditorium showing its curved walls View link
photos taken april 2009
exterior clad in scaffolding http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/3442496747/
close up, you can just see the columns View link
distance shot of the rear demolished up to the back wall of the circle View link
same shot from the other side http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/3442489541/
close up showing plasterwork detail, that by the look of it was hidden from view View link View link
very little left of the balcony, the square hole in the middle must have been the stairs up to the circle? no sign of where the projection box was, the original must be being the blue cladding? View link
closed in 1991
View link
photo i took in dec 1992 in the very last days of 42nd streets sleazy glory
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/3508137778/
found this photo going through some old boxes, from 1992 (scanned so a bit grainey)
cant help wishing 42nd street still looked like this
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/3508141592/
april 2009 photos
exterior
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/3484495466/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/3483690145/
lobby
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/3484499054/
auditorium photo on display in the lobby window
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/3484507420/
photos taken april 2009, with the cinema as a Tommy Hilfiger store
exterior
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/3484490526/
auditorium, most of which remains intact
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/3484485720/
exterior night shot april 2009
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/3483566905/
phtots taken april 2009
exterior
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/3484355616/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/3483532645/
outer lobby and box offices
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/3484351806/
here is a photo i took around 1992 when it was still the Hollywood Twin
View link
some scans of theatre tickets, including one for GCC Intracoastal, it was for Whats Love Got To Do With It, all i can remember is it was packed and hot, people were walking the aisles with babies, and i dont think there was any air con just huge extract fans in the ceiling
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/3456462789/
more scans of photos i took in 1981, they are a bit dark as my flash was of limited use in such a huge dark space
the original stunning auditorium with its ribbed walls and showing the proscenium arch
View link
one of the huge deco lanterns
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/3456514551/
looking up at the ceiling and lanterns
View link
the circle lobby (one of the few remaining areas of original decoration that survive)
View link
screen 2 in the rear stalls, with a row of double love seats at the rear, you had to move around a lot in this screen to find seats that didnt have broken springs
View link
a lobby shot from December 1993 showing the decoations for Addams Family Values (some of which were recycled from Hocus Pocus)
View link
a photo taken around 1994 when the cinema was a UCI.
View link
internally it was a standard american designed AMC 10 plex,a big square lobby, concession stand at the back, box office at the front and two mirror image wings of five screens, identical to others built at the time, sheffield crystal peaks, warrington, derby, telford, dudley, bracknell and gateshead
a scan of a photo i took in 1988 with Fatal Attraction as the main feature
View link
the granada is currently surrounded by scaffolding, all the ornate detail on the exterior has been removed and huge windows have been cut into the side walls and the front. Internally the building has been stripped back to the bare brick and at least one is not two floors have been inserted.
one interesting feature to be exposed is the original wrought iron canopy frame, i dont know if this will survive the convertion.
When finished the building will have a church on the ground floor and offices and apartments above.
seen here on a glorious sunny day summer 2008
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/3442526713/
april 2009 photos, building looking tatty and scruffy around the edges
frontage
View link
View link
side view of the auditorium showing its curved walls
View link
photos taken april 2009 showing the still imposing exterior
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/3443321654/
side and rear
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/3443324778/
staircase detail, one of the side exits down from the rear of the circle
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/3442531161/
one of the tiny remaining interior fragments,the deco casing from an odeon exit sign, minus the exit glass
View link
nothing remains internally in Lidl, and in the furniture store there is a suspended ceiling and a smaller section of furniture for sale in what must have been the circle lounge
photos taken april 2009
exterior clad in scaffolding
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/3442496747/
close up, you can just see the columns
View link
distance shot of the rear demolished up to the back wall of the circle
View link
same shot from the other side
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/3442489541/
close up showing plasterwork detail, that by the look of it was hidden from view
View link
View link
very little left of the balcony, the square hole in the middle must have been the stairs up to the circle? no sign of where the projection box was, the original must be being the blue cladding?
View link
photos taken april 2009
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/3443333672/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/3442514455/
seen here looking rather grim in 2005, painted dark green
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/78612807/
the building is under threat of demolition for redevelopment
photo taken from the train showing the rear of the cinema showing the painted sign PLAYHOUSE CINEMA still on the back wall
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/227049694/
seen here in april 2009, still looking very imposing from the outside, but nothing visible of the original decoration in the main lobby
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/3426879909/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/3427685790/
seen here looking very neglected in april 2009 awaiting redevelopment, the recess over the front doors covered by netting and scaffolding
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/3426895265/
photos taken april 2009 showing the refurbished facade, the lobby space is available for rent for restaurant useage, you can look up through the glass over the front doors into this huge white space and see the original plasterwork ceiling and a large chandelier
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/3427699290/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/3427701896/
photos taken dec 2007
exterior nightime
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/2143922940/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/2143131203/
the stunning interior
side walls and boxes
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/2143124787/
balconies
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/2143921548/
stage and proscenium
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/2143918798/