The Electric Cinema in Birmingham, UK, the oldest working cinema in Britain, has closed after 114 years. A petition to save the historic venue has garnered support. Various figures, including Andy Street, have called for action to preserve the cinema, which holds cultural significance. The closure has sparked an outcry among supporters who do not want the cinema to be converted into flats.
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L.A.’s movie fans have been going to this historic cinema in Highland Park for nearly 100 years. Now it’s officially shutting its doors. https://t.co/SifW6sw2lb https://t.co/aNUC11AuTv
The shrinking North American box office has forced a 100-year-old movie theater operator into bankruptcy. https://t.co/jW8fAYC94P
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Historic UK cinema the Electric Birmingham closes https://t.co/ADsfyxYadz
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BREAKING: Andy Street says 'action needed' to save Electric Cinema - statement in full https://t.co/Cjk7vwW1Ge https://t.co/Cjk7vwW1Ge
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Losing The Electric Cinema makes five word warning ring in my ears https://t.co/t28MIQG6Rv https://t.co/t28MIQG6Rv
The UK's oldest working cinema, The Electric in Birmingham, has closed after 114 years. A petition, currently signed by 2,200 people, has been launched to save the historic venue. https://t.co/PolEOnAWwR
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UK ppl in arts/media & who care about heritage - pls consider signing this petition to save our 115 year old art deco Electric Cinema, but also the club where Black Sabbath played their first gig. These shouldn't be turned into flats. https://t.co/2zJBl4YcOG @TheMovieMike
.@andy4wm we can’t let @ElectricBham, a Brum Icon, the oldest working Cinema in Britain, become a block of flats can we? #saveelectric https://t.co/bbY2S8NSCK
Electric Cinema petition launched as outcry over closure grows https://t.co/0Y2br503q8
It’s been a tough month for arts and culture in our city, making the news that Britain’s oldest working cinema is set to close even sadder. The Electric was one of those places that was uniquely Birmingham and will be sorely missed. https://t.co/KHeoLgY15E