嘉雲南戲院

Chiayi Jiayunnan Theater

April 6th, 2024

Jiayunnan Theater (嘉雲南戲院) was a two-screen theater in Chiayi City operating out of the mid-levels of Jianan Commercial Building (嘉南商業大樓) from 1981 until around 1993. The same building once housed Far East Department Store (遠東百貨), a revolving restaurant on the rooftop, an ice skating rink, a cram school, various restaurants, and other shops¹. The department store relocated to a new building in December 1991 and foot traffic to the aging commercial complex declined, eventually leading to the theater’s closure.

Jianan Commercial Building (嘉南商業大樓) — Now derelict, this was once the first combined department store and movie theater complex in Chiayi City.

Jianan Commercial Building (嘉南商業大樓) — Bright subtropical sunlight beaming off the glass elevator.

Glass Elevator at Jianan Commercial Building (嘉南商業大樓) — The base of the elevator is broken open at ground level.

Approaching The Ticket Booth at Jiayunnan Theater (嘉雲南戲院) — The angled arcade beneath the bulk of the old commercial complex.

Ticket Booth at Jiayunnan Theater (嘉雲南戲院) — The ticket booth in black-and-white. Sorry for the glare!

Oblique View of the Ticket Booth at Jiayunnan Theater (嘉雲南戲院) — An oblique look at the old ticket booth.

Closer Look at the Ticket Booth at Jiayunnan Theater (嘉雲南戲院) — A closer look at the old ticket booth.

Ticket Booth at Jiayunnan Theater (嘉雲南戲院) — Twin schedules and a ticket price of 100 NT.

Entrance to the Golden Hall at Jiayunnan Theater (嘉雲南戲院) — Emergency exit from the Golden Hall (金宮) on 4F. Two levels up one would have found the Silver Hall (銀宮).

The building remains idle owing to complex property ownership despite its prime location in the city center. Although little has been done to refurbish much of the structure the theater itself was gutted in the mid-2010s, presumably to ready it for rental and redevelopment. Nothing more remains of the interior as of the 2020s.

Jianan Hotel (嘉南大飯店) was located in the eastern section of the building; this has been renovated into a new hotel that continues to operate despite the derelict state of the rest of the structure. ↩

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Status:Remnants (遺跡)
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Recorded On

March 1st, 2017
June 25th, 2017
February 1st, 2018
January 15th, 2022

Links

OpenGov Business Record
Facebook: Chiayi Nostalgia Encyclopedia (嘉義懷舊百科)

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

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Nearby Locations

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Museum of Old Taiwan Tiles (臺灣花磚博物館)—0.21 km
Chiayi Theater (嘉義大戲院)—0.30 km
Chiayi Renwu Temple (嘉義仁武宮)—0.32 km
Kagi Kindergarten Inari Shrine (嘉義幼稚園稻荷神社)—0.33 km
Dr. Huang Wen Residence (黃文醫生故居)—0.38 km
Shibano Hospital (芝野醫院)—0.39 km
Wenhua Road Night Market (文化路夜市)—0.50 km
Chiayi Guobao Theater (嘉義國寶戲院)—0.55 km
Chiayi Xingzhong Market (嘉義興中市場)—0.57 km
Chiayi Guangning Temple (嘉義廣寧宮)—0.60 km
Chiayi Shuntiantang Hospital (順天堂醫院)—0.60 km

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