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King of clubs’ multi-screen cinema plan

NIGHTCLUB tycoon Stefan King wants to launch a multi-screen cinema in
Glasgow's South Side.

The businessman's G1 group is in talks over returning a building in Shawlands
to its former use as a picture house.

The site contains The Cell nightclub, which is no longer in operation. It once
housed The Elephant Cinema, which closed in 1960.

G1, which owns a string of pubs and restaurants in the city, today confirmed
it had already been granted a licence from Glasgow's licensing board for
four cinema screens, each seating around 100 people.

But a spokesman stressed discussions and plans were still at an early stage.

It says a cinema is "just one of the options" for the site in Kilmarnock Road.

The firm already runs the successful Grosvenor Cinema in Ashton Lane in
the West End.

A G1 spokesman said: "It's very early days. It's one of a number of options
we are looking at for the site.

"Obviously we have experience running a cinema and The Grosvenor has
been a fantastic success."

The White Elephant cinema, later named The Elephant, opened in 1927 and
was designed by H Barnes. It also housed a ballroom before it closed in 1960.

James H
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poodiecat · Tofu hot dog & mustard Joined: 20 Feb 2008 Posts: 436

Never been inside the Grosvenour. So what are the chances of the Elephant being restored to it's former glory, if there is any left that is?
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james73 · Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 7:35 pm Post subject:

No idea.

Some info on the old cinema here:

http://www.theglasgowstory.com/image.php?inum=TGSA00311

and here:

http://www.scottishcinemas.org.uk/glasgow/elephant.html

James H
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