Yet countless movie theatres have fallen by the wayside across the city over the years. They will be remembered with fond memories by thousands of cinema-goers who enjoyed a trip to the flicks to see their favourite movies back in the day. These images are a mix from the YEP archive and others published courtesy of K S Wheelan and photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. READ MORE: Go inside Leeds's 'secret cinema' LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
7. Paramount Theatre
The Paramount was the predecessor to the Odeon in Leeds city centre. It first opened in February 1932 with Maurice Chevalier in The Smiling Lieutenant. The sparkling new picture palace delighted 1.2 million cinema-goers over its first year alone.
8. Rialto
It opened as The Picture House in April 1911 and was advertised as ‘the most luxurious cinematotgraph theatre in Yorkshire’. It became the Rialto in February 1927 and closed in March 1939. The building was purchased by M&S and was demolished to build their city centre store on the site.
9. Hillcrest Picture Lounge
The curtain first came up at Hillcrest Picture Lounge on Harehills Lane in December 1920. It closed in November 1963 with a screening of Courage of Black Beauty starring John Crawford and Mimi Gibson. Hillcrest House now site on the site.
10. Lyceum Picture House
The Lyceum Picture House in LS6 suffered from competition from the Lounge Cinema and Hyde Park Picture House, which reduced its choice of first-run films. But it held its own for many years before eventually succumbing to the lure of bingo. It closed in May 1968
11. Gaiety Kinema
The Gaiety Kinema opened in July 1921 and enjoyed a more than a four decade stint on Roundhay Road before closing in February 1958. The building was demolished and replaced by the appropriately-named Gaiety pub.
12. Malvern Picture Palace
The Malvern Picture Palace on Beeston Road welcomed movie fans for more than 60 years before closing in August 1971.