Built as a cinema in 1921, the theatre site operated for 93 years until its closure in 2014; a controversial meeting in January 2017 decided the building’s fate and it was demolished by August the following year.
One of the largest-capacity theatres in the UK outside of London, it attracted some of music’s biggest stars, including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Hollies at the height of their fame in the 1960s.
Take a look back at these classic photos of Scarborough’s former Futurist Theatre.
![Redevelopment was proposed for the Futurist Theatre and and King Street council offices in 2010.](https://www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjAwYzQ4NTZiLTA5ZmUtNGQ3Ni1hZmFhLTMzY2NjNzlmZDJlYjo4MWJkYWEwYy1jODRlLTQ1ZjItOWZjNy02NDBkMTQ5MDE5NDE=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
1. Fantastic Futurist
Redevelopment was proposed for the Futurist Theatre and and King Street council offices in 2010. Photo: Andrew Higgins
![Miss Scarborough contest finalists Sarah Gallagher, Jordan Mason, Abigail Halidu, Alice Czyz, Katie Hart and Elizabeth Hakings at the Futurist in 2010.](https://www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjJiMDg4ODA1LWU2MWEtNDQ5Zi05YzE3LThjNzlkZjkwNTVmNzo4YTNhZDk5MC0wMjdhLTQzM2MtODIwOC0zOTMxZjY5NmM5ZmI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
2. Fantastic Futurist
Miss Scarborough contest finalists Sarah Gallagher, Jordan Mason, Abigail Halidu, Alice Czyz, Katie Hart and Elizabeth Hakings at the Futurist in 2010. Photo: Dave Barry
![The Futurist Theatre, pictured in 2010, when its future was still in doubt.](https://www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmYyZmY4Y2Q3LWFkNDktNDAyNS1hOWQxLWZmMTNjMDNkZjA0MTo1NDVkZGFmYS0wZWM3LTQ3ZjktODU4OS0yOTcxMjU1NDJiY2M=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
3. Fantastic Futurist
The Futurist Theatre, pictured in 2010, when its future was still in doubt. Photo: Andrew Higgins
![The Hatton dancers gave two performances at the Miss Scarborough contest in 2010.](https://www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjQ1NDM0MmI0LWFiM2EtNDMwZC05YzU2LWIzYWJiYzE5MDdiYzoxYzkzNjQyNi1iZGUyLTQ5MjktODE3MC1hZjczNTUxOTVmM2Y=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
4. Fantastic Futurist
The Hatton dancers gave two performances at the Miss Scarborough contest in 2010. Photo: Dave Barry