On This Day 30th July 1934 the Golden Domes Cinema, Streatham High Road was showing Madame Spy.
The cinema opened in September 1912 as the Streatham Picture Theatre. One of 6 cinemas in Streatham and today the site of a gym .
The Streatham Picture Theatre was opened with 900 seats. The opening film was “Caesar Borgia”. The building had an impressive facade, with the entrance flanked by two bays, which were topped by large domes.
In October 1929, the cinema was enlarged to the plans of cinema architect John Stanley Beard and it was re-named Golden Domes Picture Theatre.
It was taken over by Associated British Cinemas(ABC) in August 1935. However, this was not to last very long, as ABC built and opened their new Regal Super Cinema just along the other side of the High Road.
The Golden Domes Picture Theatre was closed on 12th November 1938, just two days before the Regal Super Cinema opened.
The cinema opened in September 1912 as the Streatham Picture Theatre. One of 6 cinemas in Streatham and today the site of a gym .
The Streatham Picture Theatre was opened with 900 seats. The opening film was “Caesar Borgia”. The building had an impressive facade, with the entrance flanked by two bays, which were topped by large domes.
In October 1929, the cinema was enlarged to the plans of cinema architect John Stanley Beard and it was re-named Golden Domes Picture Theatre.
It was taken over by Associated British Cinemas(ABC) in August 1935. However, this was not to last very long, as ABC built and opened their new Regal Super Cinema just along the other side of the High Road.
The Golden Domes Picture Theatre was closed on 12th November 1938, just two days before the Regal Super Cinema opened.
