I loved a day at the cinema complete with popcorn, ice cream and the works.
But I love this gallery of nostalgic pictures from Getty Images even more, showing the pictures at the Odeon, Manors, Tyneside Cinema, Manors and more.
Join me for a movie journey as we travel from 1933 to 1996.
5. The Lyric
The Lyric cinema on Stephenson Road in Heaton was in the picture in 1936. | Newcastle Libraries
6. Nostalgia in the Essoldo
A 1938 photograph inside the Essoldo cinema on Westgate Road. The view is of part of the stalls, the proscenium and the Lafleur organ. | Newcastle Libraries
7. Music at the Tatler
A pianist entertaining diners in the Tatler cinema cafe in Northumberland Street Newcastle. The photo was taken around1943/44. | Newcastle Libraries
8. Monstrous queues in 1945
A view of the queue to see 'The Monster Maker' at the Stoll cinema Westgate Road in 1945. | Newcastle Libraries