Blantyre Picture Theatre or Blantyre Picture House was often nicknamed as the Dookit. The original name when it opened in 1913 was “Blantyre Picture and Variety Theatre.” It was later renamed as Blantyre Picture House. It was a former cinema on Glasgow Road. Not to be confused with the earlier Blantyre Electric Picture House (Fleapit) at the corner of Forrest Street. […]
Imagine this for a moment…..it’s 3rd September, 1939. The prime Minister has just declared War on Germany and like many people in the Country, Blantyre residents listening to the radio were fearful about what kind of war would be coming, what kind of scale it would be on and nervous about their loved ones going off […]
There’s not many photos existing of the former Broadway cinema in Blantyre. However, Cath McInally shared these photos of her Dad, Bobby Campbell. Bobby was the projectionist at the Broadway for over 25 years and pictured there.
This photo dates from 1963 and features Glasgow Road looking east towards Hamilton. On the left Station Road leads off at the junction. The Broadway Cinema is on the corner. The canopies to the left are Collins the Baker and Birrels Sweet Shop. Whats your memories of this location including the shops beyond. Mauchlines? Vinces? […]
The Blantyre Picture Theatre was constructed in 1913 on Glasgow Road near the corner of Alpine Street. It was the first cinema in the area to show reels of film and proved an instant hit with the entire population, young and old alike. Built by EH Bostok, It proved an important local role in the […]
Blantyre’s residents were excited and thrilled when it was announced in 1939 that the Blantyre Picture House Company were going to build a “state of the art” cinema on Glasgow Road. The Broadway Cinema was to be located on spare ground at the corner of Station Road and Glasgow Road at the junction. Construction took place […]