Odeon Cinema, Northgate Street, Chester, Cheshire
A view of the new cinema shortly before it opened on 3 October 1936. It was built in 1936, it closed in June 2007 and was bought by Chester City Council in 2012. It reopened as the Storyhouse Theatre and Cinema in May 2017.The Odeon cinema company was founded in 1930 by Oscar Deutsch. During the 1930s, it grew to become one of the country’s major chains of cinemas. The first five Odeon cinemas opened in 1933, and by 1936 there were 142 across the country. Although each Odeon was unique, the use of a set range of architectural features meant that most of the cinemas were instantly recognisable as an 'Odeon', with their distinctive Modernist style. The slogan, ‘Oscar Deutsch Entertains Our Nation’ (ODEON) was also synonymous with the brand.
