A sad looking building
In the Trove archive I came across this sad looking building. This post shares some of its extraordinary timeline. As a building it has had many “lives” and I am … Continue reading A sad looking building
Tag: cinema
Tivoli Picture House, Gorgie
On the site of the former Tivoli Picture House [pictured above] a New Tivoli Picture House was built. The new cinema opened on the 1st January 1934. It is a … Continue reading Tivoli Picture House, Gorgie
The SUPER SOUND Cinema
Green’s Playhouse, Art Deco, super-cinema, Nethergate, Dundee opened on 4 March 1936.Designed by John Fairweather, it held over 4,000 seats and featured an iconic 85-foot-tall glass and steel tower. It … Continue reading The SUPER SOUND Cinema
The Glasgow Concert Hall
As a family we regularly visit the Glasgow Concert Hall and have done for a long time. We have seen all sorts perform there, such as: Belle and Sebastian, The … Continue reading The Glasgow Concert Hall
JACEY news theatre
Do You remember JACEY news theatre on Princes Street, Edinburgh? It was a little before my time, but if you do have memories please feel free to share them in … Continue reading JACEY news theatre
Princess’s Theatre
The Princess’s Theatre in Glasgow opened in 1878 as Her Majesty’s Theatre and Royal Opera House, later became the Royal Princess’s Theatre, and finally the Citizens Theatre. Located at 119 … Continue reading Princess’s Theatre
The BROADWAY ANGEL
I am currently making a film titled ‘The BROADWAY ANGEL’. It is about Grace Lindsay Webster who died suddenly on the 5th December 1923. Her Angel tombstone can be found … Continue reading The BROADWAY ANGEL
TENSE – TIMELY – TREMENDOUS
An advertisement for ‘The Birth of A Nation‘ by D. W. Griffiths, which was being shown at the King’s Cinema, South Methven Street, Perth in February 1918. [Please note that … Continue reading TENSE – TIMELY – TREMENDOUS