Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Nairobi old and demolished Cinemas!!

Nairobi's 3 old cinemas (Playhouse, Capital, and Empire) are highlighted below. These were owned by African Consolidated Films which sold them to 20th Century Fox in the late 1950s!!
If you cannot figure out where these were, see the list matching the old road names to the current road names!! (list provided by R Shah)

 May be an image of blueprint, map and text that says 'Neirobi NGARA IMURU ROAD HALLRD RD. CHAMИER ROAD ROAD NGARA ROAD ROAD ROAD River CROGAN GOVERNMENT Police Station Norfolk ROAO Hotel General Dispensary Survey 18O Contral Kenya WAY MALK Jevanjee ROAD Cardons Nairabi River KINGS ROAD BAZAAH MANRET IMTIAZALI KOлo ROAD SULEMANST Labcary GOVERNMENT Feran RIVERO ЛAMA KaPAЛaMR ЛΝΟ VICTORIA ORIA ROAD ENUE STREET KA3AAP ROAD ROAD ROAD WAY Bus UEENS Station OWn DUATII Low Hall ARGEANT Courts 1950 PRINCESS DELAMERE G.P.O. DCS price ELIZABETH 0id Treasury LUGARDA DUKE AVE ENT STREET SECOND) ENUET (FIRST ROAD Raiway SL Stephen's church HISTORIC NAIROBI Pre-1860Information Information RGAO STATION Railway Station'


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