Opened on 23/6/1973 on screen 1 with “The food of the gods”, screen 2 with “Murder by death” and screen 3 with “The sailor who fell from grace with the sea”.
Opened on 1/6/1949 with a Woody Woodpecker cartoon(Wacky by baby), “Four faces west”, “On our merry way” and “Curley”. Demolished(date unknown?). The site is now a shopping centre(Cicero Market Shopping Centre), anchored by a Wal-Mart supercenter. The marquee might still be there, possibly used as the shopping centre’s entrance sign!?
Opened as Drive-in Theatre on 30/7/1948 with “Pardon my sarong”“. Opened as Decatur Drive-in on 19/4/1949 with two colour cartoons(not named), "The noose hangs high” and “Pursued”.
Closed on 17/10/1958. After closure the dress circle was demolished and turned into a women’s clothes factory and later a fruit and vegetable market. Local heritage listed in 1995. Converted to a supermarket(Coles) in april 2006.
Opened on 3/11/1988. 10 screens. 2228 seats(1988 to 2001). Closed in 2001. New cinema complex 50 metres away opened on 14/11/2002. 15 screens. Number of seats unknown?
Closed in 1961.
Opened on 9/7/1948 with “Tarzan and the huntress” and “Code of tne west”. 500 cars.
Opened on 23/6/1973 on screen 1 with “The food of the gods”, screen 2 with “Murder by death” and screen 3 with “The sailor who fell from grace with the sea”.
Opened on 1/6/1949 with a Woody Woodpecker cartoon(Wacky by baby), “Four faces west”, “On our merry way” and “Curley”. Demolished(date unknown?). The site is now a shopping centre(Cicero Market Shopping Centre), anchored by a Wal-Mart supercenter. The marquee might still be there, possibly used as the shopping centre’s entrance sign!?
Was the facade retained?
Opened with “The big cat”.
Opened on 1/12/1937. Hopefully the rest of tne building might get heritage listed one day?
Opened as Kismet Theatre. Name changed to Odeon in 1947.
Also known as Merredin Cinema & Cafe.
Why the name West O?
Opened on 25/5/1951 with a color cartoon carnival(6 cartoons, not named) and “ Last of the buccanders”.
Opened as Drive-in Theatre on 30/7/1948 with “Pardon my sarong”“. Opened as Decatur Drive-in on 19/4/1949 with two colour cartoons(not named), "The noose hangs high” and “Pursued”.
Opened on 28/7/1950 with “The Nevadan” and “Adventure in Baltimore”.
The inside of this building is seen on the dvd “Kate Miller-Heidke live in San Francisco”.
The snack bar building is still there(possibly the bio box too?). Possibly also called Starlight Drive-in?
Opened with “Golden horse show”, a Andy Pandy cartoon(not named), Answer man" and “State fair”.
Closed on 17/10/1958. After closure the dress circle was demolished and turned into a women’s clothes factory and later a fruit and vegetable market. Local heritage listed in 1995. Converted to a supermarket(Coles) in april 2006.
Closed on 17/4/1985.
Name changed to New Vogue in circa 1970. Closed on 27/10/1976. Local heritage listing in 2001.
The Queensgate building was to be saved, but the sloped floors in the Queensgate Cinema were a problem, that couldn’t be fixed.
The medical centre is called Western Diagnostic. The building also has a pharmacy(Wray Avenue Pharmacy), and a cafe(Cafe on Hampton).
Opened on screen 1 with “Slap shot”, “Car wash” and “My name is Nobody” and on screen 2 with “The Sting”, The car" and"Sunshine".
Reopened in 1909 with “The story of the Kelly Gang”.
Opened on 3/11/1988. 10 screens. 2228 seats(1988 to 2001). Closed in 2001. New cinema complex 50 metres away opened on 14/11/2002. 15 screens. Number of seats unknown?
I haven’t seen a screen showing the time before(wow!!)!!