Looking at the two photos above dated 1930s and 1953, the theatre building looks quite different. Raymond has a good write-up of the theatre on the Cinema Treasures website, but there's no mention of the change in appearance.
Does anyone know if the building was rebuilt or just redecorated between the two photos?
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Majestic Theatre - rebuilt or just redecorated?
Looking at the two photos above dated 1930s and 1953, the theatre building looks quite different. Raymond has a good write-up of the theatre on the Cinema Treasures website, but there's no mention of the change in appearance.
Does anyone know if the building was rebuilt or just redecorated between the two photos?
The facade of the Majestic
The facade of the Majestic Theatre had redecorated three or four times.
Majestic Theatre
I've added completion / demolition dates using the opening / closing dates from Cinema Treasures:
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/29778
The address was 360, Nathan Road:
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=yX8wAAAAMAAJ&q=majestic+theatre+360…
Majestic Theatre (Yau Ma Tei) / 大華戲院
Majestic Theatre (Yau Ma Tei) = 大華戲院
K.I.L. 570
The new building is mentioned under "Works Completed" in the PWD's Annual Report for 1928:
The “Majestic” Cinema Theatre, on K.I.L. 570, R.P., Nathan Road.