Birmingham Odeon

Birmingham Odeon

The Birmingham Odeon is a cinema located at 139 New Street in Birmingham, England. It originally opened in 1937 as the Paramount Theatre, featuring a seating capacity of 2,439.

The cinema received its current name in 1942 after it was purchased by Oscar Deutsch's Odeon Cinemas chain. During the 1970s and early to mid-1980s it was a very popular venue for concerts,^[1] but in 1988 the auditorium was divided into 6 screens (with two further screens installed in other parts of the building during the early 1990s), ultimately forming an eight screen multiplex with an overall seating capacity of 1,732.

The rear aspect of the building occupies a striking position overlooking the railway tracks at the southeastern approach to New Street Station, making it one of the city's most familiar landmarks.

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Coordinates: 52°28′42″N 1°53′49″W / 52.4783°N 1.8970°W / 52.4783; -1.8970