Old Cinema To Reopen? THE NEW VICTORIA ACTION GROUP
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- Old Cinema To Reopen?
7.00PM Wed May 19 2010
A campaign's been launched to get one of the region's traditional cinemas reopened. The Preston Odeon opened as the New Victoria in 1928 and showed some of the greatest films in cinema history. When it closed, nearly 20 years ago, the building quickly fell into disrepair. Now it's up for sale - and campaigners want to buy it for future generations.
By: Amy Welch
Even big screen multiplexes are dull and boring. Old cinemas have a heart. New cinemas are cold blocks of concrete
As a prestonion who visited this cinema as both a child and an adult, i would personally love to see this cinema reopen again! everytime i go past this old building i try to see in through the doors/windows and always wondered how it looked inside! thanks for posting this video, lets hope it gets renovated and re-opened!
I hope cinemas reopen today during COVID 19 pandemic
When I compare going to the cinema. I always compare it to my experience of the Odeon in Preston. The entrance into the building and as you walked up those little steps from a small waiting area, where you went for a pee before those final stairs. Up the stairs you went. Confronted by that big screen and red curtain. You looked around, took your seat or went for a little jog around for fun on those steps. I would love to share with my children and grandchildren. Modern multi cinemas with tiny screens just don't have the same feeling of being somewhere special. This Odeon always added to the excitement of being somewhere special to watch a movie. A feeling you just cant get in any other surroundings. I hope someone breathes life back into her.
Ahh,Bert! So lovely seeing him again.Such a quiet and lovely gentleman.He was the projectionist along with John RIP when I worked there in the 1980's!
Id love to see more building like this in Preston - and less like the awful shithole next door to. Shops and tacky pubs chains is all Preston council seem to care about
@livewithunicorns thanks, already joined the facebook group and posted a link to your campaign on my wall encouraging others to join up! i wish you all the luck in the world with your venture, i will keep checking on facebook to see how you are all progressing with it. And hope the pics keep coming too!! cheers.
I pick this building for my Hons project .I am struggling to get building plans. Is any one volunteer tells me who is the write person to contact for plans.
Places like this need to be saved
I remember watching Back to the Future there when I was a kid. It would be great to see all of the old features uncovered and fully restored. Even if it wasn't used as a cinema it could still be turned into one of the best music venues in the North West. Just look at the Apollo in Manchester for inspiration! It could even have access to next door as I presume the old entrance is still there. Preston as always though always thinks short term and usually makes the wrong decisions. A damn shame
missinwyne try the nearest arcchive centre they should have building plans in the archive
the odeon on south clerk street in edinburgh was originally called the new victoria as well until it was taken over by odeon it was called the gaumont then the odeon it was tripled in the late seventies then two further screens were added in the late 80's it closed in early 00's and is still empty though efforts are being made to try and get it reopened as a cinema the glasgow odeon which was also closed has had the auditorium area demolished though the frontage was retained and is going to become an office block it was the first odeon to be tripled in 1970 and was further expanded to six screens by the the time of its closure odeon usually put a deed of covenant in the sale of any of these cinemas which prevents them from being reopened as a cinema
is there still a group on facebook? cant seem to find anything?
I went to see my first film there ET I would love to go again
Dunno quite how old this is but bloody good luck all the same.
@gaz6739 check out the group on facebook and learn more about the cinema, you'll find more images and information there. THE NEW VICTORIA ACTION GROUP PRESTON