Originally established in 1934 as Taihei-kan (太平館). It was renamed Xinmin Theater (新民戲院) and then Wenhua Theater (文化戲院) after the war. In 1954 the name was changed one last time, to Cathay Theater (國泰戲院). This popular theater in Dadaocheng continued operating into the 1990s but eventually became a second-run cinema, likely managed by theater tycoon Huang Bingxi (黃炳熙). It was finally demolished in 2000.
Note: this location has vanished. Any information presented here is only for reference.
提醒：此地點已消失，本文僅供參考用途。
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Links
- Cultural Heritage Map of Old Theaters in Taiwan (臺灣老戲院文史地圖)
- Pixnet: Taipei Walking Tour (台北城市散步)
Themes
- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- 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.