'I'm still standing'

This cinema originally opened as the 'Empress Electric Theatre' in 1910. Situated on Upper Street in the London Borough of Islington, the 'Screen on the Green', as it is known today, is one of the few cinemas still standing in the Islington - a borough which has been home to more than 45 cinemas since 1900.

Cinemas, beautiful forgotten cinemas...

 

I am currently working on a project about Islington's forgotten cinemas and its early cinematic history. These photographs are of the Carlton cinema on Essex Road. The Carlton originally opened in 1930 and operated as a cinema until 1972, then becoming a bingo hall for a number of years. It is now completely closed up awaits another life. 

The Carlton in 1963, when it was known as the ABC.