fleapit
Run-down movie theater
A fleapit is a rundown, shabby movie theater or other entertainment venue, suggesting a place so decrepit it might be infested with fleas.
The term is used mainly in British English and carries affectionate contempt—people might fondly recall the fleapit where they watched films as children while acknowledging its seediness.
We caught the late show at that old fleapit on the corner.
The word can extend to any dilapidated building or cheap accommodation.
Ruined through neglect
- run-downDeteriorated from neglect
- crumblingBreaking down gradually
- decayingUndergoing organic breakdown
- decrepitWorn by age
ramshackle · derelict · shabby · worn · tattered · tumbledown · rickety · disrepair
Coated in stubborn dirt
- mustyStale from dampness
- dingyDiscolored from grime
- filthyThoroughly unclean
- dustyCoated with fine particles
sooty · moldy · stained · cobwebbed · murky · dank · stuffy · foul
dilapidated
Ruined through neglect
- run-downDeteriorated from neglect
- crumblingBreaking down gradually
- decayingUndergoing organic breakdown
decrepit · ramshackle · derelict · shabby · worn · tattered · tumbledown · rickety · disrepair · neglected
grimy
Coated in stubborn dirt
dusty · sooty · moldy · stained · cobwebbed · murky · dank · stuffy · foul · unsanitary
grindhouse
Low-budget film theater
- matineeDaytime theatrical performance
- projectorLight-casting display device
- reelsCylindrical winding devices
screen · marquee · usherette · balcony · stalls · intermission · B-movie · popcorn
vintage
Quality from past eras
old-time · talkies · black-and-white · 35mm · drive-in · newsreel · heyday
- cinemasmovie theater, cinema, movie house, picture house, multiplex