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King's

Other names: Odeon

Ker Street x W Blackhall St

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Ker Street / West Blackhall St

Opened July 1928 by Sydney Friedman in the Alexandra Theatre of 1905.

Original architects were Boston, Menzies and Morton.

Sold to Rank October 1955; renamed, rebuilt, as Odeon, January 1956.

Closed October 1969. Demolished for road straightening March 1973.

Interior photo after the Rank rebuild courtesy of Bruce Peter.

Below is a 1920s postcard, showing the King's and the Theatre Royal / Hippodrome in the background.

Last updated: 29 July 2026