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Hippodrome Theatre

1908-1959

Oil painting of the Princess cinema/theatre entrance on a city street. The cream-coloured façade features a large arched sign reading “PRINCESS,” ornate decorative details, poster boards, and a small fenced forecourt. Surrounding tenement buildings, rooftops, and chimneys form the backdrop, while a few small figures stand near the entrance. The scene is rendered in soft muted colours with visible brushstrokes.
William Johnston, Princess Cinema, Hawkhill, Dundee, c.1950s. University of Dundee Museums
Map showing location of Picture House (Hippodrome), 1921
Detail. Location of Hippodrome Picture Theatre, Hawkhill. Forfarshire LIV.9. Revised: 1921, Published: 1922. 64.4 cm x 96.6 cm. Reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland

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Music Hall · Theatre · Cinema

160 Hawkhill Road

Location details

Other names
The New Hippodrome / The Princess Theatre / Princess Cinema
Opened
- 1908
Closed
- 1959
Present status
Demolished
Arthur Lloyd: Music Hall & Theatre Site Cinema Treasures Norman Moore: Dundee in the 1950s & 1960s Scottish Cinemas & Theatres Princess Cinema, Hawkhill, Dundee. William Johnston (d.1967)

The history of this location

Located on the site that is now home to the University of Dundee’s School of Life Sciences.

Hippodrome Theatre

160 Hawkhill Road

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