Grand Central / Classic Grand / Cannon
Grand / Curzon
18 - 22 Jamaica Street, City Centre
Opened as the Grand Central in
1915, seating 750 in a conversion of the upper floors of an existing
warehouse.
The cinema closed in 1966, and lay empty for several years, before
re-opening as the Classic Grand in 1973. This used only some of the
original cinema space, and sat 365. The name changed again to the
Cannon Grand in 1985, before finally closing as the Curzon in 1992.
Since then, the building has been used for an amusement arcade and
nightclub. The interior of the building was also badly damaged by a
fire in 2001.
The building is listed Grade
B by Historic Scotland.
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Courtesy of CTA Archive
Stained-glass window detail
The cinema portion of the building has now re-opened as the new venue, the Classic Grand .
Photo c1983 courtesy Chris Doak
