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Car Park (Kuala Lumpur) | parking

Malaysia / Kuala Lumpur / Kuala Lumpur
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Situated at the junction of Jalan Bukit Bintang and Jalan Pudu. This was the location of two, then famous, cinemas - Pavilion (1935 - 1996) and Cathay (1958 - 1997). Back in the "old days", cinemas were one giant hall and showed only one movie every day until its "season" ended, after which another movie would run until its popularity waned. A movie's success was rated by how long its run lasted.

The home video phenomenon swept through the country in the early 1980s and practically wiped out the cinema business. A family could rent a movie at a fraction of the cost and enjoy reruns from the comfort of home. After all, home videos today are more affordable, have higher quality (and bonus features even); television sets have grown much bigger; LCD projectors have become more affordable; and home entertainment systems can create cinema-like sound quality. Today, the two cinemas are no more. Both have since been demolished and in its place are this car park.
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Coordinates:   3°8'39"N   101°42'25"E
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