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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.
Twicer ice lollies and the National Anthem
Dot Sharp (now living in Canada!) contacted us to share her memories of cinema: “My brother and I would run as fast as we could on our 5 and 6yr old legs from Bark Road […]
Picture Show and Film Pictorial
The film magazine Picture Show was first published in 1919, and gave readers an insight into films that were showing at their local cinemas but more importantly it gave readers the opportunity to learn more […]
Comic published to coincide with “How the West was Won”
‘How The West as Won’ 1962 was the first film released in Cinerama that actually told a story.
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
The Palace – Marsh Lane, Bootle
The Bootle Picture Palace Marsh lane was built in 1912 and was the first building locally to be erected as a cinema.
Silent films – then sound comes to the cinema
The innovation of sound technology in the late 1920′s caused a sensation in the world of film and many cinemas had to adapt and alter to embrace the new technology.
Collecting and copying the film stars
Film cards, magazines and photographs of the stars became valuable prized possessions which were collected and exchanged by the cinema goers and would be a talking point in society.
