The cinema, once run by Kumpulan Pawagam Iswaria Sdn Bhd, used to feature Malay and Tamil movies. — Filepic
ODEON Cinema, one of the few remaining Art Deco-style buildings in Kuala Lumpur, will soon make way for a multi-storey retail and service apartment project.
It is learned that Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) has approved in principle for the project to go ahead and that the development order is in the process of being issued.
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The cinema, once run by Kumpulan Pawagam Iswaria Sdn Bhd, used to feature Malay and Tamil movies. — Filepic
Badan Warisan Malaysia president Elizabeth Cardosa
Watch this space: The Odeon Cinema building, on the corner of Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman and Jalan Dang Wangi, is one of seven known buildings designed by architect A.O. Coltman during his time in Malaya. — ART CHEN/The Star
A photograph of Odeon Cinema in 1991.
The cinema building today will soon make way for a multi-storey retail and service apartment project. — Photos: ART CHEN/The Star
The only sign left to indicate this used to be a cinema is an aged bunting on the building.
Since the Odeon Cinema ceased operations in 2015, businesses like these selling electronics and clothing have been operating here.
(from right) Badan Warisan Malaysia president Elizabeth Cardosa and University of Malaya senior lecturer in architecture Helena Aman Hashim delivering the talk entitled ‘Shared Spaces: New Buildings in Historic Settings’ at Badan Warisan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.
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