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Oriental Theatre [1932-1981]

Submitted by David on Wed, 2011-08-31 14:14
Date Place completed: 
1932-07-31
Date Place demolished: 
1981-04-01

Dates from Raymond Lo's write-up on Cinema Treasures.

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cinema

Jimmy's Kitchen 1956

Submitted by 80sKid on Wed, 2011-08-10 17:09
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Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1956
Places shown in this photo: 
Queen's Theatre (1st generation) / 皇后戲院 [1924-1958]
China Building (1st generation) [1924-1975]
Image Galleries: 
1950s Hong Kong
Tags: 
Hong Kong
fifties
1950s
50s rickshaw
pedestrians
people
China
cinema
queen's road central
jimmy's kitchen

queen's theatre

Submitted by 80sKid on Mon, 2011-05-02 00:14
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So This Is Paris was produced in 1926. Original NY Times review from August that year here: http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9B05E0DE173BE233A25755C1A96E9C946795D6CF

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1927
Places shown in this photo: 
Queen's Theatre (1st generation) / 皇后戲院 [1924-1958]
Image Galleries: 
1920s Hong Kong
Tags: 
cinema
Queen's Road

Queen's Theatre - 2nd generation [1959-2007]

Submitted by annelisec on Sat, 2011-04-30 11:17
Date Place completed: 
1959-01-01
Date Place demolished: 
2007-01-01

1968 Queen's Theatre = 皇后戲院

Previous place(s) at this location: 
Queen's Theatre (1st generation) / 皇后戲院 [1924-1958]
Tags: 
cinema

King's Theatre (1st generation) / 娛樂戲院 [1931-c.1962]

Submitted by Admin on Fri, 2010-09-03 12:34
Date Place completed: 
1931-03-31
Date Place demolished: 
c.1962-09-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)
Previous place(s) at this location: 
Hong Kong Club building (1st generation) - IL 16 [1846-????]
Tags: 
cinema

Liberty Theatre [1949-1997]

Submitted by David on Sat, 2010-08-21 16:42
Date Place completed: 
1949-01-28
Date Place demolished: 
1997-09-01

Dates from Raymond Lo on the Cinema Treasures website.

The name lives on - the current residential building on this site is named Liberty Mansion.

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cinema

Lee Theatre 1980s

Submitted by 80sKid on Tue, 2010-08-17 19:33
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Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1982
Image Galleries: 
1980s Hong Kong
Tags: 
causeway bay
cinema
leighton road

Nanyang Theatre / 南洋戲院 [1966-1990]

Submitted by David on Thu, 2010-05-27 09:21
Date Place completed: 
1966-04-01
Date Place demolished: 
1990-12-01

This used to stand on the corner of Morrison Hill Rd and Sharp Street West.

There's a hotel there now.

Does anyone know which years it opened & closed?

Tags: 
cinema

Po Hing Theatre (2nd generation) / 普慶戲院 [1928-1955]

Submitted by David on Wed, 2010-04-28 21:27
Date Place completed: 
1928-12-01
Date Place demolished: 
1955-07-27

Notes from Raymond Lo on Cinema Treasures:

[...] It was built on the site of the previous Po Hing Theatre. "Po Hing", meaning "celebrations all over the world", is the Cantonese prounciation of its Chinese name.

The theatre opened to business in December 1928, and [...] on 27th July, 1955, it closed its doors [...].

Previous place(s) at this location: 
Po Hing Theatre (first generation) [c.1904-c.1926]
Tags: 
cinema

Astor Theatre / 普慶戲院, Nathan Road [1957-1987]

Submitted by David on Wed, 2010-04-28 21:18
Date Place completed: 
1957-12-24
Date Place demolished: 
1987-10-01

Notes from Raymond Lo on Cinema Treasures:

[...] It was built on the site of the Po Hing Theatre.

The theatre opened to business on 24th December, 1957 with Doris Day in "Pajama Game".

[...]

It closed its doors on 1st October, 1987.

A hotel with two mini cinemas was built on the site of the theatre.

Previous place(s) at this location: 
Po Hing Theatre (2nd generation) / 普慶戲院 [1928-1955]
Tags: 
cinema

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