Down Memory Lane: Movie Theatres of the Olden Days

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Yau Ma Tei and Tsim Sha Tsui	Mong Kok	Sham Shui Po and Lai Chi Kok
Hung Hom	Kowloon City, Sun Po Kong and To Kwa Wan	Kwun Tong

Yau Ma Tei and Tsim Sha Tsui

49.	Princess Theatre 130 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon Operating Years: 1952-1973 Number of Seats: 1,722
50.	Sands Theatre Hankow Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon Operating Years: 1963-1980 Number of Seats: 1,093 Formerly Star Theatre, opened on 1 June 1922
51.	Alhambra Theatre Junction of Nathan Road and Kansu Street, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon Operating Years: 1934-1958 Number of Seats: 1,795
52.	Liberty Theatre 26A Jordan Road, Kowloon Operating Years: 1949-1997 Number of Seats: 1,268
53.	Majestic Theatre Junction of Nathan Road and Saigon Street, Kowloon Operating Years: 1928-1988 Number of Seats: 974
54.	M2 10 Saigon Street, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon Operating Years: 1978-1988 Number of Seats: 1,180
55.	Astor Theatre 380 Nathan Road, Kowloon Operating Years: 1920s-2000 Number of Seats: 1,788 Renovated in 1957 and 1990 into a 2-house mini theatre with 787 seats. It was named Po Hing Theatre before 1957
56.	Golden Harvest Theatre 23-29 Jordan Road, Kowloon Operating Years: 1977-1990 Number of Seats: 1,286 Renamed Newport Theatre in January 1990
57.	Kwong Chee Theatre Junction of Kansu Street and Temple Street, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon Operating Years: 1910s-1968 Number of Seats: 365
58.	Yaumati Theatre 8 Waterloo Road, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon Operating Years: 1930-1998 Number of Seats: 980 Assessed as Grade 2 Historic Building by Antiquities Advisory Board in 1998. Renovated into an opera center and reopened in July 2012
59.	London Theatre 219 Nathan Road, Kowloon Operating Years: 1962-1988 Number of Seats: 1,400 Renovated into London Classics Cinema in August 1990 with 708 seats
60.	New Tai Yat Theatre Public Square Street, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon Operating Years: 1931-1964 Number of Seats: unknown Formerly Tai Yat Theatre
61.	Washington Theatre 96 Parkes Street, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon Operating Years: 1971-1990 Number of Seats: 1,223 Renamed GH Washington in January 1990
62.	Universal Theatre 50A Bowring Street, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon Operating Years: 1967-1992 Number of Seats: 1,131
63.	Ocean Theatre Ground Floor, Ocean Terminal, 3 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon Operating Years: 1969-current Number of Seats: 1,772 Renovated into a mini theatre with 576 total seats in 1994. Renamed Grand Ocean
64.	Broadway Cinematheque Prosperous Garden, 3 Public Square Street, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon Operating Years: 1996-current Number of Seats: 640

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Mong Kok

65.	Broadway Theatre Junction of Nathan Road and Argyle Street, Kowloon Operating Years: 1949-1966 Number of Seats: 1,100 Currently HSBC Building
66.	Sun Wah Cinema 59 Argyle Street, Mong Kok, Kowloon Operating Years: 1940-1979 Number of Seats: 1,351 Renovated into Gala Theatre with 1,391 seats in 1959. Currently New Town Mall
67.	Hollywood Theatre 610 Nathan Road, Kowloon Operating Years: 1964-1980 Number of Seats: 1,765
68.	Royal Theatre 750 Nathan Road, Kowloon Operating Years: 1960-1990 Number of Seats: 1,372
69.	Empress Theatre 10 Nullah Road, Mong Kok. Kowloon Operating Years: 1970-1998 Number of Seats: 1,450 Renovated into a 2-house mini theatre with 1,124 seats in 1995
70.	Great World Theatre Arran Street, Lai Chi Kok Road, Mong Kok, Kowloon Operating Years: 1952-1972 Number of Seats: 1,451
71.	Prince's Theatre 760 Nathan Road, Kowloon Operating Years: 1931-1970 Number of Seats: 1,957 Currently Allied Plaza
72.	Ritz Cinema 625 Nathan Road, Kowloon Operating Years: 1953-1972 Number of Seats: 1,090 Formerly Portland Theatre and Victory Theatre
73.	Kam Wa Theatre Junction of Canton Road and Bute Street, Kowloon Operating Years: 1954-1970 Number of Seats: 2,080
74.	Nathan Theatre Nathan Road, Kowloon Operating Years: 1938-1948 Number of Seats: unknown
75.	Empire Theatre 60-104 Soy Street, Mong Kok, Kowloon Operating Years: 1984-2004 Number of Seats: 1,536 Renovated into Newport Theatre in 2005
76.	South China Theatre 180 Portland Street, Mong Kok, Kowloon Operating Years: 1966-2005 Number of Seats: 1,278 Renovated into a 2-house mini theatre with 1,247 seats in 1990. One of the house closed in 2001 with the 400-seat house remained
77.	Victoria Theatre 8 Nelson Street, Mong Kok, Kowloon Operating Years: 1950-1976 Number of Seats: 1,068
78.	Paramount Theatre Junction of Shantung Street and Sai Yeung Choi Street South, Mong Kok, Kowloon Operating Years: 1954-1972 Number of Seats: 1,003
79.	Rex Theatre 242 Portland Street, Mong Kok, Kowloon Operating Years: 1969-1996 Number of Seats: 1,352
80.	Mayfair Theatre 4 Achor Street, Tai Kok Tsui, Kowloon Operating Years: 1966-1990 Number of Seats: 1,401
83.	Good World Theatre 199 Tong Mi Road, Tai Kok Tsui, Kowloon Operating Years: 1940-1972 Number of Seats: 1,082
84.	Ying King Theatre 9 Fir Street, Tai Kok Tsui, Kowloon Operating Years: 1960-1977 Number of Seats: 1,571

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Sham Shui Po and Lai Chi Kok

81.	Golden Theatre 94 Yen Chow Street, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon Operating Years: 1962-1991 Number of Seats: 1,399
82.	Pei Ho Theatre 114 Pei Ho Street, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon Operating Years: 1934-1977 Number of Seats: 1,476
85.	Zenith Theatre 184 Pratas Street, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon Operating Years: 1951-1973 Number of Seats: 1,238
86.	Apollo Theatre Tonkin Street, 164 Castle Peak Road, Kowloon Operating Years: 1953-1977 Number of Seats: 814
87.	Century Theatre Phase 4, Mei Foo Sun Chuen, Lai Chi Kok, Kowloon Operating Years: 1974-2010 Number of Seats: 400 1,725 seats before renovation in 1995
88.	Capital Theatre 298 Un Chau Street, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon Operating Years: 1982-1996 Number of Seats: 1,433
89.	Palace Theatre Junction of Pei Ho Street and Tai Po Road, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon Operating Years: 1953-1972 Number of Seats: 804
90.	Ming Sing Theatre 236 Lai Chi Kok Road, Kowloon Operating Years: 1930s-1971 Number of Seats: 1,476
138.	Metro Theatre Lot 4390 Tai Hang Tung, Shek Kip Mei, Kowloon Operating Years: 1963-1974 Number of Seats: 1,491

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Hung Hom

91.	Sky Theatre 275 Chatham Road, Hung Hom, Kowloon Operating Years: 1961-1973 Number of Seats: 1,305
92.	Golden Gate Theatre 5 San Lau Street, Hung Hom, Kowloon Operating Years: 1966-1996 Number of Seats: 1,153
93.	Lux Theatre 2J Bulkeley Street, Hung Hom, Kowloon Operating Years: 1971-current Number of Seats: 1,445 Reduced to 363 seats after renovation in 1995
94.	Wing Lok Theatre Bulkeley Street, Hung Hom, Kowloon Operating Years: 1950s-1970 Number of Seats: 1,261
95.	Mandarin Theatre 41 Ma Tau Wai Road, Hung Hom, Kowloon Operating Years: 1965-1980 Number of Seats: 1,530 Renovated into a mini theatre with 702 seats

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Kowloon City, Sun Po Kong and To Kwa Wan

96.	Wah Lok Theatre 17 Kai Ming Street, To Kwa Wan, Kowloon Operating Years: 1960-1972 Number of Seats: 1,261
97.	Ruby Theatre 207 Ma Tau Wai Road, To Kwa Wan, Kowloon Operating Years: 1964-1994 Number of Seats: 1,895
98.	Paris Theatre Choi Hung Road, San Po Kong, Kowloon Operating Years: 1966-1992 Number of Seats: 3,000
99.	International Theatre 18 Fuk Lo Tsun Road, Kowloon City, Kowloon Operating Years: 1948-1995 Number of Seats: 922
100.	Loong Shing Theatre Lion Rock Road, Kowloon City, Kowloon Operating Years: 1952-1973 Number of Seats: 1,700
101.	Asia Theatre Lot 4716, Choi Hung Road, San Po Kong, Kowloon Operating Years: 1967-1982 Number of Seats: 1,018
102.	Metropol Theatre Lot 4716, Choi Hung Road, San Po Kong, Kowloon Operating Years: 1965-1982 Number of Seats: 1,248
103.	Full Moon Theatre 47 Pau Chung Street, To Kwa Wan, Kowloon Operating Years: 1972-1997 Number of Seats: 1,133
104.	Kam Kwok Theatre Lot 4639, Junction Road, Wang Tau Hom, Kowloon Operating Years: 1966-1971 Number of Seats: 1,157
105 & 106.	Jumbo Theatre & Diamond Theatre Kai Tak Amusement Park, Choi Hung Road, San Po Kong, Kowloon Operating Years: 1980-1992 Number of Seats: unknown

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Kwun Tong

107.	Bonds Theatre 11 Tung Yan Street, Kwun Tong, Kowloon Operating Years: 1965-1995 Number of Seats: 1,312 Renovated into UA Bonds in 1996, a 2-house mini theatre with 692 seats
108.	Silver Theatre 88 Fu Yan Street, Kwun Tong, Kowloon Operating Years: 1963-2009 Number of Seats: 1,440 Renovated into a 2-house mini theatre with 1,244 seats in 1990. Remodeled again in 2000 into a 1-house theatre with 440 seats
109.	Kwun Tong Theatre 9 Tung Ming Street, Kwun Tong, Kowloon Operating Years: 1970-2004 Number of Seats: 1,603 Sold and renamed Life Theatre. Later renovated and reduced to 462 seats
110.	Golden Valley Theatre Hiu Kwong Street, Sau Mau Ping, Kwun Tong, Kowloon Operating Years: 1978-1992 Number of Seats: 1,320
111.	Manning Theatre 1 Koon Wah Lane, Tsz Wan Shan, Kowloon Operating Years: 1973-1994 Number of Seats: 1,412

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Victoria Theatre, Mong Kok
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