The Astorian 1930 Georg Braun During the 1930s

During the 1930s

A group of skinheads walk past a group of hippies sitting on the steps of Eros in Piccadilly Circus

Drury Lane Theatre

which operated seven days a week close to Angel Tube station

Press cuttings

The Astorian 1930 Georg Braun During the 1930sThe Astorian. The Astoria cinema in Finsbury opened in August 1930. This souvenir programme issued to commemorate the opening gives details of its construction. The theatre is described as 'British To the Core; British Brains, British Money and Trade Union Conditions'. Tonnes of British steel were used in its construction and the directors specified the employment of British workers according to strict trade union conditions. The central pages include