Golden age theater established in the 1960s and operated by brothers Xiao Songchuan (蕭松川) and Xiao Songshan (蕭松山). Designed in a modernist style by Xie Birong (謝碧榮), it was famous for screening mainly foreign films. It eventually closed down like most other standalone theaters in Taichung, allegedly around 2003 when SARS struck Taiwan. Although it has long been abandoned parts of the building are still in use for parking.
Warning: this location is abandoned, hazardous, or otherwise neglected and may be unsafe and even dangerous! Exercise appropriate precautions when visiting.
警告：此處已廢棄或長期無人管理，可能存在潛在危險。造訪時請務必提高警覺，並做好相關安全防護措施。
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Links
- Taiwan Cultural Memory Bank (文化部國家文化記憶庫)
Themes
- Theaters in Taiwan (台灣老戲院)
- Urban Exploration in Taiwan (台灣城市探險)
- Modernist Architecture in Taiwan (台灣現代主義建築)
- Wang Shui-ho (王水河)
Connections
- Taichung Nanye Dance Hall (台中南夜大舞廳)
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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.