Pl. Dvirtseva, 1 – cinema (no longer in operation)

Pl. Dvirtseva, 1 – cinema (no longer in operation) ID: 1922

The "Vokzal" cinema operated from 1951 to 1989 on the second floor of the Lviv-Pasazhyrskyi railway station building. It was a small-scale venue.

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The "Vokzal" cinema operated from 1951 to 1989 on the second floor of the Lviv-Pasazhyrskyi railway station. It was a small cinema; in 1951, it had a seating capacity of 144 and averaged 4.8 screenings per day. By 1966, the capacity had increased to 183 seats, with approximately seven screenings held daily. That same year, the cinema was closed for 27 days for renovations, yet it still managed to fulfill its annual performance targets. In 1989, the cinema recorded 110,717 visitors. No further mentions of the cinema appear in documentation after 1989.

Related buildings and spaces

  • Pl. Dvirtseva, 1 – central railway station

    Lviv Central Railway Station building (1901–1904, architect Władysław Sadłowski — general design; Alfred Zachariewicz and Tadeusz Obmiński — interiors; engineering group led by Ludwik Wierzbicki — structural engineering; 1921–1922 — addition of the second floor; 1946–1951 — reconstruction with interior renovation). The architectural style is Secessionist with Neorenaissance elements. The train shed was designed by a group of railway engineers led by L. Wierzbicki; in 1946 — reconstructed; 2000–2001 — restored). The Lviv main station complex stands as a prime example of a monumental architectural structure designed at the turn of the twentieth century.

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  • Pl. Dvirtseva, 1 – central railway station

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Sources

  1. ДАЛО. – Ф. Р-1339, оп. 1, спр. 32.
  2. ДАЛО. – Ф. Р-1339, оп. 1, спр. 99.
  3. ДАЛО. – Ф. Р-1339, оп. 1, спр. 603.
  4. ДАЛО. – Ф. Р-1339, оп. 1, спр. 623.
  5. Львов: Атлас туриста. – Москва, 1989.
  6. Львовская Правда, 1955. – № 111 (2826). – 12 мая.

Citation

Pavlo Kucherskyi, Oksana Lepak. "Pl. Dvirtseva, 1 – cinema (no longer in operation)". Lviv Interactive (Center for Urban History). URL: https://lia.lvivcenter.org/en/objects/dvirtseva-f-cinema/

Author(s): Pavlo Kucherskyi, Oksana Lepak

Language editor: Uliana Holovata