, ▁re open ed ▁in ▁a ▁limited ▁form ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁and ▁was ▁finally ▁demol ished ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Haus ▁P ots dam ▁The ▁six - store y ▁building ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁Franz ▁Heinrich ▁Schwe chten , ▁who ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁architect ▁of ▁the ▁An hal ter ▁Bahnhof ▁and ▁the ▁Kaiser ▁Wilhelm ▁Memorial ▁Church , ▁and ▁constructed ▁between ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁as ▁Haus ▁P ots dam . ▁It ▁was ▁primarily ▁an ▁office ▁building ; ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁or ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁Univers um ▁Film ▁AG ▁or ▁U f A , ▁which ▁owned ▁the ▁site , ▁was ▁head qu arter ed ▁there ; ▁but ▁the ▁lower ▁flo ors ▁contained ▁a ▁ 1 , 1 9 6 - se at ▁cinema , ▁called ▁the ▁L icht spiel the ater ▁im ▁Pic c ad illy haus ▁or ▁the ▁Kam mer licht sp iele ▁im ▁Haus ▁P ots dam ▁( C in emat ograph ▁in ▁the ▁Pic c ad illy ▁House , ▁Mov ing ▁Pictures ▁in ▁Haus ▁P ots dam ), ▁and ▁the ▁C afé ▁Pic c ad illy . ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁faced ▁with ▁sand stone ▁and ▁gave ▁the ▁impression ▁of ▁m ason ry , ▁but ▁had ▁a ▁steel ▁frame ▁and ▁the ▁cinema ▁space ▁was ▁sp anned ▁by ▁five ▁g ird ers . ▁At ▁the ▁northern ▁end , ▁facing ▁the ▁square , ▁was ▁a ▁circular ▁pav