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The original list that appears on this page was compiled by the voluntary organisation [[Cinema Heritage Group]] best known in Malta for getting the [[Rialto]] in [[Cospicua]] to be protected as a listed building in 2010.
This list was started by the voluntary organisation [[Cinema Heritage Group]] best known in Malta for getting the [[Rialto]] in [[Cospicua]] to be protected as a listed building in 2010.


==Operational Cinemas==
==Operational Cinemas==
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| [[Birkirkara]]||[[Metropole]]||Bishop Labini Street||E. Calleja & Sons Electrical Warehouse
|[[Birkirkara]]||[[Metropole]]||Bishop Labini Street||E. Calleja & Sons Electrical Warehouse
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| Birkirkara||[[Prince]]||Valley Road||
|Birkirkara||[[Prince]]||Valley Road||
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| Birkirkara||[[Ritz]]||John Borg Street||
|Birkirkara||[[Ritz]]||John Borg Street||
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| Birkirkara||[[Roxy]]||Fleur de Lys Road||
|Birkirkara||[[Roxy]]||Fleur de Lys Road||unused
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| [[Birżebbuġa]]||[[Lido]]||St John Street||Gymnasium
|[[Birżebbuġa]]||[[Lido]]||St John Street||Gymnasium
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| [[Buġibba]]||[[Bbc/Empire]]||||
|[[Buġibba]]||[[Bbc/Empire]]||||
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| [[Cospicua]]||[[Rialto]]||Pilgrimage Street||
|[[Cospicua]]||[[Rialto]]||Pilgrimage Street||unused
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| [[Floriana]]||[[ABC]]||St Anne Street||Clothing Stores
|Cospicua||[[Rio]]||||
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| [[Floriana]]||[[Comet]]|| ||
|Cospicua||[[Windsor]]||||
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| [[Gżira]]||[[Drive In - Mercury]]|| ||
|[[Floriana]]||[[ABC]]||St Anne Street||Clothing Stores
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| [[Gżira]]||[[Kine Cameo]]|| ||
|Floriana||[[Britannia Circus (British Forces)]]||Great Siege Road||MCP Car Park
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| [[Gżira]]||[[Orpheum]]||Stuart Street||
|Floriana||[[Catholic Institute]]||St Publius Street||Theatre
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| [[Ħamrun]]||[[Radio City Opera House]]||St Joseph High Road|| Labour Party HQ
|Floriana||[[Comet]]||St Anne Street||(later, name changed to ABC)
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| Ħamrun||[[Hollywood]]||St Joseph High Road||Daniel’s Shopping Complex
|Floriana||[[Crystal Palace]]||Conservatory Street||garage
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| Ħamrun ||[[Odeon]]||Our Lady of Sorrows Street||
|[[il-Gżira]]||[[Drive In - Mercury]]||Bouverie Street/Fleet Street||abandoned
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| Ħamrun ||[[Rex]]||Fra Diego Street||
|il-Gżira||[[Kine Cameo]]||Marina Street||HSBC Bank
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| Ħamrun ||[[San Remo]]|| ||
|il-Gżira||[[Lazareth (British Forces)]]||Manoel Island||restored
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| Ħamrun ||[[Trianon]]|| ||
|il-Gżira||[[NAAFI (British Forces)]]||Manoel Island||restored
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| [[Luqa]]||[[Empress]]||St George's Street||residential
|il-Gżira||[[Orpheum]]||Stuart Street/Carlo Manchè Street||Bingo Hall
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| Luqa||[[Metro]]||Dun Pawl Street||Bank of Valletta
|il-Gżira||[[Rio]]||Msida Road/St George's Street||Car showroom
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| [[Marsa]]||[[Jhansi Hall]]||||
|[[Ħamrun]]||[[Radio City Opera House]]||St Joseph High Road|| Labour Party Headquarters
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| [[Marsascala]]||[[Sun City Palais]]||||
|Ħamrun||[[Hollywood]]||St Joseph High Road||Daniel’s Shopping Complex
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| [[Mġarr]]||[[Pilot]]||||
|Ħamrun ||[[Odeon]]||Our Lady of Sorrows Street||
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| [[Msida]]||[[Lyric]]||Antonio Bosio Street||
|Ħamrun ||[[Rex]]||Fra Diego Street||
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| [[Mosta]]||[[Palladium]]|| ||
|Ħamrun ||[[San Remo]]|| ||
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| [[Paceville]]||[[Imax]]|| ||
|Ħamrun ||[[Trianon]]|| ||
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| [[Paola]]||[[Empire]]||Paola Square||Main Street Shopping Complex
|[[il-Kalkara]]||[[Gem]]||Marina Road||
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| Paola||[[Palace]]||Tarxien Road||Tombola Hall
|[[Ħal Luqa]]||[[Astra (British Forces)]]||Luqa Barracks||part of A.F.M. Headquarters
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| Paola||[[Real]]|| ||
|Ħal Luqa||[[Empress]]||St George's Street||residential
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| Paola||[[Tivoli]]||Sacred Heart Street||Flats
|Ħal Luqa||[[Metro]]||Dun Pawl Street||Bank of Valletta
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| Paola||[[Tropps]]||||
|[[il-Marsa]]||[[Jhansi Hall]]||Balbi Street||Festa decorations store
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| Paola||[[Viceroy]]||Zabbar Road||Gallarija Shopping Complex/Tal-Lira
|[[Marsascala]]||[[Sun City Palais]]||Tal-Gardiel Street||unused
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| [[Pembroke]]||[[Australia Hall]]|| ||
|[[L-Imġarr]]||[[Pilot]]||Main Street||residential
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| [[Qormi]]||[[Amazon]]|| ||
|[[L-Imsida]]||[[Lyric]]||Antonio Bosio Street||Warehouse
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| [[Qormi]]||[[Warner]]|| ||
|[[Mosta]]||[[Palladium]]||Constitution Street||HSBC Bank
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| [[Rabat]]||[[Adelphi]]|| ||
|[[Paceville]]||[[Imax]]||St Augustine Street||part of Eden Cinemas
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| [[Rabat]]||[[Astoria]]|| ||
|[[Paola]]||[[Empire]]||Antoine de Paule Square||Main Street Shopping Complex
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| [[Senglea]]||[[Stoll]]||Victory Street||
|Paola||[[Palace]]||Tarxien Road||Tombola Hall
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| [[Sliema]]||[[Alhambra]]||The Strand||Zara Department Stores
|Paola||[[Real]]|| ||
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| Sliema||[[Carlton]]||The Strand||Marks and Spencer Store
|Paola||[[Tivoli]]||Sacred Heart Street||Flats
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| Sliema||[[Duke of Edinburgh]]||St Anne's Square||name changed to Majestic
|Paola||[[Tropps]]||Antoine de Paule Square||Youth Centre
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| Sliema||[[Gaiety]]|| ||
|Paola||[[Viceroy]]||Zabbar Road||Gallarija Shopping Complex/Tal-Lira
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| Sliema||[[Harding's Cinematograph]]||St Anne’s Square||
|[[Pembroke]]||[[Australia Hall (British Forces)]]||Anzac Street||unused
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| Sliema||[[Majestic]]||St Anne’s Square||part of Plaza Shopping Complex
|[[Qormi]]||[[Amazon]]||New Street||Hall for Hiring
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| Sliema||[[Plaza]]||Bisazza Street||Plaza Shopping Complex
|[[Qormi]]||[[Warner]]||St Bartholomew Street||Estate Agent
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| [[St Paul’s Bay]]||[[Alleluia Hall]]||||
|[[Rabat]]||[[Adelphi]]||Republic Street||Restaurant
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| [[St Paul’s Bay]]||[[Mikado]]||||
|[[Rabat]]||[[Astoria]]||St Joseph Street||
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| [[Valletta]]||[[Alhambra Cinematograph]]||Republic Street||Law Courts
|[[Senglea]]||[[Stoll]]||Victory Street||residential
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| Valletta||[[Ambassador]]||St Lucia Street||part of Embassy Shopping Complex
|[[Sliema]]||[[Alhambra]]||The Strand||Zara Department Stores
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| Valletta||[[Capitol]]||St John Street||
|Sliema||[[Axisa]]||The Strand|| (later, name changed to Alhambra)
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| Valletta||[[Cinema del Commercio]]||Republic Street||Caffè Cordina
|Sliema||[[Carlton]]||The Strand||Marks and Spencer Store
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| Valletta||[[Cinema Salinos]]||Republic Street||part of Casino Maltese
|Sliema||[[Duke of Edinburgh]]||The Strand||
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| Valletta||[[City Lights]]||St John Street||
|Sliema||[[Gaiety]]||Gaiety Lane/High Street||Tagliaferro Business Centre
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| Valletta||[[Coliseum]]||Republic/Zachary Streets||Ranieri Cafè/Shopping Arcade
|Sliema||[[Grande Cinematografo Melita]]||Għar id-Dud||
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| Valletta||[[Ġawhra]]|| St Lucia Street||part of Embassy Shopping Complex
|Sliema||[[Harding's Cinematograph]]||St Anne’s Square|| (later, name changed to Majestic)
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| Valletta||[[Ġojjell]]|| St Lucia Street||part of Embassy Shopping Complex
|Sliema||[[Majestic]]||St Anne’s Square||part of Plaza Shopping Complex
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| Valletta||[[Harding's Cinematograph]]||St George's Square||Marks and Spencer
|Sliema||[[Plaza]]||Bisazza Street||Plaza Shopping Complex
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| Valletta||[[Internazionale]]||Republic Street||Law Courts
|Sliema||[[Prince of Wales]]||The Strand||Square Deal
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| Valletta||[[Lower Savoy]]||Republic Street||Savoy Shopping Arcade
|Sliema||[[Salesian Oratory]]||Karm Galea Street||Theatre
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| Valletta||[[Manoel Theatre]]||Old Theatre Street||Theatre
|Sliema||[[Victoria]]||||
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| Valletta||[[Regent]]||Republic Street||Regency House Shopping Arcade
|[[St Paul’s Bay]]||[[Alleluia Hall]]||Tower Street||Parish Hall
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| Valletta||[[Upper Savoy]]||Republic Street||Savoy Shopping Arcade
|[[St Paul’s Bay]]||[[Mikado]]||St Paul's Street||Garage
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| [[Victoria]]||[[Royal]]||Archpriest Cassar Street||Parish Hall
|[[Valletta]]||[[Alhambra Cinematograph]]||Republic Street||Law Courts
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| [[Żabbar]]||[[Buckingham]]||Main Street||
|Valletta||[[Ambassador]]||St Lucia Street||part of Embassy Shopping Complex
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| Żabbar||[[Hompesch]]||Hompesch Street||
|Valletta||[[Capitol]]||St John Street|| (later, name changed to City Lights)
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| Żabbar||[[Royal]]||Sanctuary Street||
|Valletta||[[Cinema del Commercio]]||Republic Street||Caffè Cordina
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| [[Żebbuġ]]||[[Mayfair]]||Main Street||Band Club
|Valletta||[[Cinema Salinos]]||Republic Street||part of Casino Maltese
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| [[Żejtun]]||[[Pandora]]||Ħerba Street|| Żejtun Band Club Hall
|Valletta||[[City Lights]]||St John Street||ordered shut down
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| [[Żurrieq]]||[[Melody]]||St Catherine Street||Zurrieq Wolves Sports Club
|Valletta||[[Coliseum]]||Republic Street (exit in Zachary Street)||Ranieri Cafè/Shopping Arcade
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| [[Żurrieq]]||[[Plaza]]||St Bartholomew Street||Studio
|Valletta||[[Ġawhra]]|| St Lucia Street||part of Embassy Shopping Complex
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|Valletta||[[Ġojjell]]|| St Lucia Street||part of Embassy Shopping Complex
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|Valletta||[[Harding's Cinematograph]]||St George's Square||Marks and Spencer
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|Valletta||[[Internazionale]]||Republic Street||Law Courts
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|Valletta||[[Manoel Theatre]]||Old Theatre Street||Theatre
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|Valletta||[[Regent]]||Republic Street||Regency House Shopping Arcade
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|Valletta||[[Savoy - Lower]]||Republic Street||Savoy Shopping Arcade
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|Valletta||[[Savoy - Upper]]||Republic Street||Savoy Shopping Arcade
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|[[Victoria]]||[[Royal]]||Archpriest Cassar Street||Parish Hall
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|[[Il-Birgu]]||[[Naval (British Forces)]]||Fort St Angelo||
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|Il-Birgu||[[Diana]]||||
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|[[Ħaż-Żabbar]]||[[Buckingham]]||Main Street||
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|Ħaż-Żabbar||[[Hompesch]]||Convent Street||abandoned
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|Ħaż-Żabbar||[[Royal]]||Sanctuary Street||Clothing Store
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|[[Żebbuġ]]||[[Mayfair]]||Main Street||Band Club
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|[[Żejtun]]||[[Carabott]]||Constitution Street||Male MUSEUM Centre
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|Żejtun||[[Pandora]]||Ħerba Street||Żejtun Band Club Hall
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|Żejtun||[[Triumph]]||Gregorio Bonnici Square||St Catherine Musical Society Club
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|[[iż-Żurrieq]]||[[Melody]]||St Catherine Street||Zurrieq Wolves Sports Club
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|iż-Żurrieq||[[Plaza]]||St Bartholomew Street||Studio
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==See also==
[[:Category:Cinemas in Malta Photos]]


==External links==
==External links==
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* [http://www.cinemaheritagegroup.org Cinema Heritage Group]
* [http://www.cinemaheritagegroup.org Cinema Heritage Group]
* [http://www.krsmalta.com KRS Film Distributors] - serving as Malta's main film distributors since 1946 (under its former name of Malta United Film Corporation)
* [http://www.krsmalta.com KRS Film Distributors] - serving as Malta's main film distributors since 1946 (under its former name of Malta United Film Corporation)
==Bibliography==
* [https://vassallohistory.wordpress| Vassallo History website]
* [http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2014-01-28/newspaper-lifestyleculture/Marie-Benoit's-Diary-3807870980| 2014-01-28, Malta Independent - Marie Benoit's Diary]
* [https://iluvmalta.blogspot.com.mt/2013/08/malta-radio-city-opera-house.html| 2013-08 iluvmalta blogspot]
* [http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20061018/letters/cinema-at-the-manoel.38136| 2006-10-18, The Times - Cinema at the Manoel]
* [http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090725/local/valletta-cinema-operator-accused-of-screening-pornographic-films.266640| 2009-07-25 - Cinema Operator Accused of Screening Pornographic Films]


[[Category:Working Lists]]
[[Category:Working Lists]]
[[Category:Music venues in Malta]]
[[Category:Cinemas]]

Revision as of 04:37, 11 August 2017

This list was started by the voluntary organisation Cinema Heritage Group best known in Malta for getting the Rialto in Cospicua to be protected as a listed building in 2010.

Operational Cinemas

Astra Theatre (Victoria, Gozo)

Aurora Theatre (Victoria, Gozo)

Citadel Cinema (Victoria, Gozo)

Eden Cinemas (Paceville)

Embassy Cinemas (Valletta)

Empire Cinema (Bugibba)

St James Cavalier Centre for Creativity Cinema (Valletta)

Tal-Lira Cinema (Fgura)

Historic Cinemas

Locality Name Street 21st Century
Birkirkara Metropole Bishop Labini Street E. Calleja & Sons Electrical Warehouse
Birkirkara Prince Valley Road
Birkirkara Ritz John Borg Street
Birkirkara Roxy Fleur de Lys Road unused
Birżebbuġa Lido St John Street Gymnasium
Buġibba Bbc/Empire
Cospicua Rialto Pilgrimage Street unused
Cospicua Rio
Cospicua Windsor
Floriana ABC St Anne Street Clothing Stores
Floriana Britannia Circus (British Forces) Great Siege Road MCP Car Park
Floriana Catholic Institute St Publius Street Theatre
Floriana Comet St Anne Street (later, name changed to ABC)
Floriana Crystal Palace Conservatory Street garage
il-Gżira Drive In - Mercury Bouverie Street/Fleet Street abandoned
il-Gżira Kine Cameo Marina Street HSBC Bank
il-Gżira Lazareth (British Forces) Manoel Island restored
il-Gżira NAAFI (British Forces) Manoel Island restored
il-Gżira Orpheum Stuart Street/Carlo Manchè Street Bingo Hall
il-Gżira Rio Msida Road/St George's Street Car showroom
Ħamrun Radio City Opera House St Joseph High Road Labour Party Headquarters
Ħamrun Hollywood St Joseph High Road Daniel’s Shopping Complex
Ħamrun Odeon Our Lady of Sorrows Street
Ħamrun Rex Fra Diego Street
Ħamrun San Remo
Ħamrun Trianon
il-Kalkara Gem Marina Road
Ħal Luqa Astra (British Forces) Luqa Barracks part of A.F.M. Headquarters
Ħal Luqa Empress St George's Street residential
Ħal Luqa Metro Dun Pawl Street Bank of Valletta
il-Marsa Jhansi Hall Balbi Street Festa decorations store
Marsascala Sun City Palais Tal-Gardiel Street unused
L-Imġarr Pilot Main Street residential
L-Imsida Lyric Antonio Bosio Street Warehouse
Mosta Palladium Constitution Street HSBC Bank
Paceville Imax St Augustine Street part of Eden Cinemas
Paola Empire Antoine de Paule Square Main Street Shopping Complex
Paola Palace Tarxien Road Tombola Hall
Paola Real
Paola Tivoli Sacred Heart Street Flats
Paola Tropps Antoine de Paule Square Youth Centre
Paola Viceroy Zabbar Road Gallarija Shopping Complex/Tal-Lira
Pembroke Australia Hall (British Forces) Anzac Street unused
Qormi Amazon New Street Hall for Hiring
Qormi Warner St Bartholomew Street Estate Agent
Rabat Adelphi Republic Street Restaurant
Rabat Astoria St Joseph Street
Senglea Stoll Victory Street residential
Sliema Alhambra The Strand Zara Department Stores
Sliema Axisa The Strand (later, name changed to Alhambra)
Sliema Carlton The Strand Marks and Spencer Store
Sliema Duke of Edinburgh The Strand
Sliema Gaiety Gaiety Lane/High Street Tagliaferro Business Centre
Sliema Grande Cinematografo Melita Għar id-Dud
Sliema Harding's Cinematograph St Anne’s Square (later, name changed to Majestic)
Sliema Majestic St Anne’s Square part of Plaza Shopping Complex
Sliema Plaza Bisazza Street Plaza Shopping Complex
Sliema Prince of Wales The Strand Square Deal
Sliema Salesian Oratory Karm Galea Street Theatre
Sliema Victoria
St Paul’s Bay Alleluia Hall Tower Street Parish Hall
St Paul’s Bay Mikado St Paul's Street Garage
Valletta Alhambra Cinematograph Republic Street Law Courts
Valletta Ambassador St Lucia Street part of Embassy Shopping Complex
Valletta Capitol St John Street (later, name changed to City Lights)
Valletta Cinema del Commercio Republic Street Caffè Cordina
Valletta Cinema Salinos Republic Street part of Casino Maltese
Valletta City Lights St John Street ordered shut down
Valletta Coliseum Republic Street (exit in Zachary Street) Ranieri Cafè/Shopping Arcade
Valletta Ġawhra St Lucia Street part of Embassy Shopping Complex
Valletta Ġojjell St Lucia Street part of Embassy Shopping Complex
Valletta Harding's Cinematograph St George's Square Marks and Spencer
Valletta Internazionale Republic Street Law Courts
Valletta Manoel Theatre Old Theatre Street Theatre
Valletta Regent Republic Street Regency House Shopping Arcade
Valletta Savoy - Lower Republic Street Savoy Shopping Arcade
Valletta Savoy - Upper Republic Street Savoy Shopping Arcade
Victoria Royal Archpriest Cassar Street Parish Hall
Il-Birgu Naval (British Forces) Fort St Angelo
Il-Birgu Diana
Ħaż-Żabbar Buckingham Main Street
Ħaż-Żabbar Hompesch Convent Street abandoned
Ħaż-Żabbar Royal Sanctuary Street Clothing Store
Żebbuġ Mayfair Main Street Band Club
Żejtun Carabott Constitution Street Male MUSEUM Centre
Żejtun Pandora Ħerba Street Żejtun Band Club Hall
Żejtun Triumph Gregorio Bonnici Square St Catherine Musical Society Club
iż-Żurrieq Melody St Catherine Street Zurrieq Wolves Sports Club
iż-Żurrieq Plaza St Bartholomew Street Studio

See also

Category:Cinemas in Malta Photos


External links

Bibliography