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Originally established as Kagi-za (嘉義座), a wooden performance venue, by Takamatsu Toyojiro in March 1909. After the first-generation building burned down in 1927 it was rebuilt in concrete and resumed operations in 1928. Renamed Chiayi Theater after the war and later rebuilt into a commercial high-rise with the theater occupying the 4th to 8th floors. The theater closed in 1993 and has been stuck in limbo ever since.
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Links
- Taiwan Cultural Memory Bank (文化部國家文化記憶庫)
- Taiwan Cultural Memory Bank (文化部國家文化記憶庫)
- Taiwan Cultural Memory Bank (文化部國家文化記憶庫)
- Taiwan Cultural Memory Bank (文化部國家文化記憶庫)
- Commonwealth Magazine (天下雜誌)
- Cultural Heritage Map of Old Theaters in Taiwan (臺灣老戲院文史地圖)
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
- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- Theaters in Taiwan (台灣老戲院)
- Taiwan Mixed-Use Buildings (台灣住商混合大樓)
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