Late period movie theater operating on the 8th and 9th floors of a commercial high-rise next to the train station. It was above a hotel of the same name (南華飯店). Before it closed it was notorious for screening adult films. Abandoned for a period of time and according to rumor you had to pay to go inside and take photos, but the current status is unknown. It may have also been known as Huaxin Theater (華欣大戲院), which existed at nearly the same address starting in 1985, but the connection is unclear. Presently it seems to have been completely renovated.
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- Theaters in Taiwan (台灣老戲院)
- Taiwan Mixed-Use Buildings (台灣住商混合大樓)
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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.