Taichung Anyou Theater (台中安由戲院) - Spectral Codex

Golden age theater operating on Zhonghua Road (中華路) in the 1960s, one of four at the time. The site was originally the Anyou Lumber Store (安田木材行). Initially it was known mainly for glove puppetry (布袋戲) performances. In its later years it was notorious for hosting strip tease shows (牛肉場). Demolished long ago.

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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Address: 台中市中區中華路一段166號

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