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.
1931 – Lensic Theater, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
Architect: Boller Brothers
Designed by the Boller Brothers of Kansas City,
1932 – Former Carlton Cinema, O’Connell Street, Dublin
Architect: Robinson & Keefe
One of Dublin’s finest Art Deco facades,
1932 – Former Savoy Cinema, St. Patrick’s Street, Cork
Architect: Moore & Crabtree
The former Savoy Cinema had a jazzy Art Deco façade but the interior was atmospheric in style.
1933 – Former DeLuxe Cinema, Camden Street, Dublin
Architect: Jones & Kelly
Former cinema now a nightclub and hotel,
1934 – Former Grand Cinema, Drumcondra, Dublin
Architect: Henry J. Lyons
The former 1,200 seater Grand Cinema in the Dublin suburb of Drumcondra opened on 19th August 1934.
