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    Vul. Dudaieva, 8 – former cinema (no longer in operation) ID: 1768

    The "Teatr Swietlny Sokola Macierzy" cinema operated within the building of the Polish "Sokół" Sports and Gymnastics Society at what is now vul. Dzh. Dudaieva 8 between 1913 and 1939. All proceeds from its activities were dedicated to the needs of the society.

    Story

    Founded in Lviv in 1867, the "Sokół" society was a center for the gymnastics, sports, and patriotic education of the Polish population.

    The society's own building at ul. Zimorowicza 8 (now vul. Dzh. Dudaieva) was constructed in 1884 according to a design by architect Władysław Halicki. This was achieved through the support and personal financial assistance of Jan Dobrzański, who served as the society's president for many years (1871–1886). To expand the premises, an adjacent urban site at ul. Sokoła 7 (now vul. Kovzhuna) was purchased in 1898. Architect Alfred Kamienobrodzki carried out the reconstruction and merged this building with the "Sokół" headquarters.

    The “Teatr Swietlny Sokola Macierzy” opened in September 1913. Screenings typically began at 4:00 PM, and on Sundays and holidays, they could run until 11:00 PM. All profits from the cinema were allocated to the "Sokół" society. It is likely that the cinema did not play a significant role in the city's cultural life, as there were no mentions of it in contemporary guidebooks or the press.

    In 1939, the "Sokół" society was disbanded by the Soviet authorities, and the cinema ceased to exist.

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      The premises occupy a corner of a residential building located where Dudaev intersects Kovzhun Street, and consists of two structures: the original edifice designed and built in 1884 by Alfred Kamienobrodzki and WładysławHalicki, and the addition, built in 1906 and designed by Kamienobrodzki. Until 1939, the buildings belonged to the Sokil Gymnastics Society. After 1945, it was transferred to the ownership of The Lviv State Institute (currently, University) of Physical Culture.

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      Vul. Dudaieva, 8 – Lviv State University of Physical Education building

    People

    Alfred Kamienobrodzki –– the architect who merged the "Sokół" building with the structure on the adjacent urban site (formerly ul. Sokoła 7, now vul. Kovzhuna).
    Władysław Halicki –– the architect who created the 1884 design for the "Sokół" society building at ul. Zimorowicza 8 (now vul. Dzh. Dudaieva).
    Jan Dobrzański –– longtime president of the "Sokół" society (1871–1886).

    Sources

    1. Barbara Gierszewska, Kino i film we Lwowie do 1939 roku (Kielce: Wydawnictwo Akademii Świętokrzyskiej, 2006), 428.
    2. Борис Мельник, Довідник перейменувань вулиць і площ Львова. ХІІІ–ХХ століття (Львів: Світ, 2001), 126.
    3. Енциклопедія українознавства (Париж, Нью-Йорк: Молоде Життя, 1954–1989).
    4. Ірина Котлобулатова, Кінотеатр, Енциклопедія Львова, Т. 3(Львів: Літопис, 2010), 216-221.

    Citation

    Pavlo Kucherskyi, Oksana Lepak. "Vul. Dudaieva, 8 – former cinema (no longer in operation)".Lviv Interactive (Center for Urban History). URL: https://lia.lvivcenter.org/en/objects/dudaieva-8-f-cinema/

    Author(s): Pavlo Kucherskyi, Oksana Lepak

    Editor(s): Oksana Dudko

    Language editor: Uliana Holovata