© 2011 Ossip van Duivenbode
CINEMA CITYTHEATER
J. WILS, 1934-1935
Kleine Gartmanplantsoen 13, Amsterdam
ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
Jan Wils
RENOVATOR:
Rappange & Partners
BUILDING TYPE:
Cinemas and theatres
ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
Jan Wils
RENOVATOR:
Rappange & Partners
BUILDING TYPE:
Cinemas and theatres
PUBLICATIONS:
Bouwkundig Weekblad 1936 p. 165; Het Bouwbedrijf 1936 p. 63; H. van Bergeijk - Jan Wils. De Stijl en verder, 2007
This cinema was erected in a remarkably short time. It consists of a foyer/waiting room on the ground floor with below it a cellar for the services and above it the auditorium, which faces along the diagonal of the square plan. The presence of a fly tower and an orchestra pit insisted on by the proprietors reveals some uncertainty on their part as to the future of the cinema in general. The facade shows that the architect knew better.