They show the beautiful exteriors and ornate interiors of the picture houses that have entertained hundreds of thousands of viewers in their time.
A few are still screening films, but many more have been demolished or converted for other uses, becoming everything from bingo halls to nightclubs.
This retro photo gallery shows cinemas as they looked between the early 1900s and the start of the new millennium.
They bring back to life a golden age for the silver screen, when cinemagoers waited eagerly for the latest blockbusters, in a time long before streaming changed the way we consume films.
Do these photos bring back any memories for you? Which lost cinema would you most like to bring back?
31. Special screening
Carl and Eve Foreman inside the Odeon cinema, Leeds, where a gala performance of 'Makenna's Gold', produced by Mr Foreman, was being shown, in May 1969 | Yorkshire Post Newspapers
32. Demolition
The Harehill's Cinema, on Roundhay Road, Leeds, is demolished in July 1968 | YPN
33. End of an era
Organist Arnold Loxam with the famous Wurlitzer organ at the Odeon Cinema, Headrow, Leeds, in July 1968. It was due to retire at the end of that month and had been bought by an organ enthusiast who wanted to preserve it in its original condition. | YPN
34. Paramount
In the operating room of the new Paramount Theatre, Leeds, where the projectors and lanterns for lighting effects are housed, in February 1932 | YPN
35. Tower
Tom Mellor, who was the projectionist at the Tower Picture House, Leeds, when it opened in 1920, prepares to witness its closure when the curtain falls in March 1985. He made a special request to the cinema's manager, Joyce Stocks, pictured with him, to be there at the end. | Yorkshire Post Newspapers
36. Essoldo
The Essoldo cinema, Regents Parade, Sowerby Bridge, pictured in February 1967 | Courier