Crystal Palace Theatre

537 Mount Eden Road,
Mount Eden,
Auckland

Unfavorite No one has favorited this theater yet

Showing all 11 comments

miriambarr
miriambarr on September 4, 2011 at 10:04 pm

Hi there – mrt1924 – can you please post those photos again? The link doesn’t work anymore – would love to see them – I will be performing in this theatre in October and can’t wait for my tour through to see the interior!

LukeSmith
LukeSmith on March 23, 2011 at 9:16 pm

My fiancée and I walked past this cinema yesterday and we really want to look into hiring it for our wedding day, does anyone have a contact number please?

mikebeeny
mikebeeny on May 12, 2010 at 6:27 pm

It is so sad to see what was once a really nice Cinema unused and falling to pieces. I had a look round it some two years ago. I saw some film running, so everything does work but sadly by today’s standards no one would pay to sit in such a cinema. Everything would need replacing, the sound was good for the 70s but stands no chance these days. The floor only has a gentle slope, people expect to be able to see all the screen these days so a stadium seating plan would be required. The building is slowly rotting away with plaster falls in the projection room. The current owners do not have any plans to do anything with the building.

cafe79
cafe79 on October 15, 2008 at 10:15 am

Opened 1916, closed 1995-97, registered seating capacity, 765.

lostmemory
lostmemory on July 5, 2007 at 2:18 pm

The address is 537 Mt Eden Road. This website has alot of information about the Crystal Palace.

lostmemory
lostmemory on July 5, 2007 at 1:44 pm

Here is a photo of the Crystal Palace.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on July 5, 2007 at 1:33 pm

This is the correct place for such comments. We’re all interested in renovation and reuse, as opposed to parking lots.

sjb
sjb on October 26, 2005 at 7:06 pm

I walk passed this theatre everyday and I think its a shame it is not in use. I would love to find out more about its current owners and to know whether any plans for it to reopen are in place. I would be greatful to anyone who can shed some light on this. (Apologies if this is not the correct place for such comments)

mrt1924
mrt1924 on April 10, 2005 at 6:26 pm

This beautiful theatre can seat up-to 700 or more people. It also has great acostics and a large stage behind the screen for an orchestra to use. (Symphony orchestra’s did use this theatre alot in the 1930’s to the 1950’s). This theatre was built in 1929.

mrt1924
mrt1924 on April 7, 2005 at 10:53 pm

Here is a link to see photo’s of this lovely theatre
http://groups.msn.com/CrystalPalaceTheatre/

This beautiful theatre is protected by the Historic Places trust with Grade 2 since November 1982.

del50
del50 on March 6, 2004 at 5:25 am

Closed after the death of its owner