Generation X

Ah Flash Gordon every Saturday morning. He was my hero. :) A whole troup of us used to go down to The Odeon Club.

Anybody remember singing along to the bouncing ball?

The only "Blockade" I know of is the one at the bottom of Edgar Street, I was trying to think of a cinema round there and wonder if kestrelx meant The Princes or Empire? I forget which one endured the longest. I think it was The Princes. They were side by side and wasn't there a fire at The Princes so they moved operations to the old Empire and renamed it The New Princes?

I remember people used to call it The Princess but that was wrong because it wasn't a female it was plural for Prince or genitive - Princes or Prince's. I'm not sure which.

I think the Empire had become a bingo hall (didn't they always?) Memory plays tricks so I'm sure other people will be able to correct me where I'm wrong and fill in some of the gaps.

There was a cinema also at the bottom of Avenue Parade. What was that one? Was it The Regal?
 
WillowTheWhisp said:
Ah Flash Gordon every Saturday morning. He was my hero. :) A whole troup of us used to go down to The Odeon Club.

Anybody remember singing along to the bouncing ball?

The only "Blockade" I know of is the one at the bottom of Edgar Street, I was trying to think of a cinema round there and wonder if kestrelx meant The Princes or Empire? I forget which one endured the longest. I think it was The Princes. They were side by side and wasn't there a fire at The Princes so they moved operations to the old Empire and renamed it The New Princes?

I remember people used to call it The Princess but that was wrong because it wasn't a female it was plural for Prince or genitive - Princes or Prince's. I'm not sure which.

I think the Empire had become a bingo hall (didn't they always?) Memory plays tricks so I'm sure other people will be able to correct me where I'm wrong and fill in some of the gaps.

There was a cinema also at the bottom of Avenue Parade. What was that one? Was it The Regal?
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No, if I think the one you're on about was the "Kings Hall".....locally known as the Bug-Hut, and had wooden benches on the first 3 front rows (3d a do as I remember)...... It was actually not quite at the bottom of Avenue parade but more or less opposite to the end of Peel Street. Must have closed in the late 50's.

The "Palace" was opposite the end of Avenue Parade, and Ray Linden took it over after it closed and made it into his emporium!
 
The Palace is the one I was thinking of. Just didn't describe the location very well.

I'd forgotten all about the King's - I saw Pinnocchio there when I was very tiny and that's giving my age away!
 
Acrylic-bob said:
The Regal is the old name for the Odeon on Broadway.
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Correct me if I'm wrong A-Bob, but wasn't the Odeon renamed the Regal, and not the other way round?
 
No mate, it was The Odeon for all of my life, until it was renamed The Classic in the Seventies and it stayed like that until it was demolished.
 
Yes you're right of course....brain was on holiday.....That's the name I was looking for "Classic".

Thanks A-Bob, earned yourself some karma!!
 
There was no "Princess" Cinema. The Empire theatre on Edgar Street was renamed the "New Prince's" Theatre after the original "Prince's" Theatre next door burned down.

See Willow's post, Number 41, in this thread.
 
Now I think about it I've seen a photo somewhere of the Odeon when it was called the Regal. Is it on here somewhere or is it one of Atarah's?
 
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