Civic Theatre
267 Queen Street,
Auckland
1010
267 Queen Street,
Auckland
1010
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Located on the corner of Queen Street and Wellesley Street in Auckland city centre. Built in 1929, and opened on 20th December 1929 as a ‘talkie’ picture house. Designed in a lavish Atmospheric style, the Civic Theatre was equipped with a Wurlitzer 3Manual/16Ranks organ. The theatre showed movies exclusively until 1998.
In 1999, as part of an extensive renovation, the theater’s basement was converted to a cabaret. Additionally, the main auditorium stage was enlarged to accomodate plays, opera, ballet, etc.
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Here is a 2007 view of the Civic Theater.
This link has alot of information about this theater. Address given is 267 Queen Street.
Both of the other photo links have expired. Here is another photo of the Civic Theater.
For a wonderful panoramic view of the interior check it out on www.civictheatre.co.nz
This is a 2008 photo.
More info here from projectionist at Civic detailing projection equipment and recent screenings:
View link
A 2009 photo is here.
This is another photo of the Civic Theater.
Here is a 1961 Newspaper advert for the Civic detailing it as the “Showplace of New Zealand” screening in Cinemascope – Butterfield 8
http://www.fungusfilms.co.nz/interior/retro.html
Very early photo of the Civic:
http://www.fclarchives.co.nz/item.php?id=29297