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Odeon Ayr

Odeon Ayr in Scotland Lowlands, United Kingdom.

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2 h–3 h

About

Odeon Ayr is a cinema or movie theatre in Scotland Lowlands, United Kingdom. Britain's listed cinemas span Edwardian picture palaces, Art Deco super-cinemas of the 1930s, and the surviving independent neighbourhood houses.

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Odeon Records is a record label founded in 1903 by Max Straus and Heinrich Zuntz of the International Talking Machine Company in Berlin, Germany. The label's name and logo come from the Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe in Paris.

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Background

History

Straus and Zuntz bought the company from Carl Lindström that he had founded in 1897. They transformed the Lindström enterprise into a public company, the Carl Lindström A.G. and in 1903 purchased Fonotipia Records, including their Odeon-Werke International Talking Machine Company. International Talking Machine Company issued the Odeon label first in Germany in 1903 and applied for a U.S. trademark the same year. While other companies were making single-side discs, Odeon made them double-sided. Between 1910 and 1911 Odeon was acquired by Carl Lindström. Odeon became a part of the Carl Lindström Company, which also owned Beka Records, Parlophone, Fonotipia, Lyrophon, Homophon and other…

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Coordinates
55.4580, -4.6278
Established
1903

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Odeon Ayr?
Odeon Ayr is in Scottish Lowlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.4580°, -4.6278°.
When was Odeon Ayr built?
Odeon Ayr dates to 1903.