Cheong Lok Theatre / 長樂戲院 [1924-1969]
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Submitted by OldTimer on Mon, 2017-01-16 09:50
Current condition:
Demolished / No longer exists
Date Place completed:
1924-01-01
Date Place demolished:
1969-01-01
Seating capacity: 714.
Address: Holy Cross Path at Shau Kei Wan Road, Shau Ki Wan, Hong Kong. The information in the Wikipedia source shows that the site is the current 利基大廈 Lee Ga Building, the southwest corner of Holy Cross Path - Sai Wan Ho Street intersection.
According to Cinema Treasures, The Cheong Lok Theatre was opened to business at an unknown date before 1927. The theatre operated during the period from 1924 * to 1969. The site is now occupied by a residential building.
* Edit: May 29, 2017 thanks to David's research, the starting year has been corrected at 1924.
Sources:
- Cinema Treasures: http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/22073
- 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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1924
Item 42 in the 1924 Public Works Report says that the cinema was completed that year:
A Cinematograph Theatre on S.I.L. 484, Shaukiwan Road, was completed.