The Charing Cross Electric Theare was a cinema in Glasgow, Scotland.[1] It was opened in 1910 on Sauchiehall Street in the centre of Glasgow.[2] Although not the first building used for cinema in Glasgow, it was the first purpose-built cinema in the city.[3][4] The cinema was operated by West of Scotland Electric Theatres.[5] The building it occupied was designed by Robert Duncan in 1898 with a cast iron structure but with a traditional stone frontage with high numbers of large windows.[6]
The cinema closed in 1926.[2] After the closure of the cinema. the building was later re-opened as the Locarno Ballroom.[7]
The building is now a Grade B listed building.[1][6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Charing Cross Electric Theatre in Glasgow, GB". Cinema Treasures. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
- ^ a b "Charing Cross Electric Theatre". www.scottishcinemas.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
- ^ Peter, Bruce (1996). 100 years of Glasgow's amazing cinemas. Edinburgh: Polygon. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-7486-6210-4.
- ^ "The making of Cinema City". earlycinema.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
- ^ "Charing Cross Electric Theatre, Glasgow". earlycinema.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
- ^ a b "500-516 (EVEN NOS) SAUCHIEHALL STREET, KNOWN AS 516". Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
- ^ "TheGlasgowStory: Locarno Ballroom". www.theglasgowstory.com. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
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