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Images from the Electric Cinema Club

Building

Exterior

View looking south from Portobello and Westbourne Park Road junction.

Portobello Road looking north, corner of Elgin Crescent, Finch's on the left.

Market stalls on street outside Electric Cinema on Portobello Road.

Portobello Road market stall holder's POV, locals in foyer of Electric Cinema.

Four people staging a fight outside Electric Cinema.

Crowds of people at Portobello Road market outside Electric Cinema.

Still from "Moon Over the Alley" film.

View of the outside Electric Cinema including entrance.

View of the Electric Cinema entrance at night.

View of the outside Electric Cinema including entrance.

View of the outside Electric Cinema including entrance.

View of the outside Electric Cinema including entrance.

People queueing to enter Electric Cinema.

View of the outside Electric Cinema including entrance, with car parked on street.

View of the entrance into Electric Cinema.

View of the entrance into Electric Cinema with people standing.

Electric Cinema sign over entrance.

Electric Cinema neon sign lighted over entrance.

View of the outside Electric Cinema including closed entrance foyer.

Side alley next to Electric Cinema, with bicycle against a wall.

Side alley next to Electric Cinema, with bicycle against a wall.

Gas light on wall down the alley.

Old Imperial signage on floor, with broken lettering.

View of street from on top of roof.

Electric Cinema roof dome.

Interior

View of Electric Cinema foyer from inside.

The entrance to the auditorium of Electric Cinema.

Man raising corrugated shutter from inside Electric Cinema foyer.

Black cat on Electric Cinema entrance steps.

Electric Cinema ticket box.

Electric Cinema lettering on tiled floor in entrance.

Blue and red foyer double doors from the box office.

Blue and red foyer open double doors.

Rows of cinema seats leading down to cinema screen.

Rows of cinema seats leading down to cinema screen.

Rows of cinema seats leading down to cinema screen.

View from cinema screen of rows of seats.

View from cinema screen of rows of seats. One person sitting.

Auditorium side wall, red and gold.

View of cinema screen from the side.

Ornate ceiling inside Electric Cinema.

Red fire buckets hanging on wall.

Red fire buckets hanging on wall.

Inside cinema, placard on wall saying "standing enclosure for 27 persons".

Gas light and electric light on wall of cinema.

Blue rear exit doors. White door on right, stairs to projector.

Four lights close together on ceiling.

View from side bench of cinema screen.

Frame work that held original screen.

Red curtains across Electric Cinema screen.

Original Electric Cinema Theatre Plans

Architect drawing of Electric Cinema.

Architect drawing of Electric Cinema.

Architect drawing of Electric Cinema.

Architect drawing of Electric Cinema.

Architect drawing of Electric Cinema.

Architect drawing of Electric Cinema.

Projection Box

Film projector in projection box.

Two film projectors in projection box, with piles of film reels.

Film projector in projection box.

Film projector in projection box.

Man working film projector in projection box.

Man working film projector in projection box.

Stairs leading down from projection box.

Projection box - rewind bench department. Piles of items on large shelf unit.

Electric Art

Painting by Doreen Fletcher of Electric Cinema at night

Painting by Doreen Fletcher of Electric Cinema in the day time

Painting by Doreen Fletcher of Electric Cinema

© Electric Cinema Club

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