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@garypainter74.bksy.social
since 2001.
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#childhoodcinema The Odeon, Clerk Street, Edinburgh, then and now.
January 9, 2026 at 4:57 PM
#childhoodcinema The Odeon, Clerk Street, Edinburgh, then and now.
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What was your #childhoodcinema ?
ABC Muirend, aka The Toledo (1933–2001). Designed to look like a Spanish courtyard. Fairly decrepit by the 1970s. Memories of watery Kia-Ora orange drink, "Pearl & Dean presents" and badly-pronounced ads for "Anderson's of Newton Meerns"
1/5
ABC Muirend, aka The Toledo (1933–2001). Designed to look like a Spanish courtyard. Fairly decrepit by the 1970s. Memories of watery Kia-Ora orange drink, "Pearl & Dean presents" and badly-pronounced ads for "Anderson's of Newton Meerns"
1/5
January 9, 2026 at 5:13 PM
What was your #childhoodcinema ?
ABC Muirend, aka The Toledo (1933–2001). Designed to look like a Spanish courtyard. Fairly decrepit by the 1970s. Memories of watery Kia-Ora orange drink, "Pearl & Dean presents" and badly-pronounced ads for "Anderson's of Newton Meerns"
1/5
ABC Muirend, aka The Toledo (1933–2001). Designed to look like a Spanish courtyard. Fairly decrepit by the 1970s. Memories of watery Kia-Ora orange drink, "Pearl & Dean presents" and badly-pronounced ads for "Anderson's of Newton Meerns"
1/5
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January 9, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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What was your #ChildhoodCinema
The Viking, Largs, Ayrshire. A 10 minute walk from my house and if you had a ticket you could stay all day. e.g. I went in halfway through the early afternoon showing of Help! and stayed for the teatime and mid evening shows too. Half a Viking longship outside.
The Viking, Largs, Ayrshire. A 10 minute walk from my house and if you had a ticket you could stay all day. e.g. I went in halfway through the early afternoon showing of Help! and stayed for the teatime and mid evening shows too. Half a Viking longship outside.
January 9, 2026 at 9:55 PM
What was your #ChildhoodCinema
The Viking, Largs, Ayrshire. A 10 minute walk from my house and if you had a ticket you could stay all day. e.g. I went in halfway through the early afternoon showing of Help! and stayed for the teatime and mid evening shows too. Half a Viking longship outside.
The Viking, Largs, Ayrshire. A 10 minute walk from my house and if you had a ticket you could stay all day. e.g. I went in halfway through the early afternoon showing of Help! and stayed for the teatime and mid evening shows too. Half a Viking longship outside.
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January 9, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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What was your #childhoodcinema ?
The George in Portobello, Edinburgh. They let me and my pals in to see the then-X-rated 'Enter the Dragon' in 1973 – we were eight. Good times
The George in Portobello, Edinburgh. They let me and my pals in to see the then-X-rated 'Enter the Dragon' in 1973 – we were eight. Good times
January 9, 2026 at 2:18 PM
What was your #childhoodcinema ?
The George in Portobello, Edinburgh. They let me and my pals in to see the then-X-rated 'Enter the Dragon' in 1973 – we were eight. Good times
The George in Portobello, Edinburgh. They let me and my pals in to see the then-X-rated 'Enter the Dragon' in 1973 – we were eight. Good times
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Elgin Playhouse. Many an 80s classic in here (ET, Ghostbusters, Rambo) and bizarrely, due to a lack of any babysitter, the Life of Brian (try understanding that when you’re 7). The picture is how I remember it.
January 9, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Elgin Playhouse. Many an 80s classic in here (ET, Ghostbusters, Rambo) and bizarrely, due to a lack of any babysitter, the Life of Brian (try understanding that when you’re 7). The picture is how I remember it.
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Glasgow Odeon on Renfield St. First picture house I ever went to. Saw first three Star Wars movies here (ROTJ on release day straight after school), Superman 1 and 2, and Ghostbusters too. The stuff of childhood myth making. #ChildhoodCinema
January 9, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Glasgow Odeon on Renfield St. First picture house I ever went to. Saw first three Star Wars movies here (ROTJ on release day straight after school), Superman 1 and 2, and Ghostbusters too. The stuff of childhood myth making. #ChildhoodCinema
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The Odeon on Clerk Street Edinburgh is where I saw Star Wars. Because I was only 5 and small it felt like it held roughly a million people. #childhoodcinema
January 9, 2026 at 1:14 PM
The Odeon on Clerk Street Edinburgh is where I saw Star Wars. Because I was only 5 and small it felt like it held roughly a million people. #childhoodcinema
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Ayr Odeon
You can see on the right there is an emergency exit door on the metal stairs that we would get the one person that we’d clubbed together to get a ticket to open so we could all sneak in for free
#childhoodcinema
You can see on the right there is an emergency exit door on the metal stairs that we would get the one person that we’d clubbed together to get a ticket to open so we could all sneak in for free
#childhoodcinema
January 9, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Ayr Odeon
You can see on the right there is an emergency exit door on the metal stairs that we would get the one person that we’d clubbed together to get a ticket to open so we could all sneak in for free
#childhoodcinema
You can see on the right there is an emergency exit door on the metal stairs that we would get the one person that we’d clubbed together to get a ticket to open so we could all sneak in for free
#childhoodcinema
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What was your #childhoodcinema?
Odeon, Clerk Street, Edinburgh
Been standing empty for almost quarter of a century.
Odeon, Clerk Street, Edinburgh
Been standing empty for almost quarter of a century.
January 9, 2026 at 6:18 PM
What was your #childhoodcinema?
Odeon, Clerk Street, Edinburgh
Been standing empty for almost quarter of a century.
Odeon, Clerk Street, Edinburgh
Been standing empty for almost quarter of a century.
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What was your #childhoodcinema
The Playhouse in Perth. A proper Pearl & Dean special with slideshow adverts for local carpet companies and curry houses. They didn't let me have a Batman Returns standee as a kid ☹️
It's still there today and amazingly is now the only IMAX cinema in the area.
The Playhouse in Perth. A proper Pearl & Dean special with slideshow adverts for local carpet companies and curry houses. They didn't let me have a Batman Returns standee as a kid ☹️
It's still there today and amazingly is now the only IMAX cinema in the area.
January 10, 2026 at 1:21 AM
What was your #childhoodcinema
The Playhouse in Perth. A proper Pearl & Dean special with slideshow adverts for local carpet companies and curry houses. They didn't let me have a Batman Returns standee as a kid ☹️
It's still there today and amazingly is now the only IMAX cinema in the area.
The Playhouse in Perth. A proper Pearl & Dean special with slideshow adverts for local carpet companies and curry houses. They didn't let me have a Batman Returns standee as a kid ☹️
It's still there today and amazingly is now the only IMAX cinema in the area.
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January 9, 2026 at 12:18 PM
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Upcoming @scottishcinemas.org Talk! Me & Gary Painter are giving our illustrated double-act talk about Glasgow cinema - both the old buildings & the city itself on screen - for @glasgowheritage.bsky.social on Feb 25.
Unfortunately sold out already but let them know if any demand for an encore!
Unfortunately sold out already but let them know if any demand for an encore!
January 7, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Upcoming @scottishcinemas.org Talk! Me & Gary Painter are giving our illustrated double-act talk about Glasgow cinema - both the old buildings & the city itself on screen - for @glasgowheritage.bsky.social on Feb 25.
Unfortunately sold out already but let them know if any demand for an encore!
Unfortunately sold out already but let them know if any demand for an encore!
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Great to be in London yesterday at the Cinema Museum giving a @scottishcinemas.org update for the AGM of @CTheatreAssoc - the core of the collection there is from Aberdeen so lots of Scottish cinema artefacts on display!
June 8, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Great to be in London yesterday at the Cinema Museum giving a @scottishcinemas.org update for the AGM of @CTheatreAssoc - the core of the collection there is from Aberdeen so lots of Scottish cinema artefacts on display!
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This might be the absolute greatest reply we have ever received.
Thank you, Cookie Monster 📕🍪💙
Thank you, Cookie Monster 📕🍪💙
June 5, 2025 at 1:19 PM
This might be the absolute greatest reply we have ever received.
Thank you, Cookie Monster 📕🍪💙
Thank you, Cookie Monster 📕🍪💙
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APPEAL: The Govan Stones needs more volunteers for our 2025 Season, which is shaping up to be our biggest and busiest since AD 900!
If you want to try your hand at pretty much anything we do at the museum, from working in the shop to tours, just email us at:
📨 [email protected]
If you want to try your hand at pretty much anything we do at the museum, from working in the shop to tours, just email us at:
📨 [email protected]
March 4, 2025 at 6:55 PM
APPEAL: The Govan Stones needs more volunteers for our 2025 Season, which is shaping up to be our biggest and busiest since AD 900!
If you want to try your hand at pretty much anything we do at the museum, from working in the shop to tours, just email us at:
📨 [email protected]
If you want to try your hand at pretty much anything we do at the museum, from working in the shop to tours, just email us at:
📨 [email protected]
Meanwhile in Dumfries, the former Regal/Odeon (most recently a single screen in the former balcony area, with a bingo hall in the former stalls) is rumoured to be reopening with an advert appearing for a cinema manager…
www.linkedin.com/company/tlc-...
www.linkedin.com/company/tlc-...
March 4, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Meanwhile in Dumfries, the former Regal/Odeon (most recently a single screen in the former balcony area, with a bingo hall in the former stalls) is rumoured to be reopening with an advert appearing for a cinema manager…
www.linkedin.com/company/tlc-...
www.linkedin.com/company/tlc-...
Interesting to pass the long closed former New Victoria / Odeon on Clerk St in Edinburgh, with the hoarding door ajar it gives a peek into the foyer… it would be nice to see this place come back to life, so hopefully a sign long delayed works are moving forward again…?
March 4, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Interesting to pass the long closed former New Victoria / Odeon on Clerk St in Edinburgh, with the hoarding door ajar it gives a peek into the foyer… it would be nice to see this place come back to life, so hopefully a sign long delayed works are moving forward again…?
Oops pics got mixed up - this is the former Theatre Royal.
November 27, 2024 at 7:37 PM
Oops pics got mixed up - this is the former Theatre Royal.
Some cinemas & theatres of Perth.
Playhouse Cinema
Former Kings
Perth Theatre
Former Theatre Royal
More here:
www.scottishcinemas.org.uk/scotland/per...
And if you’re interested in buying it, the former Kings is up for sale…
t.co/Uszxcmd0Na
Playhouse Cinema
Former Kings
Perth Theatre
Former Theatre Royal
More here:
www.scottishcinemas.org.uk/scotland/per...
And if you’re interested in buying it, the former Kings is up for sale…
t.co/Uszxcmd0Na
November 27, 2024 at 3:34 PM
Some cinemas & theatres of Perth.
Playhouse Cinema
Former Kings
Perth Theatre
Former Theatre Royal
More here:
www.scottishcinemas.org.uk/scotland/per...
And if you’re interested in buying it, the former Kings is up for sale…
t.co/Uszxcmd0Na
Playhouse Cinema
Former Kings
Perth Theatre
Former Theatre Royal
More here:
www.scottishcinemas.org.uk/scotland/per...
And if you’re interested in buying it, the former Kings is up for sale…
t.co/Uszxcmd0Na
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It seems plans are finally afoot to re-open the former Lyceum Cinema on Govan Road in Glasgow. Designed by McNair and Elder in a stunning Streamlined Moderne style, it was built in 1938.
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#glasgow #govan #artdeco #architecture #artdecoarchitecture #lyceum #lyceumhub #cinema #glasgowcinema
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#glasgow #govan #artdeco #architecture #artdecoarchitecture #lyceum #lyceumhub #cinema #glasgowcinema
November 23, 2024 at 9:13 AM
It seems plans are finally afoot to re-open the former Lyceum Cinema on Govan Road in Glasgow. Designed by McNair and Elder in a stunning Streamlined Moderne style, it was built in 1938.
Cont./
#glasgow #govan #artdeco #architecture #artdecoarchitecture #lyceum #lyceumhub #cinema #glasgowcinema
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#glasgow #govan #artdeco #architecture #artdecoarchitecture #lyceum #lyceumhub #cinema #glasgowcinema
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Former Odeon/Paramount Cinema, Renfield Street, Glasgow
#Glasgow #Cinema #Odeon #Paramount #Photography #Flickr #DeadCinema #OfficeDevelopment
Former Odeon/Paramount Cinema, Renfield Street, Glasgow
#Glasgow #Cinema #Odeon #Paramount #Photography #Flickr #DeadCinema #OfficeDevelopment
Former Odeon Cinema, Glasgow
"Opened on December 31st 1934, the Glasgow Paramount Theatre was one of the later cinemas built for the American based chain in Britain. The architects were Frank T. Verity and Samuel Beverly, who des...
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November 20, 2024 at 11:52 AM
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Former Odeon/Paramount Cinema, Renfield Street, Glasgow
#Glasgow #Cinema #Odeon #Paramount #Photography #Flickr #DeadCinema #OfficeDevelopment
Former Odeon/Paramount Cinema, Renfield Street, Glasgow
#Glasgow #Cinema #Odeon #Paramount #Photography #Flickr #DeadCinema #OfficeDevelopment
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The Odeon Cinema on Renfield St, 1955.
It was designed by Verity & Beverly for the Paramount Corporation and opened on 31 Dec 1934. Lavishly decorated, it could accommodate 2,800, and it attracted the largest audiences for a Paramount cinema outside the USA.
📷 Glasgow Museums
#glasgow
It was designed by Verity & Beverly for the Paramount Corporation and opened on 31 Dec 1934. Lavishly decorated, it could accommodate 2,800, and it attracted the largest audiences for a Paramount cinema outside the USA.
📷 Glasgow Museums
#glasgow
November 19, 2024 at 3:56 PM
The Odeon Cinema on Renfield St, 1955.
It was designed by Verity & Beverly for the Paramount Corporation and opened on 31 Dec 1934. Lavishly decorated, it could accommodate 2,800, and it attracted the largest audiences for a Paramount cinema outside the USA.
📷 Glasgow Museums
#glasgow
It was designed by Verity & Beverly for the Paramount Corporation and opened on 31 Dec 1934. Lavishly decorated, it could accommodate 2,800, and it attracted the largest audiences for a Paramount cinema outside the USA.
📷 Glasgow Museums
#glasgow
Images courtesy of Jim Duncan; full set available to see here:
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Hamilton Odeon Post-tripling Interior Gallery
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November 21, 2024 at 7:20 PM
Images courtesy of Jim Duncan; full set available to see here:
www.scottishcinemas.org.uk/scotland/ham...
www.scottishcinemas.org.uk/scotland/ham...