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โรงภาพยนต์ปารีส

Paris Theater

Locations

Completed in 1972, Paris Theater anchored a circular commercial complex on the northeast side of the historic city center of Bangkok. It went out of business in 2005 and the lobby was soon repurposed for use by the surrounding market vendors. Migrant workers also occupied the interior, barring access to curious explorers in the 2010s. It was finally demolished around 2023 and transformed into a parking lot.

The former Paris Theater. This wide expanse of bare concrete would have once been decorated by hand-painted movie posters.
The former Paris Theater. This wide expanse of bare concrete would have once been decorated by hand-painted movie posters.
A closer look at the round marquee sign.
A closer look at the round marquee sign.
Another look at the marquee sign and bare concrete above.
Another look at the marquee sign and bare concrete above.
Paris Theater in context. Here you can see vendors lining the road outside the old cinema.
Paris Theater in context. Here you can see vendors lining the road outside the old cinema.
Coming soon at Paris Theater.
Coming soon at Paris Theater.
The lobby has been transformed into storage for coconut vendors. There is an interesting mural against the wall but the details are difficult to discern.
The lobby has been transformed into storage for coconut vendors. There is an interesting mural against the wall but the details are difficult to discern.
A glimpse upstairs at the former theater.
A glimpse upstairs at the former theater.
Beyond this point migrant workers had taken up residence, barring access to curious explorers.
Beyond this point migrant workers had taken up residence, barring access to curious explorers.
A closer look at the vintage columns rising up from the ground floor lobby.
A closer look at the vintage columns rising up from the ground floor lobby.
The old theater was surrounded by residential unit that still exist today.
The old theater was surrounded by residential unit that still exist today.

Links

Visitation Log

Themes

Map

Note: this location has been demolished and no longer exists. Any information presented here is only for reference.

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Author

Profile photo of Alexander Synaptic, founder of Spectral Codex
Alexander Synaptic
Curator, Spectral Codex

I am a web application developer, photojournalist, urban explorer, and history enthusiast passionate about the open web and documenting my experiences on this planet. This project was founded in the early 2010s and has evolved into a sort of personal Wikipedia of places that interest me (and often the photographs I’ve taken there). I’m originally from Toronto, Canada, but spend most of my time residing in Taiwan.