Cinema Palace

Cinema Palace was a cinema located at Grote Houtstraat 111-113 in Haarlem, Netherlands. It opened on 5 January 1915, making it one of the oldest cinemas in the Netherlands. The venue operated for nearly a century before closing permanently on 15 January 2011, following a sold-out farewell party in 1920s/1930s style. The cinema had only one auditorium, but with 550 seats it was the largest film hall in the city. Part of the seating was on a balcony, divided into regular balcony seats and loges. These loges were equipped with loveseats and extra legroom. The limited number of screens affected programming: typically one children's film screened on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday afternoons, while evenings featured one evening film, usually the films attracting the most visitors at the time. The cinema was long owned by Minerva Bioscopen. After closing, its activities continued at the Raaks location. Emmes Group, the new owner of the building since 2009, renovated the property and developed it into a 1,400 m² retail space. The facade of the building, a municipal monument, was restored to its authentic appearance. The cinema hall remained intact with an added floor. During World War II, under Nazi German occupation, the cinema was closed. Over the years, several recordings were made at Cinema Palace, including for the film adaptation of Afblijven, based on a book by Carry Slee.

Cinema Palace opened on 5 January 1915 at Grote Houtstraat 111-113 in Haarlem, Netherlands, making it one of the oldest cinemas in the country. The venue featured a single auditorium with 550 seats, the largest film hall in the city. Part of the seating was on a balcony, divided into regular balcony seats and loges; the loges had loveseats and extra legroom. Due to having only one screen, programming typically consisted of one children's film on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday afternoons, and one evening film in the evenings, usually the most popular films of the moment. The cinema was long owned by Minerva Bioscopen. During World War II, under Nazi German occupation, it was closed. Over the years, several recordings took place at Cinema Palace, including for the film adaptation of Afblijven, based on a book by Carry Slee. On 15 January 2011, Cinema Palace closed permanently after a sold-out farewell party in 1920s/1930s style. Its activities continued at the Raaks location. Emmes Group, the new owner of the building since 2009, renovated the property and developed it into a 1,400 m² retail space. The facade, a municipal monument, was restored to its authentic appearance, and the cinema hall remained intact with an added floor.

• Cinema Palace opens at Grote Houtstraat 111-113 in Haarlem.

• Cinema Palace closes permanently after a sold-out farewell party.

One of the oldest cinemas in the Netherlands, known for its large single auditorium and historic municipal monument building.

• Single-screen cinema with 550 seats

  Largest film hall in Haarlem, with balcony and loges.

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