Established as Taiwan Chili Horse Hall (台灣奇麗馬館) in 1923, it was renamed Third World Hall (第三世界館) in 1926. After the war it was nationalized by the KMT and the name was changed. With a total of 664 seats it was a little smaller than other theaters in the area, but it specialized in Taiwanese films for a time, and was generally very popular into the 1960s. Eventually the theater business shut down and it was converted into a dance hall of the same name (大光明舞廳) before it was finally demolished.
Map
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。
Details
- Status:Vanished (已消失)
- Address:延平北路2段61巷17~19號
- Coordinates:
Links
- 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)
Nearby Locations
Author
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.