Palace Cinema, 15 Princes Street 1955

Category

Library Item

Item no

21056

Title

Palace Cinema, 15 Princes Street 1955

Description

Three girls push a pram past the closed Palace Picture House on Princes Street in Edinburgh. Two men with dogs stand near to the tram stop in front of the cinema. The first floor windows above the entrance are boarded up and there is a 'Sold by' sign displayed in the central window space.

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1955

Size

20.9 x 165 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

In the fifties, cinema faced competition from the small screen in the home: television. In 1955, cinema admissions in the UK were 1,182 million compared to 1,635 million in 1946. Cinema makers introduced new technologies and novelty factors to attract audiences back to the big screen. Wide-screen and enhanced colour were developed and 3-D cinema was a short-lived phenomenon where audience members had to wear special glasses. Even Smell-o-vision, where scents were pumped into the auditorium, was trialled.
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People > Adults > Men

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Places > Edinburgh areas > Princes Street

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Sport and leisure > Culture > Cinemas

Transport > Land > Prams