An early post-war theater originally established on Zhongzheng Road around 1952 or 1954 as Nandu Theater (南都戲院). It relocated to Ximen Street in 1961 and was presumably renamed at that time. As the name (“international”) implies, it specialized in Japanese and Western films for the most part. It went out of business in 1975 after suffering two consecutive fires and sustaining heavy losses. Demolished and transformed into a parking lot but the name of the theater can still be seen on the bawan vendor (國際肉粽) next to the original site.
Warning: this location is abandoned, hazardous, or otherwise neglected and may be unsafe and even dangerous! Exercise appropriate precautions when visiting.
警告：此處已廢棄或長期無人管理，可能存在潛在危險。造訪時請務必提高警覺，並做好相關安全防護措施。
Note: this entry contains only basic information and may be out of date, inaccurate, or even wrong. Additional research is strongly recommended.
說明：本條目僅提供基礎資訊，內容可能過時、未經查證，甚至有誤。建議進一步查閱相關資料，以確認資訊的正確性。
Map
Links
- Taiwan Cultural Memory Bank (文化部國家文化記憶庫)
Sources
- Guo Yingliang, Chiayi City Old Theater Tour, Taiwan Library Cultural Association, 2017 郭盈良，《嘉義市老戲院踏查誌》，台灣圖書室文化協會，2017
Themes
- Theaters in Taiwan (台灣老戲院)
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I am a web application developer, photojournalist, urban explorer, and history enthusiast passionate about the open web and documenting my experiences on this planet. This project was founded in the early 2010s and has evolved into a sort of personal Wikipedia of places that interest me (and often the photographs I’ve taken there). I’m originally from Toronto, Canada, but spend most of my time residing in Taiwan.