El Dorado Abu Dhabi Shuts Down

1. After nearly half a century, El Dorado cinema shut its doors and switched off the pink and blue neon lights that have brightened Electra street for decades
2. El Dorado would have celebrated its 47th anniversary on 22nd November 2017
3. The last show at El Dorado, the Malayalam blockbuster Villain, played on 4th November at 10:30 PM
4. At the time of closing, El Dorado’s staff were reduced to six, all of whom will be returning to their home country and pursue local occupations

5. El Dorado was the first indoor cinema in the capital city of Abu Dhabi, opened on 22nd November 1970
6. The first movie ever screened at El Dorado was Patton, the 1970 Academy Award winning film about the American World War Two General
7. El Dorado cinema was started by Atef Karam, supported by his father and air conditioning engineer Ferdinand Lama
8. El Dorado was named after the newest cinema then on Beirut’s Hamra street, which stood alongside the Piccadilly, the Versailles and the Saroulla
9. El Dorado Cinema was located on Electra Street in downtown Abu Dhabi, housing two screens

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