A view of the marquee and new ‘Odeon’ sign, photographed just after closing: http://www.moviebunker.com/odeon_haymarket.htm
The new style Odeon sign went up on the building just weeks before closure! This is a good example of bad sign design as it can only be read correctly from one direction. Here we see it viewed from Piccadilly Circus with the letter ’D' reading correctly. Imagine aproaching from the other direction! A similar situation occurs at the Odeon Camden Town when viewed from the main Camden High Street the letter ’D' reads backwards….Ridiculous!!!
The recent book ‘African American Theater Buildings’ -An Illustrated Historical Directory, 1900-1955 by Eric Ledell Smith (McFarland & Co 2003) lists;
Gem Theater, 102 E. Vine Avenue, Knoxville, TN a Vaudeville & picture house with 795 seats. Operated as a TOBA theatre, the manager in 1921 was M.C. Kennedy. References in Film Daily Yearbook’s 1931-1933 & 1940-1955, Motion picture Herald 24th April 1937, & 15th July 1939, Billboard August 6th 1921, Negro Yearbook 1921-1922 and others….
I have a copy of Film Daily Yearbook;1950 edition which lists the Gem Theater, 106 E. Vine Street with 795 seats. Earlier editions in 1941 & 1943 give a seating capacity of 800.
The Odeon Theatre opened on Monday 1st February 1937 with Roland Young in “The Man Who Could Work Miracles”.
When it was tripled, it re-opened on 20th August 1972 with “Carry On Matron” in Screen 1, “Cabaret” in Screen 2 and “Bedknobs and Broomsticks” in Screen 3.
A photograph of the Stephen Joseph Theatre as seen in March 2006:
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A recent photograph of the Movie Starr Cineplex:
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A 2005 photograph of the Odeon Putney:
http://www.moviebunker.com/odeon_putney.htm
A recent close-up view of the entrance of the Apollo West End:
http://www.moviebunker.com/apollo_west_end.htm
A fairly recent photograph of the Elite Cinema as seen on a rainy day:
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A recent close-up of the entrance and a beautiful night view of the Majestic Cinema Centre can be seen here:
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A 2003 photograph of the Genesis Cinema:
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Photographed in 2002 operating as the UGC Chelsea:
http://www.moviebunker.com/ugc_chelsea.htm
Here is a 2004 of the building under its short lived latter name ‘Other Cinema’:
http://www.moviebunker.com/the_other_cinema.htm
A fairly recent photograph of the Odeon Swiss Cottage:
http://www.moviebunker.com/odeon_swiss_cottage.htm
A fairly recent photograph of the shuttered(15years now) State Cinema:
http://www.moviebunker.com/state_cinema_grays.htm
Photographed in 2002:
http://www.moviebunker.com/renoir_cinema.htm
A closer view of the Odeon Camden Town:
http://www.moviebunker.com/odeon_camden_town.htm
A view of the marquee and new ‘Odeon’ sign, photographed just after closing:
http://www.moviebunker.com/odeon_haymarket.htm
The new style Odeon sign went up on the building just weeks before closure! This is a good example of bad sign design as it can only be read correctly from one direction. Here we see it viewed from Piccadilly Circus with the letter ’D' reading correctly. Imagine aproaching from the other direction! A similar situation occurs at the Odeon Camden Town when viewed from the main Camden High Street the letter ’D' reads backwards….Ridiculous!!!
Listed in the Film Daily Yearbook;1950 edition as…..Rex Theatre, 334 S. 14th Street, Humboldt, TN with a seating capacity of 671.
The recent book ‘African American Theater Buildings’ -An Illustrated Historical Directory, 1900-1955 by Eric Ledell Smith (McFarland & Co 2003) lists;
Gem Theater, 102 E. Vine Avenue, Knoxville, TN a Vaudeville & picture house with 795 seats. Operated as a TOBA theatre, the manager in 1921 was M.C. Kennedy. References in Film Daily Yearbook’s 1931-1933 & 1940-1955, Motion picture Herald 24th April 1937, & 15th July 1939, Billboard August 6th 1921, Negro Yearbook 1921-1922 and others….
I have a copy of Film Daily Yearbook;1950 edition which lists the Gem Theater, 106 E. Vine Street with 795 seats. Earlier editions in 1941 & 1943 give a seating capacity of 800.
The Odeon Theatre opened on Monday 1st February 1937 with Roland Young in “The Man Who Could Work Miracles”.
When it was tripled, it re-opened on 20th August 1972 with “Carry On Matron” in Screen 1, “Cabaret” in Screen 2 and “Bedknobs and Broomsticks” in Screen 3.
Listed in Film Daily Yearbook’s that I have from at least 1941 thru 1950 and beyond.
lilimouse….Many thanks for keeping us up-dated on this historic building.
Six photorgaphs of the Palace Theatre I took in June 2005:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/228541942/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/228542711/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/228543927/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/228546119/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/228546873/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/228547733/
The seating capacity for the Lyric Theatre in the 1950 edition of Film Daily Yearbook is given as 603.
A photographic tour around the exterior of the Montauk Theatre…..
Sadly the theatre had closed just a few days before my visit in June 2005:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/228362673/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/228363598/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/228364257/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/228365030/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/228365730/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/228366262/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/228367221/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/228368028/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/228368643/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/228369473/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/228370110/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/228371351/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/228372033/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/228373191/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/228373976/
Two photographs of the Tuxedo Theatre that I took in June 2005;
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/227483442/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/227485033/
A 1986 photograph of the former Gaumont Cinema here:
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Listed in the Film Daily Yearbook;1950 edition with a seating capacity of 500.