Some Liverpool Cinemas

[ChrisGeorge]

Hi Philip

Any relationship between the old Rialto, damaged in the Toxteth riots and later demolished, and the Kensington Picturedrome or is it just that the architecture is somewhat alike?

Chris



1958 view of the Rialto Cinema, Upper Parliament Street (on the left). Courtesy of Toxteth.net

[PhilipG]

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[ChrisGeorge]

Hi Philip

Any relationship between the old Rialto, damaged in the Toxteth riots and later demolished, and the Kensington Picturedrome or is it just that the architecture is somewhat alike?

Chris

No Chris, no relationship between them.
I'm surprised you missed my piece on the Rialto in toxteth.net, with a photo taken a week after the Riots.
I watched it burn, and it's true that the fire service didn't attend.

Ged, do you want to use it for your "Towers"?

http://www.toxteth.net/places/liverp...ral/rialto.htm

A sad, sad, picture of the Rialto after the riot, Philip. Thanks for directing me to the photograph. I had not seen it before.

Chris

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PhilipG.
Do you remember how the dome glistened like gold the next morning. If the scallies had known it was copper it would have been gone years before.

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[Ged]

Thanks Phil, yes i'll use that,do you know what the High rise were called? Have to do a bit of

Here's a couple of pics I found just now in Freddy O'Connor's - A pub on every corner. Don't know if you've got them from this angle so I posted them up anyway.

The Lyric Super Cinema and The Homer.

[Max]

Opened 1939.
Architect: A E Shennan.
In 1964 it was converted into Merseyside's only Cinerama cinema.
It closed in 1979 for conversion to a supermarket.
Twin cinemas were installed, but there were no takers, and the space became a bingo hall.
Snooker has since replaced bingo.

Somerfield = Crap Food.

It's the best part of Godvertree though.

[theninesisters]

Somerfield = Crap Food.

It's the best part of Godvertree though.

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Source - http://liverpool.ndo.co.uk/wavsoc/books/

[Ged]

Have you seen this Phil. Probably nothing you didn't know already though mate.


http://www.catalystmedia.org.uk/issu...ma_history.php

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[steveb]

A question. Can anyone tell me what was the cinema in Almonds Green
now a super market I beleive.

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[steveb]

It was the West Derby Picture House.
It opened in 1927 and was renamed the Plaza in 1955 and closed in 1960.

Thanks Phil, another one off my list

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