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The View From the Balcony Level at Xiluo Grand Theater 西螺大

Taiwan Theater Project 台灣的老戲院

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This project documents the many remnants and traces of the movie theater industry in Taiwan. The cinema industry exploded in the 1950s but went into steep decline in the late 1990s with the popularization of home video, downloading, and modern cineplexes. Hundreds of theaters went out of business from the 1980s to the 2000s but many of their abandoned and derelict husks can still be found in the urban and even rural landscapes of the nation. Some efforts to revive old theaters have also been undertaken, and there are a handful still in operation, all of which will be featured here in this sprawling archive of Taiwanese cinema.

The Derelict Guobin Commercial Building 國賓商業大樓

Guobin Commercial Building 國賓商業大樓

Places / February 26, 2018
Asymmetric Cinematic Architecture

Dalin Xinxing Theater 大林新興戲院

Places / December 13, 2017
Shezi Grand Theater 社子大戲院

Shezi Theater 社子大戲院

Places / October 4, 2017
Longxing Theater 隆興戲院

Shifen Luxing Theater 十分陸興戲院

Places / October 3, 2017
A Closer Look at Beigang Theater

Beigang Theater 北港劇場

Places / August 21, 2017
Xiluo’s Abandoned Yisheng Theater

Xiluo Yisheng Theater 西螺一生戲院

Places / July 31, 2017
An Old Projector at Chenggong Theater

Xinying Chenggong Theater 新營成功戲院

Places / July 29, 2017
Hsin Kang Theater Exterior View

Hsin Kang Theater 新港戲院

Places / July 27, 2017
Oblique View of Xinjianguo Theater

Tainan Xinjianguo Theater 台南新建國戲院

Places / July 26, 2017
Lize Theater From the Streets

Lize Theater 利澤戲院

Places / July 14, 2017
An oblong look at Dong’an Theater

Dong’an Theater 東安戲院

Places / April 20, 2017
Beidou Far East Theater 北斗遠東戲院

Beidou Yuandong Theater 北斗遠東戲院

Places / January 9, 2017
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