1922 – Metropole Cinema & Restaurant, O’Connell St., Dublin
Architect: A.V. O’Rourke
Built on the site of the former Metropole Hotel,
1923 – Cinema Coliseum, Barcelona, Spain
Architect: Francesc de Paula Nebot
A massive cinema and theayte that holds 1,700 people designed by Francesc de Paula Nebot,
1923 – Former Fountain / Lyric Cinema, James Street, Dublin
Architect: Patrick J.F. Munden & George L. O’Connor
Image courtesy Irish Architectural Archive.
1923 – Gaumont Cinema, Belfast
Opened as the Classic Cinema and renamed after it was taken over by the Gaumont chain.
1923 – Stella Cinema, Rathmines, Dublin
Architect: Higginbotham & Stafford
At its opening in 1923,
1925 – Former Regal Cinema, Ringsend, Dublin
Architect: T.F. McNamara
Like many Dublin suburbs, Ringsend had its own cinema.
1929 – Former Grand Cinema, Fairview, Dublin
Architect: Henry J. Lyons
Former cinema, now missing most of its auditorium after the rear half of the building was demolished.
1929 – Savoy Cinema, O’Connell Street, Dublin
Architect: F.C. Mitchell
Designed in the same stripped Classical style as the adjacent Gresham Hotel and Hammam Chambers,
1930 – Plaza Theatre, George St., Sydney, Australia
Architect: Eric Heath
A heritage listed building designed as a 2000-seat cinema by Eric Heath during a golden age of cinema-going in Australia and was opened on 11 April 1930.
1931 – Former Uptown Cinema, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Architect: Max Blankstein
Opened on 24 Dec 1931, the interior of the theatre was gutted in 1960 and was turned into a bowling alley.
