Odeon Cinema, Leicester Square, Westminster

Odeon cinema, Leicester Square, Westminster, London, 2 November 1937. Photographed by John Maltby (1910-80) on cellulose nitrate negative. The Alhambra in London's Leicester Square (see CC97_00503) was demolished in 1936. It was replaced by the Odeon chain's flagship, steel-framed cinema, with its distinctive tower and polished black granite exterior. It was one of scores of Odeons recorded by the photographer John Maltby

Alhambra Cellulose Chains Demolished Distinctive Flagship Granite Maltby Nitrate Oblique Picturing England Polished Recorded Replaced Scores

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