The Capital Theatre Building, Aberdeen. December 2008

[Gorecki]

The Capitol Cinema opened in February 1933, on the site of the earlier Electric Cinema, seating 2,100 to the plans of architects AGR Mackenzie and Clement George.



The Capitol closed for regular film showings in the 1960s, but it was used also for occasional rock concerts until the late 1990s; it was largely moth-balled since 1998, except for the use of the restaurant as a bar called "Oscars". The B-listed Art deco interior was extremely well preserved at this point.

Sadly permission was granted in 2002/3 for conversion to nightclubs, which saw the auditorium split horizontally to form two large bar/clubs, and the rear stage wall cut open to create a large glass wall and additional entrances. The original restaurant is now out of use. Plans to restore and return the Compton to the building have yet to take place.

First photos are of Oscars bar, which was the original art deco restaurant.
It's mostly used as storage now, heaps of promotional crap lying about from the nightclub.





You can still see the original art deco lights here ::







Old photos of the foyer ::









Jumpin Jaks became the upstairs part of the theatre and closed in November 2008.
Chicago rock downstairs is still open at the moment, but it's super girm!

























Hello =]



Looking out on to Union Street, the main street in Aberdeen::