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JOIN the Daily Echo on a trip back to 1987 with the help of these pictures. Although much has changed in the 34 years since the photographs were taken, many of the locations are instantly recognisable. Regent Centre, Christchurch The cinema first opened in 1931 and is renowned as one of the finest examples of an early 1930s picture house. The Regent opened on Boxing Day with a showing of The Taming of the Shrew starring Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks. The cinema served the community for more than forty years until July 1973, when it became the Mecca Social and Bingo Club. This, in turn, shut down in February 1982 before being restored to its former art deco style.

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