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Memories are made of this… Project overview
The aim of the Going to the Pictures Project has been to help preserve a part of our local cinema heritage by collecting and recording memories from people who used and worked in the local picture houses from the 1930′s to the 1960′s.
Cinema Heritage Interactive Map
Explore this map of 21 local cinemas within a 3 mile radius of the Plaza, from 1930 to 1960.
The Stella Cinema Seaforth Road Seaforth
The Stella Cinema a 1920′s gem which accommodated seating for 1200 patrons
Representation of women
Like cinema itself, the way women have been represented on the big screen has changed through the decades
Memories of the opening Gala Night at the Plaza Cinema in 1939
A couple’s first date at the opening of the Plaza Cinema in 1939.
Children’s Cinema Club Monitors
Some young cinema goers were given the responsibility of being a monitor – providing help and assistance to the cinema staff
Cinema Programme for Bootle Gaumont 1962
Original Cinema program from the Bootle Gaumont 1962. Although by this time television had drew audiences away from the cinemas, film programs continued to show re released films
More memories of the Children’s Cinema Matinees
Watch some more short clips from people sharing their memories of the Children’s Cinema Matinees of the 1930′s to 60′s
The Plaza, The Odeon, The Classic, The Apollo – Crosby Road North, Waterloo
The Plaza Cinema is one of only two remaining period cinemas in Liverpool
