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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.
Female roles
The role of women portrayed on the screen often fell within the stereotypical roles amplified and made up by Hollywood
No supersized popcorn or giant fizzy drinks
Things sold within the cinema during the 1930′s to the 1960′s were limited in terms of the refreshments and snacks sold within modern cinemas.
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
Spending pocket money on our favourite films
Pay day pocket money in hand and off to the pictures, and to the ‘chippy’ for 3 penneth of chips – what joy, blown the rest of that week’s pocket money. My friends and I loved the cinema, oh what Happy Days.
The Regal Cinema Church Road Litherland
The Regal was built as a purpose built cinema and opened 1939. With a white frontage, the sail shape building was a very popular venue especially with courting couples who remember the double ‘Love Seats’
“We are the ABC Minors happy girls and boys ….and we were”
Happy memories of The ABC Minors and dates at the pictures
Dating at the cinema, being thrown out, and the influence of music
Jean’s cinema memories of dating at the Pictures and the influence of music and not being able to stay in your seat for wanting to dance.
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.
