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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||unused
|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||unused
|[[Cospicua]]||[[Rialto]]||Pilgrimage Street||unused
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| [[Floriana]]||[[ABC]]||St Anne Street||Clothing Stores
|Cospicua||[[Rio]]||||
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| [[Floriana]]||[[Britannia Circus]]||Great Siege Road||MCP Car Park
|Cospicua||[[Windsor]]||||
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| [[Floriana]]||[[Comet]]||St Anne Street||(later, name changed to ABC)
|[[Floriana]]||[[ABC]]||St Anne Street||Clothing Stores
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| [[Gżira]]||[[Drive In - Mercury]]|| ||
|Floriana||[[Britannia Circus (British Forces)]]||Great Siege Road||MCP Car Park
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| [[Gżira]]||[[Kine Cameo]]|| ||
|Floriana||[[Catholic Institute]]||St Publius Street||Theatre
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| [[Gżira]]||[[Orpheum]]||Stuart Street||
|Floriana||[[Comet]]||St Anne Street||(later, name changed to ABC)
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| [[Ħamrun]]||[[Radio City Opera House]]||St Joseph High Road|| Labour Party HQ
|Floriana||[[Crystal Palace]]||Conservatory Street||garage
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| Ħamrun||[[Hollywood]]||St Joseph High Road||Daniel’s Shopping Complex
|[[il-Gżira]]||[[Drive In - Mercury]]||Bouverie Street/Fleet Street||abandoned
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| Ħamrun ||[[Odeon]]||Our Lady of Sorrows Street||
|il-Gżira||[[Kine Cameo]]||Marina Street||HSBC Bank
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| Ħamrun ||[[Rex]]||Fra Diego Street||
|il-Gżira||[[Lazareth (British Forces)]]||Manoel Island||restored
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| Ħamrun ||[[San Remo]]|| ||
|il-Gżira||[[NAAFI (British Forces)]]||Manoel Island||restored
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| Ħamrun ||[[Trianon]]|| ||
|il-Gżira||[[Orpheum]]||Stuart Street/Carlo Manchè Street||Bingo Hall
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| [[Luqa]]||[[Empress]]||St George's Street||residential
|il-Gżira||[[Rio]]||Msida Road/St George's Street||Car showroom
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| Luqa||[[Metro]]||Dun Pawl Street||Bank of Valletta
|[[Ħamrun]]||[[Radio City Opera House]]||St Joseph High Road|| Labour Party Headquarters
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| [[Marsa]]||[[Jhansi Hall]]||Balbi Street||Festa decorations store
|Ħamrun||[[Hollywood]]||St Joseph High Road||Daniel’s Shopping Complex
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| [[Marsascala]]||[[Sun City Palais]]||Tal-Gardiel Street||unused
|Ħamrun ||[[Odeon]]||Our Lady of Sorrows Street||
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| [[Mġarr]]||[[Pilot]]||Main Street||
|Ħamrun ||[[Rex]]||Fra Diego Street||
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| [[Msida]]||[[Lyric]]||Antonio Bosio Street||Warehouse
|Ħamrun ||[[San Remo]]|| ||
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| [[Mosta]]||[[Palladium]]||Constitution Street||HSBC Bank
|Ħamrun ||[[Trianon]]|| ||
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| [[Paceville]]||[[Imax]]||St Augustine Street||part of Eden Cinemas
|[[il-Kalkara]]||[[Gem]]||Marina Road||
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| [[Paola]]||[[Empire]]||Paola Square||Main Street Shopping Complex
|[[Ħal Luqa]]||[[Astra (British Forces)]]||Luqa Barracks||part of A.F.M. Headquarters
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| Paola||[[Palace]]||Tarxien Road||Tombola Hall
|Ħal Luqa||[[Empress]]||St George's Street||residential
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| Paola||[[Real]]|| ||
|Ħal Luqa||[[Metro]]||Dun Pawl Street||Bank of Valletta
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| Paola||[[Tivoli]]||Sacred Heart Street||Flats
|[[il-Marsa]]||[[Jhansi Hall]]||Balbi Street||Festa decorations store
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| Paola||[[Tropps]]||||
|[[Marsascala]]||[[Sun City Palais]]||Tal-Gardiel Street||unused
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| Paola||[[Viceroy]]||Zabbar Road||Gallarija Shopping Complex/Tal-Lira
|[[L-Imġarr]]||[[Pilot]]||Main Street||residential
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| [[Pembroke]]||[[Australia Hall]]|| ||
|[[L-Imsida]]||[[Lyric]]||Antonio Bosio Street||Warehouse
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| [[Qormi]]||[[Amazon]]||New Street||Hall for Hiring
|[[Mosta]]||[[Palladium]]||Constitution Street||HSBC Bank
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| [[Qormi]]||[[Warner]]||St Bartholomew Street||Estate Agent
|[[Paceville]]||[[Imax]]||St Augustine Street||part of Eden Cinemas
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| [[Rabat]]||[[Adelphi]]||Republic Street||
|[[Paola]]||[[Empire]]||Antoine de Paule Square||Main Street Shopping Complex
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| [[Rabat]]||[[Astoria]]|| ||
|Paola||[[Palace]]||Tarxien Road||Tombola Hall
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| [[Senglea]]||[[Stoll]]||Victory Street||
|Paola||[[Real]]|| ||
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| [[Sliema]]||[[Alhambra]]||The Strand||Zara Department Stores
|Paola||[[Tivoli]]||Sacred Heart Street||Flats
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| Sliema||[[Axisa]]||The Strand|| (later, name changed to Alhambra)
|Paola||[[Tropps]]||Antoine de Paule Square||Youth Centre
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| Sliema||[[Carlton]]||The Strand||Marks and Spencer Store
|Paola||[[Viceroy]]||Zabbar Road||Gallarija Shopping Complex/Tal-Lira
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| Sliema||[[Duke of Edinburgh]]||The Strand||
|[[Pembroke]]||[[Australia Hall (British Forces)]]||Anzac Street||unused
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| Sliema||[[Gaiety]]|| ||
|[[Qormi]]||[[Amazon]]||New Street||Hall for Hiring
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| Sliema||[[Grande Cinematografo Melita]]||Għar id-Dud||
|[[Qormi]]||[[Warner]]||St Bartholomew Street||Estate Agent
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| Sliema||[[Harding's Cinematograph]]||St Anne’s Square|| (later, name changed to Majestic)
|[[Rabat]]||[[Adelphi]]||Republic Street||Restaurant
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| Sliema||[[Majestic]]||St Anne’s Square||part of Plaza Shopping Complex
|[[Rabat]]||[[Astoria]]||St Joseph Street||
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| Sliema||[[Plaza]]||Bisazza Street||Plaza Shopping Complex
|[[Senglea]]||[[Stoll]]||Victory Street||residential
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| Sliema||[[Victoria]]||||
|[[Sliema]]||[[Alhambra]]||The Strand||Zara Department Stores
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| [[St Paul’s Bay]]||[[Alleluia Hall]]||Tower Street||Parish Hall
|Sliema||[[Axisa]]||The Strand|| (later, name changed to Alhambra)
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| [[St Paul’s Bay]]||[[Mikado]]||St Paul's Street||Garage / Storage
|Sliema||[[Carlton]]||The Strand||Marks and Spencer Store
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| [[Valletta]]||[[Alhambra Cinematograph]]||Republic Street||Law Courts
|Sliema||[[Duke of Edinburgh]]||The Strand||
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| Valletta||[[Ambassador]]||St Lucia Street||part of Embassy Shopping Complex
|Sliema||[[Gaiety]]||Gaiety Lane/High Street||Tagliaferro Business Centre
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| Valletta||[[Capitol]]||St John Street|| (later, name changed to City Lights)
|Sliema||[[Grande Cinematografo Melita]]||Għar id-Dud||
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| Valletta||[[Cinema del Commercio]]||Republic Street||Caffè Cordina
|Sliema||[[Harding's Cinematograph]]||St Anne’s Square|| (later, name changed to Majestic)
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| Valletta||[[Cinema Salinos]]||Republic Street||part of Casino Maltese
|Sliema||[[Majestic]]||St Anne’s Square||part of Plaza Shopping Complex
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| Valletta||[[City Lights]]||St John Street||
|Sliema||[[Plaza]]||Bisazza Street||Plaza Shopping Complex
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| Valletta||[[Coliseum]]||Republic/Zachary Streets||Ranieri Cafè/Shopping Arcade
|Sliema||[[Prince of Wales]]||The Strand||Square Deal
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| Valletta||[[Ġawhra]]|| St Lucia Street||part of Embassy Shopping Complex
|Sliema||[[Salesian Oratory]]||Karm Galea Street||Theatre
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| Valletta||[[Ġojjell]]|| St Lucia Street||part of Embassy Shopping Complex
|Sliema||[[Victoria]]||||
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| Valletta||[[Harding's Cinematograph]]||St George's Square||Marks and Spencer
|[[St Paul’s Bay]]||[[Alleluia Hall]]||Tower Street||Parish Hall
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| Valletta||[[Internazionale]]||Republic Street||Law Courts
|[[St Paul’s Bay]]||[[Mikado]]||St Paul's Street||Garage
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| Valletta||[[Manoel Theatre]]||Old Theatre Street||Theatre
|[[Valletta]]||[[Alhambra Cinematograph]]||Republic Street||Law Courts
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| Valletta||[[Regent]]||Republic Street||Regency House Shopping Arcade
|Valletta||[[Ambassador]]||St Lucia Street||part of Embassy Shopping Complex
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| Valletta||[[Savoy - Lower]]||Republic Street||Savoy Shopping Arcade
|Valletta||[[Capitol]]||St John Street|| (later, name changed to City Lights)
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| Valletta||[[Savoy - Upper]]||Republic Street||Savoy Shopping Arcade
|Valletta||[[Cinema del Commercio]]||Republic Street||Caffè Cordina
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| [[Victoria]]||[[Royal]]||Archpriest Cassar Street||Parish Hall
|Valletta||[[Cinema Salinos]]||Republic Street||part of Casino Maltese
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| [[Żabbar]]||[[Buckingham]]||Main Street||
|Valletta||[[City Lights]]||St John Street||ordered shut down
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| Żabbar||[[Hompesch]]||Hompesch Street||
|Valletta||[[Coliseum]]||Republic Street (exit in Zachary Street)||Ranieri Cafè/Shopping Arcade
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| Żabbar||[[Royal]]||Sanctuary Street||Clothing Store
|Valletta||[[Ġawhra]]|| St Lucia Street||part of Embassy Shopping Complex
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| [[Żebbuġ]]||[[Mayfair]]||Main Street||Band Club
|Valletta||[[Ġojjell]]|| St Lucia Street||part of Embassy Shopping Complex
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| [[Żejtun]]||[[Pandora]]||Ħerba Street||Żejtun Band Club Hall
|Valletta||[[Harding's Cinematograph]]||St George's Square||Marks and Spencer
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| Żejtun||[[Triumph]]|| ||
|Valletta||[[Internazionale]]||Republic Street||Law Courts
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|[[Żurrieq]]||[[Melody]]||St Catherine Street||Zurrieq Wolves Sports Club
|Valletta||[[Manoel Theatre]]||Old Theatre Street||Theatre
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| Żurrieq||[[Plaza]]||St Bartholomew Street||Studio
|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)
* [https://www.pinterest.it/pin/702209766881907053/?amp_client_id=CLIENT_ID(_)&mweb_unauth_id=%7B%7Bdefault.session%7D%7D&simplified=true Old Cinemas in Malta] - Pinterest images
==Bibliography==
* [https://vassallohistory.wordpress.com/cinemas-2/ 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 03:59, 8 June 2020

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