Edinburgh retro: 16 old Edinburgh cinemas shut down or demolished over the decades

These days, there are less than a dozen cinemas in Edinburgh – but between 1820 and 1963 there was reportedly more than 120 picture houses across the city.

The majority of them opened in 1913, which something of a boom year for cinema. Sadly, most of those magical movie theatres have long since been demolished, with many of them making way for luxury flats.

Scroll through our picture gallery to see 16 lost Edinburgh cinemas which many locals still recall fondly.

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