Kino Bałtyk, Movie theater in central Poznań, Poland.
Kino Bałtyk is a movie theater in central Poznań featuring two wings with a central cinema hall accommodating around 1000 viewers. The building also contained a restaurant, bookstore, and residential apartments, making it a multi-purpose entertainment and commercial center.
The building was erected in 1928–1929 for the Powszechna Wystawa Krajowa (General National Exhibition) in Poznań, designed by Sylwester Pajzderski for the Towarzystwo Czytelni Ludowych. The cinema opened on 8 July 1929 as Kino Stylowe, was renamed Kino Oświatowe in 1933, closed during 1939–1945, and reopened on 5 October 1945 as Kino Bałtyk. Its last screening, of Cinema Paradiso, took place on 19 July 2002.
The cinema's name changed with its role: it opened in 1929 as Kino Stylowe, became Kino Oświatowe in 1933, and took the name Bałtyk when it reopened on 5 October 1945. Its entrance was on Roosevelta Street, while viewers left the hall onto Zwierzyniecka Street. Major premieres were held here for years with filmmakers present.
The location in central Poznań makes it easy to reach by public transport or on foot. The former facilities like the restaurant and bookstore offered visitors additional options around their cinema visit.
From the 1960s to the 1990s, a neon on the north wall showed figures of a Native American, a cowboy, a musician and a cosmonaut, designed by Antoni Rzyski and Mieczysław Skrobacki. A rooftop neon first read "Pollena Uroda", later "Kino Bałtyk". The building was demolished from November 2003; tram and bus stops on Bukowska Street still bear the name "Bałtyk".
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