The ABC Cinema on Vicar Lane, by the junction with New York Road, will be remembered with affection by generations of silver screen aficionados. It was originally opened as the Ritz Cinema on November 19, 1934 before changing to the ABC on May 23, 1959. The cinema changed its name to the Cannon in March 1987, then to M.G.M. in 1991 with a reversal to the ABC in 1993. The curtain came down for the final time in early 2000. READ MORE: Memories of Vicar Lane Bus Station LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
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The new and improved ABC was opened by celebrated actress Beryl Reid on Saturday, April 4, 1970. | YPN Photo: YPN
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Do you remember the cinema when it was the Cannon Film Centre? Pictured in June 1987. | YPN Photo: YPN
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The ABC pictured in October 1999. The final closure was reported in your YEP as February 17, 2000, although, it said, closure had been 'on the cards' since Christmas. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
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The former ABC Cinema was looking dilapidated and in a state of disrepair when this photo was taken in May 2005. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
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ABC was celebrating its 50th anniversary in November 1984 with an open day. Hundreds of visitors enjoyed a look around the three screen cinema including the protection room. Pictured with a birthday cake, from left, are Jane Reed and her brother from Hunslet and Tracey Walker from Middleton. | YPN Photo: YPN
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