What film did you watch at The Odeon back in the day?placeholder image
What film did you watch at The Odeon back in the day?

Odeon Cinema Leeds: Memories of a gem in the city's movie crown

It’s the city centre cinema which welcomed generations of movie-goers.

The Odeon on The Headrow will be fondly remembered by thousands of cinema buffs who enjoyed a trip to the flicks back in the day. Enjoy these photo memories, plucked from the YEP archive, charting its rise and fall in the city centre before it closed in 2001 owing to competition from local multiplexes. READ MORE: Go inside Leeds's 'secret cinema' LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia

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