The cinema has been showing the latest films to movie fans for the last 84 years but welcomed its final customers through the doors on Thursday (June 30) evening.
It was first opened in December 1938 as The Regal cinema at a cost of £50,000 and ran as the ABC, the Canon and MGM before being taken over by Odeon.
Now The Northern Echo has taken a look through the archives at the iconic venue over the years.
See our pictures below:
![The Northern Echo: The then-refurbished Odeon cinema in 2002. Picture: STUART BOULTON]( "The Northern Echo: The then-refurbished Odeon cinema in 2002. Picture: STUART BOULTON")
The then-refurbished Odeon cinema in 2002. Picture: STUART BOULTON
![The Northern Echo: In December 2002 The Echo met Projectionist Stan Glendenning who had shown more than 5,000 films during his 25 years at the cinema. Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT]( "The Northern Echo: In December 2002 The Echo met Projectionist Stan Glendenning who had shown more than 5,000 films during his 25 years at the cinema. Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT")
In December 2002 The Echo met Projectionist Stan Glendenning who had shown more than 5,000 films during his 25 years at the cinema. Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT
![The Northern Echo: Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT]( "The Northern Echo: Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT")
Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT
![The Northern Echo: 2002: Assistant manager Karl Pharoah puts up backlit posters for the new Harry Potter film The Chamber of Secrets. Picture: ANDY LAMB]( "The Northern Echo: 2002: Assistant manager Karl Pharoah puts up backlit posters for the new Harry Potter film The Chamber of Secrets. Picture: ANDY LAMB")
2002: Assistant manager Karl Pharoah puts up backlit posters for the new Harry Potter film The Chamber of Secrets. Picture: ANDY LAMB
![The Northern Echo: July 2007: Falconer Emily Albury with Hedwig the owl at The Odeon Cinema ahead of the release of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Picture: RICHARD DOUGHTY]( "The Northern Echo: July 2007: Falconer Emily Albury with Hedwig the owl at The Odeon Cinema ahead of the release of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Picture: RICHARD DOUGHTY")
July 2007: Falconer Emily Albury with Hedwig the owl at The Odeon Cinema ahead of the release of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Picture: RICHARD DOUGHTY
![The Northern Echo: The cinema in August 2007. Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT]( "The Northern Echo: The cinema in August 2007. Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT")
The cinema in August 2007. Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT
![The Northern Echo: May 2008: Cinema manager Alec Knight among the posters and memorabilia the cinema was auctioning off for the NSPCC. Picture: CHRIS BOOTH]( "The Northern Echo: May 2008: Cinema manager Alec Knight among the posters and memorabilia the cinema was auctioning off for the NSPCC. Picture: CHRIS BOOTH")
May 2008: Cinema manager Alec Knight among the posters and memorabilia the cinema was auctioning off for the NSPCC. Picture: CHRIS BOOTH
![The Northern Echo: Schoolchildren meet the MegaMotion mascots at the launch event at the Odeon Cinema. With them are presenter David Cooper from Histrionics (acting group), centre and Coun David Lyonette, back, cabinet member for transport, Darlington Council. Picture: ANDY LAMB]( "The Northern Echo: Schoolchildren meet the MegaMotion mascots at the launch event at the Odeon Cinema. With them are presenter David Cooper from Histrionics (acting group), centre and Coun David Lyonette, back, cabinet member for transport, Darlington Council. Picture: ANDY LAMB")
Schoolchildren meet the MegaMotion mascots at the launch event at the Odeon Cinema. With them are presenter David Cooper from Histrionics (acting group), centre and Coun David Lyonette, back, cabinet member for transport, Darlington Council. Picture: ANDY LAMB
![The Northern Echo: The cinema in 2017. Picture: CHRIS BOOTH]( "The Northern Echo: The cinema in 2017. Picture: CHRIS BOOTH")
The cinema in 2017. Picture: CHRIS BOOTH
![The Northern Echo: The cinema today. Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT]( "The Northern Echo: The cinema today. Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT")
The cinema today. Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT
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