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Our Local Art Cinema By Femke van Iperen (December 2002) You might pass the Phoenix on your way home from work. You might even catch the odd Sunday afternoon double bill. We all know of our local cinema as one of London's oldest cinemas, yet have you ever wondered about its past?
The Picturedrome in 1910. Photograph reproduced by kind permission of London Borough of Barnet Archives In early 1900 film had only just been born, introducing "topicals and actualities" or "news and documentaries". In 1910, after rumours in the local press about a new "premier electric theatre", one of the earliest cinemas opened on East Finchley High Road. The East Finchley Picturedrome, proudly offered 'the world's finest picture plays' to its new audiences. |
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