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Funny never heard of the "West End", in all my years in Birmingham, was it called something else??, confused. Paul.
How could I forget the Carlton!I was taken by mom to see my first ever film at the Carlton. The house I lived in backed directly on to the Carlton & was a terrace that held 10 small houses. Like you, I was totally amazed at how small the entire area was, including the terrace? I checked it out on Google Earth & for the life of me, I can't believe how small an area it is and how much was squeezed into it?Don't forget the Carlton in Taunton Road Sparkbrook,to my knowledge it was the only cinema in Birmingham to have a lift, I visited the area many years later when it had been demolished and was amazed at how small the site was that it had occupied.
The Tatler is still operating in Station Street. I think it's a two screen luxury cinema. When I went once it was rather small so I'd love to know what it looks like now! Perhaps one day. Does anyone remember the film 'House on Haunted Hill' presented in EMERGO with Dennis Price. I so much wanted to see it but couldn't. I've read descriptions of how a plastic skeleton was trundled on a wire above the audiences head and that it often got stuck. Three years ago we went to the states and visited Loew's Theatre in New Jersey. What was playing? 'House on Haunted Hill' Massive 50ft wide screen in a fantastic building seating over 3000. The skeleton came out in the last five minutes right on que. It was an absolute hoot. The Royalty, Harborne couldn't have done it better. William Castle's gimmics couldn't be bettered. They brought fun to the Cinema. I think there's still an audience for such.