Aftonstjärnan, Historic theatre and people's house in Lindholmen, Sweden.
Aftonstjärnan is a theater and cinema building located on Hisingen island north of the Göta Älv river in Gothenburg. The structure combines two functions: screening rooms for film showings and stages for live performances by musicians, comedians, and actors.
The temperance club Aftonstjärnan built a single-storey meeting hall on the site in 1892; it burned down in June 1902. The present house was inaugurated on 1 March 1903 as a folkets hus. From 1915 the A-salen was rented out for film screenings, making it the oldest building in Gothenburg still used for cinema.
The name comes from the independent temperance club Aftonstjärnan, which built the house as a meeting place. From 1996 to 2004 the actor Kent Andersson staged his annually newly written revues here, and the reopening film in 1994 was Cinema Paradiso.
The building stands at the corner of Gjutaregatan and Plåtslagaregatan in Lindholmen on Hisingen, with the association rooms facing Gjutaregatan. The premises were made accessible for people with disabilities during the 2000s. The property is registered as Lindholmen 735:345.
The building holds official status as an individual listed structure, highlighting its architectural importance. What makes it notable is that it has maintained its original purpose as a public meeting place for over a century.
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