A golden age cinema in a small town in Taoyuan. Established in the late Japanese colonial era as Shinbi-za (新坡座), while business records begin in 1951, which may indicate when it reopened after the war. Not much else seems to be known about this old theater but it likely operated into the 1970s. A survey of aerial maps from the 1970s reveals a candidate building at this location. The name might have also been Dapo Theater (大坡戲院), or perhaps they were interchangeable.
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Note: this location has vanished. Any information presented here is only for reference.
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Details
- Status:Vanished (已消失)
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Links
- Cultural Heritage Map of Old Theaters in Taiwan (臺灣老戲院文史地圖)
Sources
- New Taipei Gold Museum Report: In Search of Old Theaters, Hsinchu Municipal Cultural Center, 2019《新北市立黃金博物館「尋找老戲院身影」》，新竹市立文化中心，2019
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.