Pathe City Theater

Kleine-Gartmanplantsoen 15-19,
Amsterdam 10017 RP

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eceleticandveryinspired
eceleticandveryinspired on October 22, 2013 at 6:22 am

rare 1935 interior shot here:

http://bioscoopgeschiedenis.com/bioscopen/noord-holland/amsterdam/city-theater-amsterdam-1935-heden.html

HowardBHaas
HowardBHaas on December 11, 2007 at 11:06 pm

The Art Deco reference for the City was revised to Dutch Functionalism.

Thanks to Roloff for these 2006 to 2007 photos
Auditorium 1:
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2005 photos Auditorium 1
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Screen 3, added in basement in late 1970’s, closed September 2005
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Screen 4, with many columns, closed for some time before the complex closed for renovation
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Auditorium 5
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Auditorium 7 with his caption
The City was the first cinema in Amsterdam to split it’s original auditorium to become a multiplex. The balcony of the main big auditorium got split into 3 small ones in the late seventies, this one was the last one to be added on March 31st 1977, with 274 seats originally. Rumour has it, the screen can be rolled up so one can view the big screen of the main auditorium again.
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HowardBHaas
HowardBHaas on December 11, 2007 at 9:35 am

The Tuschinski has elements of Art Nouveau and Expressionist, among other designs, but is Art Deco. It is featured in what is just about a centerpiece of the V & A Art Deco book, and is absolutely wonderful.

droben
droben on February 4, 2007 at 11:09 pm

According to the Pathe website, the City closed on Feb 1, 2007 and will reopen in mid 2008.

Roloff
Roloff on May 9, 2006 at 7:53 am

The City will be closed any moment now, for a full restoration that will take up to two years. It will become an art house, with probably less screens, maybe around 4. Hopefully they will change the facade back to what it was like in it’s earlier days.
Here’s a postcard from around 1946 where you can see the original facade:
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Ken Roe
Ken Roe on January 14, 2006 at 4:36 pm

Another shot in the dark:
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Ken Roe
Ken Roe on September 27, 2005 at 10:42 am

A photograph of the upper section of the facade here:
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