Odeon
Cinema, in North Bridge Road, was designed by
the firm of architects Palmer and Turner (2)
who had
emerged from China after the First World War. The
cinema was built in 1953.(1)
Credits:
(1) Page 149, A History of Singapore Architecture - The Making of
a City by Jane Beamish & Jane Ferguson. (ISBN 9971
947 97 8)
(2)
Palmer and Turner were also the architects for the
following buildings: Bank of China, Cairnhill Plaza,
MacDonald House, Institute of Health, Rediffusion
Building, SAF NCO Club & CIS Centre, Singapore
Island Country Club (Island Location) - Page 593,
Singapore - A Guide To Buildings, Streets, Places by
Norman Edwards & Peter Keys. (ISBN 9971 65 231 5)