Hoover Theatre [1954-1981] | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

Hoover Theatre [1954-1981]

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Submitted by Admin on Fri, 2009-02-27 15:12
Current condition: 
Demolished / No longer exists
Date Place completed: 
1954-05-06
Date Place demolished: 
1981-10-01

This building stood on the junction of Yee Wo Street and Pennington Street.

Dates from Raymond Lo via Cinema Treasures:

  • 1954: Opened to business on 6th May
  • 1981: Closed on 1st October.
Tags: 
cinema
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Submitted by Raymond Lo on Wed, 2009-12-16 22:48.

Before the outbreak of war in 1941, the site of the former Hoover Theatre was an amusement park. The name of the amusement park as translated from its Chinese name "東區遊樂場" was the Eastern District  Amusement Park.

Submitted by OldTimer on Thu, 2017-03-02 10:20.

Its Chinese name is 豪華戲院

Submitted by moddsey on Thu, 2018-01-18 15:38.

The Eastern District Amusement Park can be viewed here