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Rialto, Piccadilly Circus

3-4 Coventry Street, W1D 6BL

The West End's first cinema to have neon signage, it operated for almost 70 years, including as a flagship cinema for 20th Century Fox.

Piccadilly Circus

Area:Central

Borough:Westminster

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Rialto, Piccadilly Circus

Area

Central

Open

1913-//-1982

Borough

Westminster
Cinema opened: 1913
Temp. closure: 1941—1942 (War Damage)
Cinema closed: 1982 †
Final film: CarrieForce Five
Orig. screens: 1
Orig. capacity: 684
Usage: Leisure (Grosvenor Casino)
Architect: George ColesHippolyte BlancSamuel Beverly
Style: French Renaissance
Listed: II
AKA: West End Cinema Theatre

† approximate dates

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