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A James McKissack design, the
Vogue opened in January 1936, and seated 1,750. Bought and renamed
Odeon in 1936, it remained a cinema until 1974. Since then it has been
used for bingo.
Exterior photo from 1993 here, courtesy Chris Doak. Now a C(s) listed building. |
Green's Picturedrome / Cinema
Stonelaw Road, Rutherglen
| Image courtesy of Bruce Peter o. 1914 by Green's. Arch. John Fairweather; s. 920. Renovated and renamed, 4.36. Cl. 3.59. Dem. 1985. Image of the plans of the original 1914 building here, courtesy of Chris Doak. |
Grand Central
Main Street, Rutherglen
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Opened on 17th March 1921 for
Grand Central (Rutherglen) Ltd, to plans drawn up by S. Adams - an
architect about whom nothing else appears to be known. Seating was
provided for 950. The Rutherglen Reformer reported the opening
programme to include the silent drama Wolves of the Range, whilst
musical entertainments were provided by baritone Mr Powell Edwards, of
the Beecham Opera. A lack of funds meant that the extensively tiled
facade was not completed until two years after the opening, and the
narrow hall proved both leaky and incapable of being adapted to
Cinemascope. Closure came in December 1957, by which time Rutherglen
was well-served with larger, better appointed cinemas nearby such as
the Vogue/Odeon and the Rio.
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