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Aberdeen City boasts many cinema and over the years there has been up to 19 cinemas at one time in 1939. Though many closed as televisions, videos and even DVDs
became readily available. One such example is the Cosmo Cinema which was at Diamond Street, Aberdeen and which closed in 1977.
Several cinemas have stood the test of time and some, like the Vue cinema at the beach have met the needs of a changing population.
The first Aberdeen cinema opened in 1908. It was run by Dover Peterson in the Ship Row and was called The Gaiety Theatre. It is now known as the Vue Cinema Aberdeen.
The first animated picture show in an Aberdeen cinema was a film about the coronation of the Tsar of Russia. It was shown in the Music Hall in September 1896.
Casino Cinema
The Casino Cinema was located on Wales Street adjacent to the Beach Boulevard and Constitution Lane. The Casino Cinema Aberdeen opened in 1916 and closed in 1959. The Casino Cinema building was demolished in 1971.
Astoria Cinema
The Astoria Cinema was located in the car park and row of shops in Kittybrewster opposite the Aberdeen Northern Hotel. It was open between 1934 and 1967. The Astoria Cinema Aberdeen was one of only two cinemas in Aberdeen to have a theatre organ, the other cinema being the Capitol. In 1967 the Astoria Cinema was turned into a bingo hall but closed four months later.
