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| Astoria | Central Pk, Kittybrewster | o. 8.12.34 by Aberdeen Astoria Cinema Ltd. Arch. TS Sutherland. s. 2,060. Sold to Donald's, 27.3.36. Cl. 13.8.66. Bingo for a few months. Cl. 1.67. Dem. 4.67.
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| Casino | Wales Street | o. 7.2.16 by JP Kilgour. Arch. G Sutherland & Clement George. s. 900. Sold to Bert Gates, 23.11.39, then to Donald's, 23.5.41. Cl. 3.10.59. Sold to James Rennie & Arthur Forbes for bingo. o. 26.9.61. Cl. 8.62. Sold to council. Used as store. Dem. for flats (with Star), 1971.
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| Electric | 431, Union Street | o. 29.8.10 in former Arcade Skating Rink. Renovated with Chinese theme auditorium, 26.3.28. Cl., dem. 16.4.32 for building of Capitol.
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| Gaeity / Palladium | 10, Shiprow | o. 5.9.1908 by Dove Paterson in old St Katherine's Hall of 1878. Refurbished, renamed Palladium, 5.5.19. Cl. summer 1930. Derelict. Sold to ABC, 8.37. Dem. for Regal.
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| Grand Central | 286, George Street | o. 3.4.22 by Donald's in former store. s. 730. Recontructed and extended, o. 30.12.29. Arch. George Watt. s. 1,640. Photographs in RCAHMS from 11.2.82, incl. auditorium. Council noted serious short-fall in standards - seating would need to be reduced to one-third, 6.81. Cl. 17.10.81 (same day as Queen's). Dem. 1984 for housing.
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| King's / (Rings?) | 217, George Street | o. 1.5.11 in former Northern Hall of c. 1885. Sold to APP, 8.22. Cl. 1940. Became City Ballroom, then Maxine's, then Locarno. Cl. 1.55. Used as workshop. Dem. 1979 for car park.
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| La Scala | 234, Union Street | o. 3.4.14 by La Scala Photo Playho. Co. (Aberdeen). Arch. John Ednie & Geo. Sutherland. Sold to Green's, 10.4.17. Sold to Caledonian Ths. (Brebner & Walker,Belmont & TSS etc.). Cl. 18.5.35 for buiding of Majestic.
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| Majestic | 234, Union Street | o. 10.12.36 by Caledonian Theatres on site of La Scala (extended). s. 1,800. Sold to Donald's, 4.1.38. Cl. 29.9.73. Dem. for offices.
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| Regal / ABC / Lighthouse / Vue | Shiprow / 35, Union St | o. 26.7.54 after construction halted by WWII. Arch. CJ Foster to earlier plans by WR Glen. s. 1,914. Tripled, 6.74. s. 580; 150; 140. Cl.1.98. Demolished for Lighthouse multiplex cinema, o. 3.2001.
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| Star | 23, Park Street | o. 3.11 by Bert Gates in former mission hall of 1903 (with stained-glass star above door). Cl. Nov. 1939, after he bought adjacent Casino and planned to join them into one. Converted, late 1939 into indoor funfair, then dance hall. Dem. 1971.
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| Torry Picture House / Torry Cinema | Crombie Road | o. 2.5.21. Renamed Torry Cinema, 1930s. Renovated, 1939. Cl. 24.9.66. Converted into shops.
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| West End / Playhouse | 475, Union Street | o. 1915 in former billiard hall. Reconstructed and renamed Playhouse, 14.9.21. s. 1,000. Renamed Playhouse Continental, 3.2.59. Cl., dem. 9.5.74.
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