東勢金城戲院
Dongshi Jincheng Theater (東勢金城戲院)
Date Captured
Camera
DC-S5M2
Lens
LUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6
Aperture
ƒ / 5
Shutter Speed
1/160 sec
Focal Length
23.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
12.0 EV
The narrow alleyway at the front of the former theater makes it almost impossible to photograph.

Jincheng Theater (金城戲院) is located in central Dongshi, an old lumber town in the interior of Taichung. Very little information exists to substantiate the history of this particular theater, but it operated into the 1980s and was likely out of business after the 921 Earthquake devastated this town in 1999. Later on it was converted into a KTV of the same name. Whether the structure currently on this site is the original shell of the theater is unclear, but staff at some of the nearby shops seemed to indicate it wasn’t completely demolished. There is some suggestion it was actually established in the late Japanese colonial era but without a more credible source I would consider that highly speculative.

Dongshi Jincheng Theater (東勢金城戲院)
Date Captured
Camera
DC-S5M2
Lens
LUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6
Aperture
ƒ / 8
Shutter Speed
1/200 sec
Focal Length
60.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
13.6 EV
If you look closely you can see the top of an old-fashioned vaulted rooftop peeking out from behind some metal sheeting.
Dongshi Jincheng Theater (東勢金城戲院)
Date Captured
Camera
DC-S5M2
Lens
LUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6
Aperture
ƒ / 5.6
Shutter Speed
1/60 sec
Focal Length
60.0 mm
ISO
2500
Exposure Value
10.9 EV
A quick peek inside the former theater before I was chased out.

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