1950s · The Odeon

A grand place to a young boy

told by Alan Hitchman · Kingstanding resident

The former Odeon on Kings Road, where Alan queued for the Saturday matinee. Photograph: Tony Hisgett, 2010 (CC BY 2.0)

Walked to the matinee from about ten years old, with his younger sister — cowboy films, cartoons, Flash Gordon serials. Remembers “a big foyer” and an organ that “popped up some weeks on the left of the screen.” A grand place to a young boy.

Gathered by the Voices of Kingstanding project and the Birmingham History Forum, and shared with thanks.

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