Art Deco ex Odeon now Funny Girls, Dickson Road, Blackpool
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Art Deco ex Odeon now Funny Girls, Dickson Road, Blackpool
Image: © Alan Cooper Taken: Unknown
Opened 6 May 1939, designed by architects Harry Weedon and Calder Robson, this former art deco Odeon is Grade 2 Listed. It was the largest Odeon in the chain, seating 3,088. Tripled in 1975 and closed in 1998. It then became a drag club and restaurant called "Funny Girls". Apparently many interior features remain. For more info see http://www.blackpoolcivictrust.org.uk/buildings4.html (bottom of page) and another photo here Image Details from Odeon Cinemas vol. 1 by Allen Eyles.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.821147
Longitude
-3.051595