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• At 2010.01.30 00:58, CGP said:
  

  aw, i didn’t know it was gone :(
  i used to get the metro past there to whitley bay about 10 years ago and always thought it could be used for something as it was a fantastic building and handily close to a metro stop. maybe convert it to a live music venue like they did with the academy in town.

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• At 2010.01.30 02:50, Beth said:
  

  i didn’t realise it was going until one morning in november when for longwinded reasons my husband dropped me off at west jesmond metro. i was very upset.

  such a waste.

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• At 2010.01.30 04:14, Mosh said:
  

  The one and only time I went was to see Passenger 57. Only the upstairs balcony was open and the downstairs area was a complete tip. I can see why it died a death, but it’s still a shame.

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• At 2010.01.30 04:20, Mosh said:
  

  Want to see what it looks like inside (or did in Dec 2008)?

  http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=35317&highlight=newcastle

  and

  http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=35069&highlight=newcastle

  Sadly, they’ve not “done” the Odeon. Oh, I so wish I had the gumption to go in there…

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• At 2010.01.30 13:34, Daniel said:
  

  Interesting follow-up on yesterday’s pic. And a sad occasion, indeed.
  I don’t know what was wrong with my PC, Beth. It just didn’t load your site for some reason. It’s working again now. Strange.

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• At 2010.01.30 15:20, alf stone said:
  

  It is a crying shame but I think that we have to accept that purpose-built cinemas are very difficult to convert in to anything else. In one of yesterday’s comments I mentioned 14 cinemas in Gateshead and I can only think of two that survived to be put to other uses. There are some excellent photographs of old cinemas in Newcastle on this site:

  http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=982536&page=33

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• At 2010.01.30 15:58, MikeM said:
  

  Beth With reference to yesterday. We could not get in so we went to a cinema on the West rd instead. “The Graduate” and I stil havnt seen it!!!! MikeM

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• At 2010.01.31 21:43, Beth said:
  

  Thanks for the links Mosh, I’d seen them years ago but had forgotten about them. I’m glad they’re still online.

  Alf I have read two pages of that thread and I will have to stop else I will stay on the computer forever. I love Newcastle so much and love seeing the old pictures. Thanks so much.

  Thanks for the update MikeM!! I’m glad things worked out well :)

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