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Liberty Theatre / 快樂戲院 (1954 stage widening)

Submitted by OldTimer on Sat, 2017-05-27 09:09
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1954

Liberty Theatre - photo taken during widening of the stage in 1954.  Was this the original screen, or a temporary screen during the renovation?

Source: uwants.com - post #3360 by user 4rex - http://www.uwants.com/viewthread.php?tid=14833421&page=224#pid227003087

King's Theatre (2nd generation) / 娛樂戲院 [1964-1990]

Submitted by OldTimer on Sat, 2017-05-20 10:43
Date Place completed: 
1964-12-21
Date Place demolished: 
1990-01-01

Address: 34 Queen's Road Central, Central, Hong Kong

This page is about the King's Theatre (second generation).  The first generation King's Theatre -  https://gwulo.com/node/6980#15/22.2816/114.1565/Map_by_ESRI-Markers/100 -  operated during the period 1931-1962, and its last day of operation was on September 1, 1962.

Previous place(s) at this location: 
King's Theatre (1st generation) / 娛樂戲院 [1931-c.1962]
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1948 Wyndham Street

Submitted by Klaus on Mon, 2017-05-15 21:01

The film shown is" Captain from Castile" starring Tyrone Power. The movie was released in December, 1947.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1948
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London Classic Cinema/倫敦戲院 [1990-1999]

Submitted by David on Wed, 2017-05-10 17:23
Date Place completed: 
1990-08-01
Date Place demolished: 
1999-05-01

Notes from the London Theatre page:

A new theatre called London Classic Cinema was opened on August 1, 1990 and it operated until May 1, 1999. 

Previous place(s) at this location: 
London Theatre/倫敦大戲院 [1962-1988]
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Golden Harvest Lee Theatre [1995-2005]

Submitted by David on Wed, 2017-05-10 17:10
Date Place completed: 
1995-03-17
Date Place demolished: 
2005-05-29

Notes from the Lee Theatre page:

Several years later, a new theatre called Golden Harvest Lee Theatre was built on the fifth floor with a seating capacity of 410.  It operated during the period March 17, 1995 - May 29, 2005.

In the 1996 map book, it's listed as the "Golden Lee Theatre".

Previous place(s) at this location: 
Lee Theatre / 利舞台戲院 [1927-1991]
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New York Cinema (Causeway Bay Plaza) / 紐約戲院 [1992-2006]

Submitted by OldTimer on Fri, 2017-05-05 09:27
Date Place completed: 
1992-07-04
Date Place demolished: 
2006-03-16

Seating capacity: 2 screens, total 701.

Address: 463-483 Lockhart Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong

New York Cinema was located in the Causeway Bay Plaza 2, on the northwest corner of Lockhart Road and Percival Street.  It operated during the period July 4, 1992 - March 16, 2006.

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Portland~Victory~New East Asia / 砵崙~勝利~新東亞 [1931-1952]

Submitted by OldTimer on Fri, 2017-05-05 03:52
Date Place completed: 
1931-07-13
Date Place demolished: 
1952-08-01

Address: 625 Nathan Road, Mong Kok, Hong Kong

Ritz Theatre (see separate place-page listed below) operated from March 30, 1953 to June 1, 1972 and soon after that the site was re-developed for commercial purposes.  For simplicity, the discussion on this page covers several cinemas that used the same building prior to the re-development for Ritz.  The write-up is a blend of information from several sources including the place-page for the Ritz Theatre.

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MCL JP Cinema / MCL 銅鑼灣戲院 [1999-2017]

Submitted by OldTimer on Fri, 2017-05-05 01:22
Date Place completed: 
1999-07-13
Date Place demolished: 
2017-04-18

Seating capacity: 2 screens, total 658

Address: 22-36 Paterson Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong

MCL JP Cinema was the successor to the former Jade Theatre and Pearl Theatre [1969-1998].  After an extensive reconstruction to the interior of the building, redecoration, and installation of the morden technology, the cinema started operating on July 13, 1999.  The cinema closed on April 18, 2017.

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Paramount Cinema (north Mong Kok) / 百樂門戲院 [????-????]

Submitted by OldTimer on Wed, 2017-05-03 04:47

Seating capacity: 138

Address: 221-225 Sai Yeung Choi Street North, Shop A, Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong

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Golden Gateway Multiplex / 嘉禾港威電影城 [1995-2016]

Submitted by OldTimer on Tue, 2017-05-02 10:35
Date Place completed: 
1995-04-14
Date Place demolished: 
2016-02-15

Seating capacity: 4 screens, total 903 (original)

Address: 25 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong

Golden Gateway Multiplex was on the ground floor of The Gateway in Tsim Sha Tsui.  It started operating on April 14, 1995.  In 2011, one screen was removed reducing the total capacity to 610.  The cinema was permanently closed on February 15, 2016 when the lease expired.

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