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The State - Opened
in 1937 with seating for around 2000. Closed in 1973; demolished 1985. |
Now a Halfords store and a new Floors-2-Go store. |
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Opened in 1930 as The Broadway with Seating
for 1,742. Sold in 1936 and renamed The Odeon. Closed in 1967 but reopened
as a Bingo hall. Demolished in 1995. |
The same spot in Amulree Street in 2007. |
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George Urie Scott
opened the Palaceum in Shettleston in 1913. In 1936 it was redesigned
by Charles J McNair, the original architect, and rebuilt, The building
was damaged by fire in 1954 and demolished |
2007 - There is now a Public
House - The Palaceum Bar on the site. |
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The
Premiere. The original Frontage. Only the name is changed. It openened in 1912, and originally seated 432. Wooden bench seats in the Front Stalls with cushioned seats in the Back Stalls. It closed in 1948, and is now a social club. |
The Emergency Exit opened
onto Darlieth Street at what is now St. Barnabus Chapel. That exit was
also utilised as a place to 'Skip in' for the showings. One person paid
to get in and opened the Emergency Door from the inside - if they didn't
get caught first. |
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Shettleston's first cinema was opened in March 1912 by George Urie Scott in an old properety that housed Parkhead Wire Works in what was Gray Street, Shettleston, now Denbeck Street, with seating for 700. Closed in 1920 and was demolished in 1969. - Photo courtesy of Scottish Screen Archive. |
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