The Owl at the top of frontal of the Gdynia cinema in Lodz, Poland. Previously named as Odeon built in 1908 at Tuwima Street (formerly Przejazd Street), the cinema used to be one of the most luxurious cinemas in Lodz. In 1929 the cinema was named Gdynia (after the one of the most modern Polish cities built entirely by the Polish hands from the small village, known also as Gdingen or Gottenhaffen). In 1935 the cinema was renamed to Metro. That name survived till 1945 when the old name - Gdynia - was brought back. In the communist time the cinema lost its splendor and luxury and became the non stop cinema (when the films were played non stop over again). The cinema bankrupted in the middle of nineteen-nineties, when many small cinemas were shot down (due to the massive popularity of VHS). The owl used to have shiny eyes (bulbs) and it was registered in the “Monster Book” - the book of the monsters of Art Novou (secession) architecture. The owl represents whole Poland. Camera: Samsung GX10
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