Leeds lost cinemas

Scandy Bramley · Post by **Scandy Bramley** » Mon 30 Jul, 2007 11:03 pm

farbank wrote: PS. Just remembered, {common thing when your'e 'arry 'awks age}, what about the Gaiety on Roundhay Rd.?And can you imagine the furore if kids had to do what we did in the 40's.? The picture classification [X; H; A; B; C etc.], meant that to get into a cinema showing a film that classified it as ,accompanied by an adult only. We kids by the score would be dashing up to every complete stranger that approached the cinema, with a "will you take us in please".?Often it was " If I do , you go sit somewhere else when your'e in". This was more likely if it were a courting couple you had asked. They were the best to ask. The lad was showing off to the girlfriend how 'sympatico' he was. Sign of the times Farbank..but I'd be PETRIFIED if I knew my lad were to ask a total stranger to take him into the cinema, these days!These days, it'd be "only if you sit on my knee"?

Scandy Bramley · Post by **Scandy Bramley** » Mon 30 Jul, 2007 11:07 pm

Just to lighten up - I was back in Leeds the past weekend for a party...we ended up at The Arc, on North Lane Headingley...which used to be part of the cinema there (WHAT was that cinema called?)...very posh and yuppy...beer at over £4 a pint!!! We had a great time tho, tekkin the pish out of the clientele!

Post by **tyke bhoy** » Mon 30 Jul, 2007 11:22 pm

the lounge

slw · Post by **slw** » Tue 31 Jul, 2007 1:51 pm

hello allI did post a message (here) about the cinema opposite Dyrons(now Shaftesbury Cafe) I do apologise, I am at work and should not really be reading this site. I missed the previous message & photo about the cinema when I was skimming through the thread.Sorry all

farbank · Post by **farbank** » Tue 31 Jul, 2007 4:16 pm

Did I get some genuine information many, many moons ago.When someone told me that the Harehills Picture House was the first cinema in the whole of Leeds, to show a 'talkie'.? [The Jazz Singer, I believe].

Scandy Bramley · Post by **Scandy Bramley** » Tue 31 Jul, 2007 6:36 pm

tyke bhoy wrote: the lounge Cheers, Tyke Bhoy...was having a senior moment!

Post by **tyke bhoy** » Tue 31 Jul, 2007 7:19 pm

slw nae problemscandy you are welcomefarbank wasn't the jazz singer the first talkie?

Phill_d · Post by **Phill_d** » Tue 31 Jul, 2007 7:35 pm

Apologies if i've missed the post already but does anyone know what the picture house was on Florence street, Harehills Leeds 9. was called? It's roughly where the council tip is. The lower part of the wall is still visible opposite the Labour club!

farbank · Post by **farbank** » Wed 01 Aug, 2007 8:39 pm

Shown on one of the previous postings. The picture house on Florence St. was called The Western. The 'booking office' [not that anybody ever did], was on Harehills Ln. Just higher up than the old Con Club.

farbank · Post by **farbank** » Wed 01 Aug, 2007 8:49 pm

Hi Phil'D, PS. On page 5 it was.!