Editing Wembley (section)

===Empire Exhibition and the Stadium===
[[File:GB British Empire Exhibition Postage Stamps.jpg|thumb|left|British Empire Exhibition postage stamps]]
What had been Wembley Park hosted the [[British Empire Exhibition]]<ref>[http://disused-rlys.fotopic.net/p49262227.html Photograph of exhibition site]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>[http://disused-rlys.fotopic.net/p49002875.html Map of exhibition site]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040905/spectrum/art.htm Sunday Tribune of India (newspaper)] Article on exhibition (2004)</ref> of 1924–1925.<ref>[http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=75167 British Pathe (agency)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611090756/http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=75167 |date=11 June 2011 }} Film of British Empire Exhibition, reel one</ref><ref>[http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=75168 British Pathe (agency)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611090732/http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=75168 |date=11 June 2011 }} Film of British Empire Exhibition, reel two</ref><ref>[http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=75169 British Pathe (agency)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611090812/http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=75169 |date=11 June 2011 }} Film of British Empire Exhibition, reel three</ref><ref>[http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=75170 British Pathe (agency)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611090829/http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=75170 |date=11 June 2011 }} Film of British Empire Exhibition, reel four</ref> Until the 2000s, remnants of the many [[reinforced concrete]] buildings, including the [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|original Wembley Stadium]], remained, but nearly all have now been removed, to make way for redevelopment.

Most of the rest of Wembley's housing consists of inter-war semi-detached houses and terraces and of modern apartment blocks, with a significant minority of detached houses.

Expansion in the town centre continued. In 1929 the Majestic Theatre was opened, later becoming [[Odeon Cinemas|Odeon]] Wembley cinema. It closed in 1961 and was demolished, replaced by a [[C&A]] store (today a [[Wilko (retailer)|Wilko]] store).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/13739|title=Odeon Wembley in Wembley, GB - Cinema Treasures|website=cinematreasures.org}}</ref> Another cinema in the town was an ABC cinema originally opened as The Regal in 1937, on Ealing Road, which operated until 1976. After this it operated for some years as an independent cinema showcasing [[Bollywood]] films. The building was demolished in 1987.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/23644|title=ABC Wembley in Wembley, GB - Cinema Treasures|website=cinematreasures.org}}</ref>