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or search the #childhoodcinema hashtag! (Nyack Cinemas, Spring Valley and Route 303 drive-ins)
or search the #childhoodcinema hashtag! (Nyack Cinemas, Spring Valley and Route 303 drive-ins)
January 16, 2026 at 5:59 AM
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or search the #childhoodcinema hashtag! (Nyack Cinemas, Spring Valley and Route 303 drive-ins)
or search the #childhoodcinema hashtag! (Nyack Cinemas, Spring Valley and Route 303 drive-ins)
What's your #ChildhoodCinema?
This was my favorite place to visit when I was a kid. Was almost trampled to death for the 1st time ever on my way in to see Interview With The Vampire. So many good memories. So in true Vegas style, it got demolished.
This was my favorite place to visit when I was a kid. Was almost trampled to death for the 1st time ever on my way in to see Interview With The Vampire. So many good memories. So in true Vegas style, it got demolished.
January 14, 2026 at 2:42 AM
What's your #ChildhoodCinema?
This was my favorite place to visit when I was a kid. Was almost trampled to death for the 1st time ever on my way in to see Interview With The Vampire. So many good memories. So in true Vegas style, it got demolished.
This was my favorite place to visit when I was a kid. Was almost trampled to death for the 1st time ever on my way in to see Interview With The Vampire. So many good memories. So in true Vegas style, it got demolished.
What's your #ChildhoodCinema? The vintage, decrepit Miracle and Belmont Hills, Loehmann's Plaza on 41, Cobb Galleria AMC was the big teen hangout, and Akers Mill General Cinema, where I worked in high school
January 13, 2026 at 10:54 PM
What's your #ChildhoodCinema? The vintage, decrepit Miracle and Belmont Hills, Loehmann's Plaza on 41, Cobb Galleria AMC was the big teen hangout, and Akers Mill General Cinema, where I worked in high school
What's your #ChildhoodCinema?
The only theater in town was originally a single screen that eventually became a double screen which we thought was like living in the future. It's been closed for 40ish years and eventually became a JoAnn's and Gymboree.
The only theater in town was originally a single screen that eventually became a double screen which we thought was like living in the future. It's been closed for 40ish years and eventually became a JoAnn's and Gymboree.
January 13, 2026 at 6:40 PM
What's your #ChildhoodCinema?
The only theater in town was originally a single screen that eventually became a double screen which we thought was like living in the future. It's been closed for 40ish years and eventually became a JoAnn's and Gymboree.
The only theater in town was originally a single screen that eventually became a double screen which we thought was like living in the future. It's been closed for 40ish years and eventually became a JoAnn's and Gymboree.
My all-time *favorite* #childhoodcinema was The Plaza in Erie, PA. JUST LOOK AT THIS ART DECO BEAUTY!!! It looked even better at night. I saw Robocop, Big, Die Hard, Batman, Thelma & Louise and The Rocketeer there.
Demolished by tasteless monsters in 2015. It's still a big empty lot 10 years later.
Demolished by tasteless monsters in 2015. It's still a big empty lot 10 years later.
January 13, 2026 at 4:04 AM
My all-time *favorite* #childhoodcinema was The Plaza in Erie, PA. JUST LOOK AT THIS ART DECO BEAUTY!!! It looked even better at night. I saw Robocop, Big, Die Hard, Batman, Thelma & Louise and The Rocketeer there.
Demolished by tasteless monsters in 2015. It's still a big empty lot 10 years later.
Demolished by tasteless monsters in 2015. It's still a big empty lot 10 years later.
What was your #childhoodcinema ?
I probably spent more time at the (long gone) Hilcrest 4, but my other childhood cinema, the Trail Theater in St. Joe MO, recently reopened as a rep movie house, showing classic films and hosting live events. Hope to catch a film there next time I visit home!
I probably spent more time at the (long gone) Hilcrest 4, but my other childhood cinema, the Trail Theater in St. Joe MO, recently reopened as a rep movie house, showing classic films and hosting live events. Hope to catch a film there next time I visit home!
January 12, 2026 at 11:08 PM
What was your #childhoodcinema ?
I probably spent more time at the (long gone) Hilcrest 4, but my other childhood cinema, the Trail Theater in St. Joe MO, recently reopened as a rep movie house, showing classic films and hosting live events. Hope to catch a film there next time I visit home!
I probably spent more time at the (long gone) Hilcrest 4, but my other childhood cinema, the Trail Theater in St. Joe MO, recently reopened as a rep movie house, showing classic films and hosting live events. Hope to catch a film there next time I visit home!
#childhoodcinema The Southgate Odeon, once a companion piece to its near-contemporary, the splendid tube station, but long since replaced by a cruddy office block. Some great info here: thenewwiperstimes.com/2019/06/24/s...
January 12, 2026 at 10:42 PM
#childhoodcinema The Southgate Odeon, once a companion piece to its near-contemporary, the splendid tube station, but long since replaced by a cruddy office block. Some great info here: thenewwiperstimes.com/2019/06/24/s...
#childhoodcinema
Another view of the Broadway. My childhood era, looks late 50’s or early 60’s. The iconic ABC badge shows proudly on the facade. The ABC Minors club was a kids cinema session on Sat mornings - a noisy, fun time for all. The cinemas down in the city centre showed the blockbusters.
Another view of the Broadway. My childhood era, looks late 50’s or early 60’s. The iconic ABC badge shows proudly on the facade. The ABC Minors club was a kids cinema session on Sat mornings - a noisy, fun time for all. The cinemas down in the city centre showed the blockbusters.
January 12, 2026 at 10:06 PM
#childhoodcinema
Another view of the Broadway. My childhood era, looks late 50’s or early 60’s. The iconic ABC badge shows proudly on the facade. The ABC Minors club was a kids cinema session on Sat mornings - a noisy, fun time for all. The cinemas down in the city centre showed the blockbusters.
Another view of the Broadway. My childhood era, looks late 50’s or early 60’s. The iconic ABC badge shows proudly on the facade. The ABC Minors club was a kids cinema session on Sat mornings - a noisy, fun time for all. The cinemas down in the city centre showed the blockbusters.
#childhoodcinema
The Broadway, Portswood
In the 50’s/early 60’s it was an ABC cinema, with a Saturday morning cinema show for kids - ‘The ABC Minors’; cartoons, etc and membership lapel-badges. Later as older teenagers we were much more interested in the Lambrettas and Vespas in Alec Bennett’s!
The Broadway, Portswood
In the 50’s/early 60’s it was an ABC cinema, with a Saturday morning cinema show for kids - ‘The ABC Minors’; cartoons, etc and membership lapel-badges. Later as older teenagers we were much more interested in the Lambrettas and Vespas in Alec Bennett’s!
January 12, 2026 at 9:56 PM
#childhoodcinema
The Broadway, Portswood
In the 50’s/early 60’s it was an ABC cinema, with a Saturday morning cinema show for kids - ‘The ABC Minors’; cartoons, etc and membership lapel-badges. Later as older teenagers we were much more interested in the Lambrettas and Vespas in Alec Bennett’s!
The Broadway, Portswood
In the 50’s/early 60’s it was an ABC cinema, with a Saturday morning cinema show for kids - ‘The ABC Minors’; cartoons, etc and membership lapel-badges. Later as older teenagers we were much more interested in the Lambrettas and Vespas in Alec Bennett’s!
The Plaza on Bolton Street, Chorley. Saw Star Wars and ET there. Shared an awkward moment in my dad’s car seeing ‘The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas’ being advertised.
#ChildhoodCinema
#ChildhoodCinema
January 12, 2026 at 9:44 PM
The Plaza on Bolton Street, Chorley. Saw Star Wars and ET there. Shared an awkward moment in my dad’s car seeing ‘The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas’ being advertised.
#ChildhoodCinema
#ChildhoodCinema
I've never had a hashtag go viral before, so I'm very glad it was #childhoodcinema - had to turn off notifications in the end, but what fun - it's still going!
January 12, 2026 at 9:43 PM
I've never had a hashtag go viral before, so I'm very glad it was #childhoodcinema - had to turn off notifications in the end, but what fun - it's still going!
What's your #ChildhoodCinema?
As anyone who knows me can attest, there are several possible answers. Is it the Starlite Drive-In, where I saw many movies, all age-inappropriate?
As anyone who knows me can attest, there are several possible answers. Is it the Starlite Drive-In, where I saw many movies, all age-inappropriate?
January 12, 2026 at 9:36 PM
What's your #ChildhoodCinema?
As anyone who knows me can attest, there are several possible answers. Is it the Starlite Drive-In, where I saw many movies, all age-inappropriate?
As anyone who knows me can attest, there are several possible answers. Is it the Starlite Drive-In, where I saw many movies, all age-inappropriate?
January 12, 2026 at 9:07 PM
I had two
#ChildhoodCinema
1) The Classic (later the Cannon, the Picturedome, the Electric Palace, now just Cannock Cinema) - saw Star Wars and many more there.
2) The Plaza - saw Star Wars/Empire Strikes Back double bill, the Black Hole, Dragonslayer, Spider-Man (1977) - now a Wetherspoons.
#ChildhoodCinema
1) The Classic (later the Cannon, the Picturedome, the Electric Palace, now just Cannock Cinema) - saw Star Wars and many more there.
2) The Plaza - saw Star Wars/Empire Strikes Back double bill, the Black Hole, Dragonslayer, Spider-Man (1977) - now a Wetherspoons.
January 12, 2026 at 9:01 PM
I had two
#ChildhoodCinema
1) The Classic (later the Cannon, the Picturedome, the Electric Palace, now just Cannock Cinema) - saw Star Wars and many more there.
2) The Plaza - saw Star Wars/Empire Strikes Back double bill, the Black Hole, Dragonslayer, Spider-Man (1977) - now a Wetherspoons.
#ChildhoodCinema
1) The Classic (later the Cannon, the Picturedome, the Electric Palace, now just Cannock Cinema) - saw Star Wars and many more there.
2) The Plaza - saw Star Wars/Empire Strikes Back double bill, the Black Hole, Dragonslayer, Spider-Man (1977) - now a Wetherspoons.
#ChildhoodCinema
The Roxy, Hollinwood, Oldham
The manager used to walk up & down outside, and whack your leg with his cane if you stepped out of line.
The Roxy, Hollinwood, Oldham
The manager used to walk up & down outside, and whack your leg with his cane if you stepped out of line.
January 12, 2026 at 8:40 PM
#ChildhoodCinema
The Roxy, Hollinwood, Oldham
The manager used to walk up & down outside, and whack your leg with his cane if you stepped out of line.
The Roxy, Hollinwood, Oldham
The manager used to walk up & down outside, and whack your leg with his cane if you stepped out of line.
#ChildhoodCinema
The ABC in Halifax, W Yorkshire. Aside from one visit to the IMAX in Bradford, every film I saw on a big screen was here until it closed, I guess around ‘02/03. Think Attack of the Clones was the last film I saw here (not my pic, just pulled off Google)
The ABC in Halifax, W Yorkshire. Aside from one visit to the IMAX in Bradford, every film I saw on a big screen was here until it closed, I guess around ‘02/03. Think Attack of the Clones was the last film I saw here (not my pic, just pulled off Google)
January 12, 2026 at 8:34 PM
#ChildhoodCinema
The ABC in Halifax, W Yorkshire. Aside from one visit to the IMAX in Bradford, every film I saw on a big screen was here until it closed, I guess around ‘02/03. Think Attack of the Clones was the last film I saw here (not my pic, just pulled off Google)
The ABC in Halifax, W Yorkshire. Aside from one visit to the IMAX in Bradford, every film I saw on a big screen was here until it closed, I guess around ‘02/03. Think Attack of the Clones was the last film I saw here (not my pic, just pulled off Google)
What was your #childhoodcinema
The Roxy, Kelso
So forgotten you can barely find a picture of it nowadays. At one point recognised by Newsround as the cheapest cinema in the country. Tuck shop at the side for the intermission. Upper gallery at the back, bingo tables at the front.
The Roxy, Kelso
So forgotten you can barely find a picture of it nowadays. At one point recognised by Newsround as the cheapest cinema in the country. Tuck shop at the side for the intermission. Upper gallery at the back, bingo tables at the front.
January 12, 2026 at 8:14 PM
What was your #childhoodcinema
The Roxy, Kelso
So forgotten you can barely find a picture of it nowadays. At one point recognised by Newsround as the cheapest cinema in the country. Tuck shop at the side for the intermission. Upper gallery at the back, bingo tables at the front.
The Roxy, Kelso
So forgotten you can barely find a picture of it nowadays. At one point recognised by Newsround as the cheapest cinema in the country. Tuck shop at the side for the intermission. Upper gallery at the back, bingo tables at the front.
My #ChildhoodCinema was the Odeon on the Headrow in Leeds city centre. I can remember the very long queue for Jurassic Park, which went out of the cinema and along the street. This was before massive cinemas with a dozen or more screens. The film was rated PG on release but later a 12A. #Filmsky 🍿🎬
January 12, 2026 at 8:08 PM
My #ChildhoodCinema was the Odeon on the Headrow in Leeds city centre. I can remember the very long queue for Jurassic Park, which went out of the cinema and along the street. This was before massive cinemas with a dozen or more screens. The film was rated PG on release but later a 12A. #Filmsky 🍿🎬
What's your #ChildhoodCinema?
Mine was the Odeon in Middlesbrough. The old, original Odeon. An art deco palace where I saw Transformers the Movie, Ghostbusters 2, and Batman Returns, as well as a million other things. It was demolished about twenty years ago.
Mine was the Odeon in Middlesbrough. The old, original Odeon. An art deco palace where I saw Transformers the Movie, Ghostbusters 2, and Batman Returns, as well as a million other things. It was demolished about twenty years ago.
January 12, 2026 at 7:49 PM
What's your #ChildhoodCinema?
Mine was the Odeon in Middlesbrough. The old, original Odeon. An art deco palace where I saw Transformers the Movie, Ghostbusters 2, and Batman Returns, as well as a million other things. It was demolished about twenty years ago.
Mine was the Odeon in Middlesbrough. The old, original Odeon. An art deco palace where I saw Transformers the Movie, Ghostbusters 2, and Batman Returns, as well as a million other things. It was demolished about twenty years ago.
#ChildhoodCinema
Got a few of these. The Davenport was where I saw Star Wars. The Rex was where I saw Ghostbusters, ET, Back to the Future…
Got a few of these. The Davenport was where I saw Star Wars. The Rex was where I saw Ghostbusters, ET, Back to the Future…
January 12, 2026 at 7:29 PM
#ChildhoodCinema
Got a few of these. The Davenport was where I saw Star Wars. The Rex was where I saw Ghostbusters, ET, Back to the Future…
Got a few of these. The Davenport was where I saw Star Wars. The Rex was where I saw Ghostbusters, ET, Back to the Future…
The Odeon St Helens, 1986. Stank of fags and only cost a quid well into the 1990s. #ChildhoodCinema
January 12, 2026 at 7:24 PM
The Odeon St Helens, 1986. Stank of fags and only cost a quid well into the 1990s. #ChildhoodCinema
What's your #ChildhoodCinema?
The greater Boston area had a TON of theaters and I went to all of them. But two I remember fondly were Newton Centre’s Academy Cinema- grim but walking distance from my house- and Circle Cinema, where one of my friends was the manager and so I never paid for movies.
The greater Boston area had a TON of theaters and I went to all of them. But two I remember fondly were Newton Centre’s Academy Cinema- grim but walking distance from my house- and Circle Cinema, where one of my friends was the manager and so I never paid for movies.
January 12, 2026 at 7:14 PM
What's your #ChildhoodCinema?
The greater Boston area had a TON of theaters and I went to all of them. But two I remember fondly were Newton Centre’s Academy Cinema- grim but walking distance from my house- and Circle Cinema, where one of my friends was the manager and so I never paid for movies.
The greater Boston area had a TON of theaters and I went to all of them. But two I remember fondly were Newton Centre’s Academy Cinema- grim but walking distance from my house- and Circle Cinema, where one of my friends was the manager and so I never paid for movies.
What's your #ChildhoodCinema?
The Corn Exchange - a listed building - in Wallingford, Oxford. Saw Star Wars, Batman, Back to the Future, classic Disney and more there as a kid, used my babysitting money to buy myself a ticket to something most Friday nights once I was a pre-teen.
The Corn Exchange - a listed building - in Wallingford, Oxford. Saw Star Wars, Batman, Back to the Future, classic Disney and more there as a kid, used my babysitting money to buy myself a ticket to something most Friday nights once I was a pre-teen.
January 12, 2026 at 7:08 PM
What's your #ChildhoodCinema?
The Corn Exchange - a listed building - in Wallingford, Oxford. Saw Star Wars, Batman, Back to the Future, classic Disney and more there as a kid, used my babysitting money to buy myself a ticket to something most Friday nights once I was a pre-teen.
The Corn Exchange - a listed building - in Wallingford, Oxford. Saw Star Wars, Batman, Back to the Future, classic Disney and more there as a kid, used my babysitting money to buy myself a ticket to something most Friday nights once I was a pre-teen.
We moved a lot and last I checked all my #childhoodcinema places have been demolished or converted. The Millcreek Mall Cinema is probably the one I went to the most, 1986-1990. They converted it to an FYE sometime after that.
I, uh… I saw HOWARD THE DUCK there.
I, uh… I saw HOWARD THE DUCK there.
January 12, 2026 at 6:53 PM
We moved a lot and last I checked all my #childhoodcinema places have been demolished or converted. The Millcreek Mall Cinema is probably the one I went to the most, 1986-1990. They converted it to an FYE sometime after that.
I, uh… I saw HOWARD THE DUCK there.
I, uh… I saw HOWARD THE DUCK there.
What's your #ChildhoodCinema?
The Ritz, Pocklington, East Yorkshire. It cost about 50p to see a film here and I sprained my ankle going down the auditorium stairs to see Flash Gordon (watched the whole thing, obviously). Wasn't allowed to go to Star Wars as that was for boys, but did see Jaws.
The Ritz, Pocklington, East Yorkshire. It cost about 50p to see a film here and I sprained my ankle going down the auditorium stairs to see Flash Gordon (watched the whole thing, obviously). Wasn't allowed to go to Star Wars as that was for boys, but did see Jaws.
January 12, 2026 at 6:44 PM
What's your #ChildhoodCinema?
The Ritz, Pocklington, East Yorkshire. It cost about 50p to see a film here and I sprained my ankle going down the auditorium stairs to see Flash Gordon (watched the whole thing, obviously). Wasn't allowed to go to Star Wars as that was for boys, but did see Jaws.
The Ritz, Pocklington, East Yorkshire. It cost about 50p to see a film here and I sprained my ankle going down the auditorium stairs to see Flash Gordon (watched the whole thing, obviously). Wasn't allowed to go to Star Wars as that was for boys, but did see Jaws.