1920 – Capitol Theatre, Princes Street, Dublin
Architect: T.F. McNamara
The Capitol Theatre, located just off O’Connell Street,
1920 – Former Screen Cinema, Eden Quay, Dublin
Architect: T.F. McNamara / Jones & Kelly
Originally rebuilt after the 1916 destruction of this part of Dublin,
1921 – Former Astor Cinema, Eden Quay, Dublin
Architect: Frederick W. Higginbotham
Replacing two buildings destroyed in the 1916 Rising,
1922 – Metropole Cinema & Restaurant, O’Connell St., Dublin
Architect: A.V. O’Rourke
Built on the site of the former Metropole Hotel,
1923 – Former Fountain / Lyric Cinema, James Street, Dublin
Architect: Patrick J.F. Munden & George L. O’Connor
Image courtesy Irish Architectural Archive.
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,
1932 – Former Carlton Cinema, O’Connell Street, Dublin
Architect: Robinson & Keefe
One of Dublin’s finest Art Deco facades,
