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Kings Cinema

Kings Cinema Blue Plaque - Heritage Portal - 2012
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Established in the 1950s, Kings Cinema was for some time the busiest cinema in Alexandra and a venue for performances by local musicians. Kings Cinema was rebuilt after it was bombed by apartheid forces in 1984.

Plaque Location:
Gauteng
Johannesburg
Alexandra
Plaque Address:

48 Second Avenue, Alexandra

Plaque Category:
Apartheid
Arts and Culture
Music
Theatres
Plaque Organisation:
City of Johannesburg

Photographs of Kings Cinema (The Heritage Portal)

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