An early post-war cinema established in 1947 in central Kaohsiung. Operating until around 1987. Demolished and turned into a parking lot. It was also known as various other names over time: Wanlong Theater (萬隆戲院), Guanghua Theater (光華戲院), Guanghua Cineplex (光華影劇院), and Diyi Theater (第一劇院). It closed around 1987 and was later converted into a skating rink for a period of time.
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Note: this location has vanished. Any information presented here is only for reference.
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Details
- Status:Vanished (已消失)
- Address:中山橫路14號
- Coordinates:
Links
- Taiwan Cultural Memory Bank (文化部國家文化記憶庫)
Sources
- New Taipei Gold Museum Report: In Search of Old Theaters, Hsinchu Municipal Cultural Center, 2019《新北市立黃金博物館「尋找老戲院身影」》，新竹市立文化中心，2019
Themes
- 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.