Sometimes an opportunity arises which pays off,
not before dodging cars, drunks & hobos on one of Liverpools busiest streets.
The cinemas in a bad way, as expected considering its been empty for 34 yrs.
Theres collapsing roofs & floors I went through then twice.
But theres some nice stuff remaining, the projectors are long gone though
well worth the effort tho.
The Futurist Cinema by stranton
opened on 16th September 1912 as the Lime street picture house,
the exterior has a ceramic tile façade
the interior has a foyer of sicillian marble walls & black & white floor tiles while the auditorium has ceiling & wall mouldings
there was a luxurious coffee shop on the 1st floor.
The auditorium had a seating capacity of 1029 patrons,
on 14th April 1916 the cinema became the city picture house because another cinema had the identical name.
Then in October 1920 the cinema was bought by Futurist Liverpool LTD for £167,000 & became the futurist,
the cinema was part bombed along with several shops in 1941, but rebuilt soon after.
Then in 1960 the cinema was bought by ABC for £135,000 but remained the futurist with seating capacity reduced to 870 patrons.
The cinema offically closed on 17th July 1982, being blamed on recession & the Forum across the roads 2 new screens.
Few ideas for the cinema have been put forward those inc a bar & night club, but nothing came to be.
Plans to demo the building & 2 shops were stalled due to a petition to save at least the facade,
scaffolding had been put up from street to top of facade while the buildings being made safe.
The scaffolding has since been removed, with demo now imminent.
Foyer
steps leading to 1st & 2nd floors
& from
coffee shop
Auditorium
cloak room
stage
steps & projector room
emergency exits
behind & beneath stage
above
below
Futurist cinema & buildings awaiting demo
thanks
not before dodging cars, drunks & hobos on one of Liverpools busiest streets.
The cinemas in a bad way, as expected considering its been empty for 34 yrs.
Theres collapsing roofs & floors I went through then twice.
But theres some nice stuff remaining, the projectors are long gone though
well worth the effort tho.
The Futurist Cinema by stranton
opened on 16th September 1912 as the Lime street picture house,
the exterior has a ceramic tile façade
the interior has a foyer of sicillian marble walls & black & white floor tiles while the auditorium has ceiling & wall mouldings
there was a luxurious coffee shop on the 1st floor.
The auditorium had a seating capacity of 1029 patrons,
on 14th April 1916 the cinema became the city picture house because another cinema had the identical name.
Then in October 1920 the cinema was bought by Futurist Liverpool LTD for £167,000 & became the futurist,
the cinema was part bombed along with several shops in 1941, but rebuilt soon after.
Then in 1960 the cinema was bought by ABC for £135,000 but remained the futurist with seating capacity reduced to 870 patrons.
The cinema offically closed on 17th July 1982, being blamed on recession & the Forum across the roads 2 new screens.
Few ideas for the cinema have been put forward those inc a bar & night club, but nothing came to be.
Plans to demo the building & 2 shops were stalled due to a petition to save at least the facade,
scaffolding had been put up from street to top of facade while the buildings being made safe.
The scaffolding has since been removed, with demo now imminent.
Foyer
steps leading to 1st & 2nd floors
& from
coffee shop
Auditorium
cloak room
stage
steps & projector room
emergency exits
behind & beneath stage
above
below
Futurist cinema & buildings awaiting demo
thanks
