February 1915: Open-Air Tea Balcony, at the New King’s Cinema, Sauchiehall Street
Four lines in “Scottish Notes”, on page 89 of The Kinematograph and Lantern Weekly (page 93, in Kinematograph
Weekly, in The British Newspaper Archive) on Thursday the 18th of February, 1915, read:
“The open-air tea balcony of the New King’s Cinema, Glasgow,
overlooks Sauchiehall Street, and is unique. In fine weather
patrons can enjoy refreshments while viewing the ever-changing
panorama of rank and fashion.”
The British Newspaper Archive.
George Fairfull-Smith, June 2024.