Rio Cinema
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The Rio Cinema is a purpose-built, single-screen, 402 seat cinema in Dalston
, London Borough of Hackney
. The building dates from 1915, has a 1930s art deco
facade and is English Heritage
Grade II listed. It offers a mix of popular mainstream films and art house releases, selling about 70,000 - 80,000 tickets every year.
Dalston
Dalston is a district of north-east London, England, located in the London Borough of Hackney. It is situated northeast of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London...
, London Borough of Hackney
London Borough of Hackney
The London Borough of Hackney is a London borough of North/North East London, and forms part of inner London. The local authority is Hackney London Borough Council....
. The building dates from 1915, has a 1930s art deco
Art Deco
Art deco , or deco, is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s, into the World War II era. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and...
facade and is English Heritage
English Heritage
English Heritage . is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport...
Grade II listed. It offers a mix of popular mainstream films and art house releases, selling about 70,000 - 80,000 tickets every year.