Along with many folk from Glasgow and beyond, I felt a pang of regret on hearing that the long-closed Odeon cinema in the city centre is to be demolished.
Along with many folk from Glasgow and beyond, I felt a pang of regret on hearing that the long-closed Odeon cinema in the city centre is to be demolished.
The Odeon Cinema on Renfield Street closed its doors in 2006
Soon it will share the fate of The Seamore, Tivoli, Astoria, Plaza, Vogue - even the names of those old picture-houses evoke excitement, glamour and a sense of occasion. They may be buildings no more, but they’re vivid in the memories of a generation of Glaswegians who went to the cinema more often than people anywhere else in the world.
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Just Janice: why I miss the glamour of those old movie theatres
Along with many folk from Glasgow and beyond, I felt a pang of regret on hearing that the long-closed Odeon cinema in the city centre is to be demolished.
Soon it will share the fate of The Seamore, Tivoli, Astoria, Plaza, Vogue - even the names of those old picture-houses evoke excitement, glamour and a sense of occasion. They may be buildings no more, but they’re vivid in the memories of a generation of Glaswegians who went to the cinema more often than people anywhere else in the world.
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