Postcard of Capitol Theatre

Title
Postcard of Capitol Theatre
Year/Period
1970s
Region
Singapore
Dimension
Object size: 8.8 x 13.9 cm
Accession No.
2014-00413

The Capitol Theatre was built in 1929 at the junction of Stamford Road and North Bridge Road. It was one of the few air-conditioned theatres in Singapore in its early days and served as a theatre until it was acquired by the Shaw Organisation in 1946 and converted into the Capitol Cinema.