Shalu Theater (沙鹿戲院) was established in 1929 as Myōbu-dai (妙舞臺) or Shinkō-gekijō (新高劇場). It could accommodate 500 audience members and was generally more of a performance venue until movies became more popular in the post-war era. It was renamed sometime after the war and seemingly demolished at some point in the 1960s. Wutai Alley (舞台巷) is named after this theater. It lives on in the collective memory of local residents through some murals painted on the walls of Shalu Dream Street (沙鹿夢想街) a little further south and east of the original location.
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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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- Shalu Entertainment History (沙鹿鎮戲院娛樂滄桑史話)
- Cultural Heritage Map of Old Theaters in Taiwan (臺灣老戲院文史地圖)
Themes
- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- Theaters in Taiwan (台灣老戲院)
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