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Plaza Cinema, Blackfen, 1937

Plaza Cinema, Blackfen, 1937
Photograph taken on the 26th July 1937, donated by Kentish Times

It was finally demolished in 1962 and a Somerfield (formerly Safeway) supermarket now occupies the site.

  

Location of the Plaza (later Odeon) Cinema - Click to enlarge

The opening of the Plaza Cinema, later the Odeon, in Westwood Lane, Blackfen.

The cinema opened on 26 July 1937 by the Blackfen Theatre Company. As an independent cinema away from the big circuits it was not able to show the latest films, but did change its programme twice a week.

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