Showcase Cinemas Landmark
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Showcase Cinemas Landmark
Image: © Andy Waddington Taken: 18 Feb 2010
The arcane layout of the service roads in Teesside Park makes it necessary to have a landmark visible for some distance in order to locate the cinema complex and find a way in to the extensive carpark. The tower is directly adjacent to the A66, so is also a form of advertising. However, the area it overlooks is a bleak and unforgiving place to have to stand and wait for your kids for half an hour when films fail to finish by the advertised time. Whilst the cinemas operate (as they legally must) a non-smoking policy inside the building, anyone waiting outside finds themselves constantly breathing toxic fumes from refugee addicts who rarely have the courtesy to take their habit downwind of the entrance.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.561799
Longitude
-1.273301