origonal name of Cameo cinema

bilser

Hi,can anybody tell me the origonal name of the Cameo Cinema which was located near Collins Barracks Cork?

twowheelsonly

Can never remember it being called anything other that the Cameo but check the library for "The Golden Age of Cork Cinemas" By John McSweeney. Rose Arch Publications. Cork, 2003

johnayo

My 88 year old mother in law says it was called the Military. Though this may have been a nickname at some point.

bilser

Does the name the " Gaeity " ring a bell with anybody as the origonal name of the Cameo.I have just been speaking with a man who lived near Collins Barracks many years ago. --- I think I've nailed it.

evilivor

bilser wrote: »

Does the name the " Gaeity " ring a bell with anybody as the origonal name of the Cameo.I have just been speaking with a man who lived near Collins Barracks many years ago. --- I think I've nailed it.

Heard of the Lido, the Coliseum, Assembs, the Lee, the Ritz, The Palace, and the Cameo - never the Gaeity.

Golfer50

Bellevue !!! That's probably the building location, not just the movies

Page 8. http://www.ucc.ie/research/nfp/archive/archive8.PDF

evilivor

Golfer50 wrote: »

Bellevue !!! That's probably the building location, not just the movies

Page 8. http://www.ucc.ie/research/nfp/archive/archive8.PDF

Well done you.

Name: CHILLINGWORTH & LEVIE
Building: CO. CORK, CORK, MILITARY ROAD, BELLEVUE CINEMA
Date: 1919-1920
Nature: Builder: J. Kearns & Son. Decoration by J.O'Connell, Cork
Refs: IB 61, 19 Apr 1919, 191; 62, 25 Sep 1920, 617

http://www.dia.ie/works/view/3883/building/CO.+CORK,+CORK,+MILITARY+ROAD,+BELLEVUE+CINEMA

McKennsy

Im a bit late to this thread I know but I asked my mother who has lived in the area for her entire life and she said it was a cinema called The Bellevue, then it changed to a "dance hall" called the Gaiety, and then it changed back to a cinema and was called The Cameo. i remember seeing many a film there on a Saturday morning. Once the main screen was broken so he brought in a projector type screen, about 8 by 10. The next week that was broken and he had a television. He was in the process of remodeling the place and there was scaffolding everywhere so out of the 100+ kids who were there I'd say only 5 bothered to watch the film and everyone else was climbing the scaffolding

aujopimur

Seamus Quinn the owner, refubished the Cameo with seating that could relocated in order to use it as a dancehall.
He was away ahead of his time with regard to cinema deseigne, unfortunatly he was forced out of buisineess by the the big owner/distributers and it closed together with Ritz (renamed The Kino) in Washinton St. which he owned as well
There's a very interesting book on Cork cinemas in the City Library.

evilivor

aujopimur wrote: »

Seamus Quinn the owner, refubished the Cameo with seating that could relocated in order to use it as a dancehall.
He was away ahead of his time with regard to cinema deseigne, unfortunatly he was forced out of buisineess by the the big owner/distributers and it closed together with Ritz (renamed The Kino) in Washinton St. which he owned as well
There's a very interesting book on Cork cinemas in the City Library.

The Ritz became the Classic afaik and was where Long Island is now.

Kino used to be a pool hall.

funnights74

evilivor wrote: »

The Ritz became the Classic afaik and was where Long Island is now.

Kino used to be a pool hall.

Shame about the Kino, when it closed a few years ago there was a bit of a campaign to help it out but nothing came of it. Badly missed imo, it showed some great indie movies.

aujopimur

evilivor wrote: »

The Ritz became the Classic afaik and was where Long Island is now.
Correct, in the back of my mind I knew it was called something else between The Ritz and the Kino.