Memory Palaces

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Shepherd’s Bush PavillionScala, King’s Cross
Cinema

Screen on the Green

83 Upper Street, N1 0NP

A cinema for more than 110 years, the Screen on the Green is a rare single-screener that still has 35mm projectors.

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Area:North

Borough:Islington

Shepherd’s Bush PavillionScala, King’s Cross
Screen on the Green

Screen on the Green

Area

North

Open

1913—Present

Borough

Islington
Cinema opened: 1913
Screens: 1
Capacity: 120
Orig. screens: 1
Orig. capacity: 600
Usage: Cinema (Screen on the Green)
AKA: Empress Electric Cinema, Empress Picture Theatre, Rex
Circuit: Independent (1913—1950) †Bloom Theatres (1950—1980) †Mainline Pictures (1980—2008) †Everyman (2008— Present)

† approximate dates

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