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Home » Theater Guide » Location » New Zealand » Dunedin » Metropolis Empire Theatre
Also known as Queens Theatre, Strand Theatre, Embassy Theatre, Odeon Theatre

Metropolis Empire Theatre

Dunedin, New Zealand
53 Princes Street
, Dunedin 9016 New Zealand
(map)
Status: Closed
Screens: Single Screen
Style: French Renaissance
Function: Parking Garage
Seats: 700
Chain: Unknown
Architect: Unknown
Firm: Unknown
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Opened on May 30, 1912 as an independent theater, the theater originally seated 700 patrons. Taken over by Hayward Theatres in July 1917, and then Fuller Theatres in February 1924.

Renovated in July 1928, it was renamed the Strand Theatre. It was taken over again by Kerridge Odeon in 1946, remodelled, and renamed Embassy Theatre in June 1949, when seating was reduced to 600.

The theatre was renamed the Odeon following an extensive rebuild on June 24, 1970. Seating was reduced to 376 on a terraced floor.

It was taken over by Everard Cinemas (Auckland) in the mid-1980's, then Hoyts Cinemas (NZ) in 1990.

Closed in 1997, then taken over as an independent and renamed Metropolis Empire Theatre in April 1997 as an "specialist cinema".

After a twisting and turning past, the theater finally closed in 2000.

-Library of Cinema Research Data (NZ)
Contributed by B Knewstubb,

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Visit the following web site for a full detail on this cinema http://www.geocities.com/hd7393/YesteryearFrameset-1.htm
posted by Bradley K on May 30, 2002 at 5:25pm
This cinema was demolished in 2002
posted by Bradley K on Mar 6, 2004 at 2:23am
I would like to buy the cinema machinery/equipment as sencond hand buyer. If anyone have info on this cinema please contact me at estoilerosa@gmail.com
Thank You
posted by Cinema Memoir on Sep 28, 2006 at 5:16pm
New web site: Visit the following web site for a full detail on this cinema at http://geocities.com/hd7393/
posted by Bradley Knewstubb on Oct 15, 2008 at 5:23am
Cinema still stands... has had the circle removed and floor leveled for parking cars.
Foyer is used as a printing business
posted by metrocinema on May 6, 2009 at 11:24pm
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