Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Cine City was a cinema in Withington, Manchester, England located at 494 Wilmslow Road, Withington, Manchester, M20 3BG. It opened in 1912 as The Scala, and was the third cinema to open in Britain. During the 1930s, cinemas became increasingly popular; The Scala was one of 109 cinemas in Manchester at its peak.The road outside was hit by a small bomb during the Second World War, but the cinema (which was showing several films at the time) survived with only minor damage. After the war, television led to a decline in cinema attendances, and by 1965, only 40 cinemas remained in Manchester. Cine City closed in July 2001, making it the third-longest running cinema in England.By 2005 the building was in a bad state of repair, and was threatened with demolition. Heritage groups succeeded in winning a stay of execution, but the cinema was demolished in spring 2008. A replacement building is planned for the site."@en }
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- Cine_City,_Withington abstract "Cine City was a cinema in Withington, Manchester, England located at 494 Wilmslow Road, Withington, Manchester, M20 3BG. It opened in 1912 as The Scala, and was the third cinema to open in Britain. During the 1930s, cinemas became increasingly popular; The Scala was one of 109 cinemas in Manchester at its peak.The road outside was hit by a small bomb during the Second World War, but the cinema (which was showing several films at the time) survived with only minor damage. After the war, television led to a decline in cinema attendances, and by 1965, only 40 cinemas remained in Manchester. Cine City closed in July 2001, making it the third-longest running cinema in England.By 2005 the building was in a bad state of repair, and was threatened with demolition. Heritage groups succeeded in winning a stay of execution, but the cinema was demolished in spring 2008. A replacement building is planned for the site.".
- Q5120646 abstract "Cine City was a cinema in Withington, Manchester, England located at 494 Wilmslow Road, Withington, Manchester, M20 3BG. It opened in 1912 as The Scala, and was the third cinema to open in Britain. During the 1930s, cinemas became increasingly popular; The Scala was one of 109 cinemas in Manchester at its peak.The road outside was hit by a small bomb during the Second World War, but the cinema (which was showing several films at the time) survived with only minor damage. After the war, television led to a decline in cinema attendances, and by 1965, only 40 cinemas remained in Manchester. Cine City closed in July 2001, making it the third-longest running cinema in England.By 2005 the building was in a bad state of repair, and was threatened with demolition. Heritage groups succeeded in winning a stay of execution, but the cinema was demolished in spring 2008. A replacement building is planned for the site.".