Leeds lost cinemas

Post by **dsco** » Mon 28 Jan, 2008 11:08 pm

Moving this thread to Buildings and structures (finally)dsco

Bramley4woods · Post by **Bramley4woods** » Tue 29 Jan, 2008 12:26 am

Trojan wrote: I haven't read all this thread, but the ones I remember from the City Centre were: Majestic, the Scala which always had the same film on as the Majestic and in the Yorkshire Evening News (that dates me) adverts was always billed as "Scala and Majestic" Just for interest's sake, when this was done it usually meant that the same rough old copy of the film was bicycled across town between the two cinemas.

arry_awk · Post by **arry_awk** » Fri 01 Feb, 2008 6:56 pm

Hi Bramley4woods!Just noticed your December posting re Bryden's!Thanks for that info, old lad. never realised there was suchskulduggery in the main franchises! There was plentyat the lower end of the trade in the spares ,accessoriesBatteries etc. Our firm sold Lucas parts among many othersbut if any new Lucas car electrical innovation came out, youcan bet a pound to a pinch o' wotsit,that the Lucas mainagent would have been in the garages and spares shops firstthe day before we got there! All we got was the 'Top-up'after trade! Dog eat dog etc!Still enjoyed those years!Cheers Arry

Leeds Lass · Post by **Leeds Lass** » Wed 16 Apr, 2008 1:40 pm

Can anyone give me more history on the Western Cinema on Florence Street in Harehills? Is the building still there? And if so, what is it now, or what was built on there if it isn't? And going up Florence Street from Compton Road, was it on the left or the right? All answers much appreciated! Thanks!

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Wed 16 Apr, 2008 2:24 pm

Leeds Lass wrote: Can anyone give me more history on the Western Cinema on Florence Street in Harehills? Is the building still there? And if so, what is it now, or what was built on there if it isn't? And going up Florence Street from Compton Road, was it on the left or the right? All answers much appreciated! Thanks! There is a bit about this old cinema earlier on the thread - in particular check out the postings between farbank and myself at the top of page 9. I know it was demolished many years ago (25+)

Leeds Lass · Post by **Leeds Lass** » Thu 17 Apr, 2008 5:37 pm

Thanks for that Drapesy. Am just curious to know what is there now and whether I have the right location in mind. It's a long story but I need to know! I wondered if the entire building was destroyed by fire and they've rebuilt using the shell of it, or if the whole lot went and they rebuilt on the site? Thanks for your reply anyhoo!

Lilysmum · Post by **Lilysmum** » Thu 17 Apr, 2008 5:53 pm

There was a Picture house in Yeadon,on the high street.We used to go to the the saturday matinee in the 60's it was mayhem!maybe Zorro didn't hold our attention very well! It then changed to a two studio cinema but closed some years ago and was then a Bingo hall.It has now been turned into a bar called the Aviator.

Si · Post by Si » Fri 18 Apr, 2008 8:58 am

I think it was an ABC in the 70s, Lillysmum. I seem to remember I saw "Soldier Blue" there.

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Fri 18 Apr, 2008 7:31 pm

There were two cinemas in Morley. The Pavilion - at the junction of South Queen Street and Townend - which was a proper theatre, with a backstage (Ernie Wise appeared there) and the Picture House on Queen Street (where Blockbuster Video is now) The Pavilion became a bingo hall in the early seventies, and then in 1990 After Dark nightclub, and then the mysterious Puccinos Italian Restaurant, which opened and closed very quickly indeed and now looks like a land based Marie Celeste - all the tables and chairs and bar fittings are still there and have been for about three years, but the place is closed.The Picture House closed about 1960. The last film was "The Blob" which I believe starred Steve McQueen. It became a Fine Fare Supermarket, (the cinemas in Pudsey and Ossett also became Fine Fares) then a motorists discount shop, and now it's blockbusters. In the docu/drama about Shipman for some reason it doubled as his surgery.

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Sat 19 Apr, 2008 1:18 pm

Along with the cinemas another thing that's disappeared are the various offices of the big film companies on Wellington Street, as I recall they were all in basements on the left hand side as you walked towards Central Station - presumably they were involved in distribution of copies.