1922 – Metropole Cinema & Restaurant, O’Connell St., Dublin
Architect: A.V. O’Rourke
Built on the site of the former Metropole Hotel, which was destroyed in the 1916 rising,
1914 – Former Broadway Cinema, Manor Street, Dublin
Opened in 1914, the cinema sat 630 people and was originally known as the Manor Cinema. Later, it was known as the Palladium,
1923 – Lyric Cinema, James Street, Dublin
Architect: Patrick J.F. Munden & George L. O’Connor
Image courtesy Irish Architectural Archive. Munden and Purcell collection, ref no.
1913 – Coliseum Theatre, MacCurtain Street, Cork
Architect: Arthur & Henry H. Hill
Constructed as a Picture Theatre, the Coliseum remained in used until the 1970s.
1912 – Phoenix Cinema, Ellis Quay, Dublin
Architect: Francis Bergin
Once every neighbourhood or major street had its own cinema, many are sadly gone. The Phoenix lives on,
1972 – Screen Cinema, Townsend Street, Dublin
Architect: Sir Thomas Bennett / Henry J. Lyons & Partners
A soulless 1960s cinema that is partially on the site of two of Dublin’s most famous theatres: the massive Theatre Royal and the smaller Regal Theatre next door.
1938 – Former Classic Cinema, Terenure, Dublin
Former cinema, now like many in the suburbs, used as a commercial premises. The building along with a smaller light industrial premises alongside has Art Deco touches.
1933 – Former DeLuxe Cinema, Camden Street, Dublin
Architect: Jones & Kelly
Former cinema now a nightclub and hotel, the exterior of the DeLuxe Cinema is mostly intact.
1931 – Lensic Theater, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Architect: Boller Brothers
Designed by the Boller Brothers of Kansas City, the old Lensic Theater has been described as “the finest theater of its time in the Southwest”.
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.
