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Pavilion

Other names: Rialto

College Way

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College Street, Dumbarton

Opened in 1914 by Joseph Wingate. Sold to Green's in 1924.

Sold to SCVT in 1927, and renamed Rialto. Later sold to CAC, and

rebuilt for cine-bingo (two small cinemas

upstairs in original balcony area) in 1981.

Cinemas closed in 1989, and a brief reopening in 1993 was unsuccessful.

Carlton

Bingo continues downstairs.

Additional exterior photos below courtesy Emma Watson

Interior photos of the projection room and upstairs cinemas (now used for storage) courtesy Robert Gollan

Last updated: 29 July 2026