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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.
Corona Cinema – College Road Crosby
The beautiful building was demolished and now shops stand in its place
Gender roles portrayed in cinema
Gender roles portrayed in the cinema where sometimes untrue to life but helped to reinforce stereotypes
The Electric Picture Palace
The Electric Picture Palace – this image is a coloured postcard showing the old picture house and how Bridge road looked c.1911
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’
Cinema audiences
Cinemas accommodated for different audiences by holding film programs which catered and entertained many tastes.
Exchanging jam jars and running errands
Tommy remembers exchanging jam jars and doing odd jobs to earn money to go to the pictures.
Visit to the North West Film Archive
Volunteers through the project were treated to a tour of The North West Film Archive in Manchester where they learnt about how the archive plays a key part in preserving our local and regional film heritage.
