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The original New Bedford cinema in Eglinton Street, photographed in 1924. The building had been erected as Eglinton Street United Secession Church in 1825 and was converted to a cinema in 1921. It was burned to the ground in 1932.
Owner Bernard Frutin immediately commissioned a replacement, which opened in the same year. It was sold to George Green in 1936 and continued as a cinema until it closed in 1973. It was then converted into one of Glasgow's most successful bingo clubs.
In March 2003 the building re-opened after its conversion into a live concert and dance venue, Carling Academy Glasgow. Local group Deacon Blue topped the bill on launch night. The venue has a capacity of 2,500 and hopes to attract major bands and singers to Glasgow.
Reference: Glasgow City Archives, D-CA 8/1100
Reproduced with the permission of Glasgow City Council, Libraries Information and Learning
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