{"id":4698,"date":"2011-07-13T11:30:03","date_gmt":"2011-07-13T10:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=4698"},"modified":"2011-07-13T11:26:15","modified_gmt":"2011-07-13T10:26:15","slug":"a-look-inside-the-electric-brixton-formerly-the-brixton-fridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/a-look-inside-the-electric-brixton-formerly-the-brixton-fridge\/","title":{"rendered":"A look inside the Electric Brixton, formerly the Brixton Fridge"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A much loved south London venue is set to\u00a0reopen\u00a0this autumn, with the old Brixton Fridge being relaunched as the\u00a0Electric Brixton.<\/p>\n

With work\u00a0underway\u00a0to restore the fine Edwardian interior – and add some modern touches – the Electric will offer a capacity of 1,700 people for club events and 1,500 for live shows.<\/p>\n

On Thursday 22nd September, there’ll be an invite-only industry launch followed by a series of public launch events.<\/p>\n

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Designed in the Edwardian neo-classical and Baroque style by\u00a0Gilbert Booth, the building opened as the Palladium Picture Playhouse on 20th March 1913.<\/p>\n

Surviving as a cinema for nearly 70 years before closure in March 1981, the building went through several names, changing from the Palladium, to the Regal in 1956 (-1963), the ABC 1963-1977, the ACE 1977-1984 and the Fridge 1985-2011.<\/p>\n

A rather brutal remodelling in 1955 saw the classical frontage being replaced with the austere post-war modernist\u00a0fa\u00e7ade\u00a0that\u00a0remains\u00a0today (but the skanky old fridges that were stuck on the\u00a0front\u00a0have now been removed).<\/p>\n

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Refurbishment work underway inside, with the old none-more-black<\/em>\u00a0of the Fridge being replaced by a jauntier gold and blue colour scheme. I think it looks rather splendid.<\/p>\n

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Looking towards the stage.<\/p>\n

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The old boxes overlooking the stage will be restored.<\/p>\n

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Old cinema\u00a0equipment.<\/p>\n

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View from a box seat.<\/p>\n

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Stage view.<\/p>\n

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First floor view.<\/p>\n

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Ornate Baroque detail.<\/p>\n

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Old lighting equipment.<\/p>\n

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Read more about the history of the Electric\/Fridge below:<\/p>\n

Fridge history in photos<\/strong><\/a>
\nPalladium Cinema\/Fridge (1915)<\/strong><\/a>
\nPalladium Cinema\/Fridge (1945)<\/strong><\/a>
\nBrixton Ace flyer (1983)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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