Leeds lost cinemas

[j.c.d.]

Leodian wrote: On page 13 of the Yorkshire Evening Post today (June 1 2013) there is a photo taken on July 23 1968 of the demolition of the Harehill's Cinema (then a bingo hall) at the junction of Roundhay Road and Karnac Road. In information I've found it said the actual name of the cinema was 'The Picture House' but it was known as 'Harehill's Cinema'. As a cinema it opened on December 16 1912 and closed on October 5 1963, becoming a bingo hall. The following is a link to a photo in the Leodis website that has shows some of the cinema (the main object in the photo is a nice shot of a bus) and has interesting comments:- http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?reso ... AY=FULLFor myself I cannot however remember the cinema yet I readily recall and used to go to the close-by Clock and the not so far away Hillcrest, Vogue and Dominion cinemas. My lack of memory is worrying at times! The Harehills cinema began showing Asian films many years ago but i cant recall just when. it was on the left hand side of Roundhay road (maybe where the supermarket is now)

[j.c.d.]

tyke bhoy wrote: I assume the bingo hall opposite Dewsbury road fire station was a cinema and I seem to remember being told there was one up in Beeston village too but both well before my time (I'm 43) That was the "Crescent" cinema with a Snooker hall next to it. now its a massage parlour so i will stop right there.The "Beeston" cinema was on Beeston town street where the Coop supermarket is now. that also had a Snooker Hall attached.

[TABBYCAT]

A picture of the Beeston picture house from Leodis.And not forgetting the Pavilion on Dewsbury Rd..http://goo.gl/maps/wh55C

[j.c.d.]

TABBYCAT wrote: A picture of the Beeston picture house from Leodis.And not forgetting the Pavilion on Dewsbury Rd..http://goo.gl/maps/wh55C your picture brings back happy memories of that cinema. one of us going in and opening the toilet window to let 2 or 3 mates in, backfired one night when the Jolson Story was being shown one of the lads could not find a seat and was collared by the "Fireman"Can just see the White Hart pub in the background and beyond that was the Punchbowl (now demolished) where i spent many happy hours.

[cnosni]

Looks like the old Odeon Cinema in the Merrion Centre is getting a new tenant after all these yearshttp://plandocs.leeds.gov.uk/WAM/doc/BackGround%20Papers-999452.pdf?extension=.pdf&id=999452&location=Volume4&contentType=application/octet-stream&pageCount=1