Heritage listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2/4/1999. Heritage listed on the Australian National Heritage List on 20/5/2008. The building is now owned and run by tne Metropolitan Aboriginal Association. The name Australia Hall is still on tne front of the building.
The building opened in 1910 as Olympia Hall & Skating Rink(roller or ice?) in 1910(192 – 200 Parramatta Road). Screened movies in 1915 as Olympia Pictures(1 screen. Renamed Olympia De Luxe on 8/8/1931(1330 seats(1951 to 1956),1309 seats(1957 to 1959) ). Closed in october 1959. Then used for roller skating until 1973. Renamed Z Twin Cinemas(2 screens), operated by Frank Zeccola(Now Palace Cinemas owner), and opening on 12/5/1977. Renamed Stanmore Twin Cinemas on 28/8/1981. Renamed Stanmore Cinema(3 screens) Centre on 12/12/1984(cinema 1 – 383 seats, cinema 2 – 181 seats, cinema 3 – 164 seats. Cinema 2 seating reduced to 169 seats in 1989. Property transferred to Greater Union in 1988. Renamed Globe Theatre on 1/11/1997. Closed on 21/7/1999. The cinema used also used the Olympia Milk Bar next door(190 Parramatta Road). Demolished(date unknown?). The site is now shops(and offices?). The Olympia Milk Bar is there(possibly used?). The Olympia Milk Bar has been heritage listed.
Wow!!
Opened on 15/12/2018. Screen 1 – 316 seats, screen 2 – 286 seats, screen 3 – 57 seats, screen 4 -57 seats, screen 5 -57 seats, screen 6 – 57 seats, screen 7 – 57 seats, screen 8 – 57 seats.
Was that aerial photo of another drive-in tneatre?
Heritage listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2/4/1999. Heritage listed on the Australian National Heritage List on 20/5/2008. The building is now owned and run by tne Metropolitan Aboriginal Association. The name Australia Hall is still on tne front of the building.
The building opened in 1910 as Olympia Hall & Skating Rink(roller or ice?) in 1910(192 – 200 Parramatta Road). Screened movies in 1915 as Olympia Pictures(1 screen. Renamed Olympia De Luxe on 8/8/1931(1330 seats(1951 to 1956),1309 seats(1957 to 1959) ). Closed in october 1959. Then used for roller skating until 1973. Renamed Z Twin Cinemas(2 screens), operated by Frank Zeccola(Now Palace Cinemas owner), and opening on 12/5/1977. Renamed Stanmore Twin Cinemas on 28/8/1981. Renamed Stanmore Cinema(3 screens) Centre on 12/12/1984(cinema 1 – 383 seats, cinema 2 – 181 seats, cinema 3 – 164 seats. Cinema 2 seating reduced to 169 seats in 1989. Property transferred to Greater Union in 1988. Renamed Globe Theatre on 1/11/1997. Closed on 21/7/1999. The cinema used also used the Olympia Milk Bar next door(190 Parramatta Road). Demolished(date unknown?). The site is now shops(and offices?). The Olympia Milk Bar is there(possibly used?). The Olympia Milk Bar has been heritage listed.
Opened on 13/5/1948 with “Up goes Maizie”.
The site now, might be just the ramps(and entrance or exit road?) and fence and gate along the front of tne site.
This cinema has opened a drive-in tneatre(next door?), opened in(august or september 2020?).
Closed in january 2020. Reopened and renamed Star Cinema on 30/6/2020.
Address is 33 Carnarvon Street, Broome.
Have the current bushfires in California had any effect further effect on the town of Paradise or this theatre building?
Also known as Geraldton 4 Cinemas.
The hall is still used by the RSL.
The entire drive-in site is still there complete(and abandoned), except for tne speakers and the panels on the fallen over screen frame.
Do you need a pink cadallac to go to this drive-in(lol)!?
Why the name Broadway?
Second screen added in 1999.
Opened with “Sound off” and “Jungle man hunt”.
Opened on 10/6/1949 with “Buck privates” and “Under California stars”.
Opened with “I am Thomasina” and “The eyes of Annie Jones”. Closed in 1986. The site is now Clinton County Sherrifs Department and Jail.
Opened on 18/10/1949 with selected short subjects(not named) and “The spooks run wild”. 475 cars. Closed in 1987.
Opened on 26/6/1948 with 2 shorts(“Cindsrella feller” and “Tweetie Pie”) and “Cheyenne”. The sitebis Microtel Inn & Suites and Super Shoes store.
Opened on 24/6/1950 with a Pluto cartoon(Canine Patrol), “The man from Colorado” and “Keep em flying”.
That was clever of the man ran the golf driving range.
Opened in circa 1912. Closed in circa 1980.