Sky Theatre / 樂都戲院 [1961-1973]
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Submitted by OldTimer on Fri, 2017-02-10 08:35
Current condition:
Demolished / No longer exists
Date Place completed:
1961-08-12
Date Place demolished:
1973-08-15
Seating capacity: 1,305
Address: 275 Chatham Road, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Wei King Building is the current occupant at the site.
Sky Theatre operated during the period Augut 12, 1961 - August 15, 1973.
Sources:
- Cinema Treasures: http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/17811
- Hong Kong Theatres Association Limited: http://hktaorg.com/en/cinemahistory.php
- Wikipedia's list of theatres no longer operating: https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-tw/%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E5%B7%B2%E7%B5%90%E6%A...
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Photos that show this place
 1967 |
 1971 |
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Comments
photo
Apparently it is hard to find photos of this theater. Here is a picture of the valley road-chatham road junction. One can see a billboard on the side of the theater. Better than nothing. Note that the bus number 5 was going to TST star ferry terminal.
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1968 air view
Another photo showing sky theater. It should be the taller building just north of station lane at the upper right corner of the photo.
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yet another photo
Air view of the valley hill in 1969. Sky theater can be seen in the rectangle
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