Today's addition to the "Now And Before" series is on some of Ipoh's cinemas. Most of the cinema buildings are still standing but no longer used as cinemas. To view other postings of "Now And Before" series, you can click here and here.
The Odean cinema at Jalan Sultan Idris Shah (formerly named Brewster Road).
Currently the old Odean cinema building is used as a multi-purpose centre (food and shopping premise)
This old Capitol cinema building has been demolished to give way for a new building block. This photo was taken in 1937.
This funny looking building was the former Grand cinema.
Location: Where Jalan Yang Kalsom meets Jalan Sultan Idris Shah, Ipoh.
An exhibition organized by Ipoh City Council.
(Some of the photos here were taken from this exhibition)
The "My Ipoh - Heritage Trail" exhibition.
The Ruby cinema has been converted to a Furniture Centre.
The old Lido cinema at Jalan Dato' Onn Jaafar (former Brewster Road).
The old Lido cinema building was later used as a restaurant. Recently a new business has taken over the building.
The old Cathay cinema at Jalan Dato' Onn Jaafar (former Cockman street). At that time the surrounding area was not fully developed yet and the road with hardly any traffic except for the few cyclists.
The current road with heavy traffic and surrounding area fully developed.
It has now been converted to a shopping premise.
These are just a few of the old cinema buildings in Ipoh.
You were taught, with regard to your former way of life,
to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its
deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds;
and to put on the new self, created to be like God
in true righteousness and holiness.
(Ephesians 4:22-24, New International Version-NIV)
