Datong Theater

Former theater in Taitung City, Taitung County, Taiwan

Datong Theater

大同戲院

Location| Taitung City, Taitung County, Taiwan
Coordinates| 22°45′13.9″N 121°9′22.4″E﻿ / ﻿22.753861°N 121.156222°E﻿ / 22.753861; 121.156222
Type| former theater
Construction
Opened| 1956
Demolished| 2009

The Datong Theater (traditional Chinese: 大同戲院; simplified Chinese: 大同戏院; pinyin: Dàtóng Xìyuàn) is a former movie theater in Datong Borough, Taitung City, Taitung County, Taiwan.

## History

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The theater was opened in 1956 and became the entertainment center for the residents in the 1960s and 1970s. In the 1980s when televisions gained popularity among Taiwanese, many movie theaters closed down but Datong Theater remained in the business. However, fire destroyed the building on 17 August 2009 and subsequently the theater was closed.[1] In 2018, the building was marked for demolition by Taitung County Government because of the danger it posed despite some opposition from local residents. Demolition works started on 2 December 2020.[2]

## See also

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* Cinema of Taiwan

## References

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1. ^ Robbins, Cheryl (26 June 2014). "The historic side of Taitung City". Retrieved 16 June 2017.
2. ^ Lu, Tyson; Chung, Yu-chen (12 December 2020). "Last traditional movie theater in Taitung partially demolished". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 14 December 2020.

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