Established in May 1964 on Wuchang Street (武昌街), more generally known as Cinema Street, in the popular entertainment district of Ximending. It was built by Indonesian Chinese entrepreneur Chen Weicheng (陳渭成) and associates who purchased the land from Zhouchen Yushu (周陳玉樹), owner of the nearby Lesheng Theatre. It continues to operate today as In89 Hoover Digital Cinema (In89豪華數位影城), the flagship cinema for the In89 chain, which gets its name from the address number of the original building. “Hoover Theatre” is the official romanization of the name.
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- Wikipedia in Chinese (中文維基百科)
- Taiwan Cultural Memory Bank (文化部國家文化記憶庫)
- Academia Sinica Digital Culture Center (中央研究院數位文化中心)
- Taiwan Drama Location (臺灣戲劇取景地點)
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- 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.