Playhouse
Exterior c1980
Opened 15.9.27 by George
Green Ltd. Architect John Fairweather, seating 4,368 - the largest
cinema in Europe. Closed 30.6.73. Reopened as Apollo cinema/concert
hall, 8.9.73-16.6.85. Demolished 9.87, and the UGC / Cineword Megaplex built on the same site.
All pictures on this page courtesy Chris Doak.
A gallery of interior pictures taken just after closure as the Apollo can be seen here , thanks to our friends at www.glasgowapollo.com , who have both a book and DVD about the building available.
Exterior
Interior
Geneva Tea Room
Offices of George Green Ltd
Demolition Phase I
Demolition Phase II
