Listed in the Film Weekly-Motion Picture Directory 1951-52 edition as the Rex Theatre with a seating capacity of 550. The operators were Keith Theatres Pty. Ltd.
ben,
Thanks for the address of Colin Sutton’s website. To make a linl work on here you need to leave a couple of spaces or type the link on a new line. Here it is again in it’s ‘clickable’ form: View link
The former Bruce Grove Cinema ballroom which became Studios 5, 6, 7, 8 Cinemas. Photographed in September 2004 as The Regency banqueting suite and function rooms: http://flickr.com/photos/53257210@N00/112597660/
A 1997 view of the former Varsity Theatre:
http://flickr.com/photos/53257210@N00/114967847/
A view of the exterior as photographed in 1997:
http://flickr.com/photos/53257210@N00/114968177/
Listed as the Montrose Theater in Film Daily Yearbooks from at least 1943 with a seating capacity of 325 (the only theatre in town).
The 1941 F.D.Y. lists the only theatre in town as the Ideal Theater with 310 seats. Could this be the same theatre?
Listed in Film Daily Yearbooks from at least 1941 as the North Conway Theater with a seating capacity given as 760.
The Bruce Grove Cinema was equipped with a theatre organ manufactured by Jardine & Co.
Listed in the Film Weekly-Motion Picture Directory 1951-52 edition as the Rex Theatre with a seating capacity of 550. The operators were Keith Theatres Pty. Ltd.
The original facade as photographed in September 1949:
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Showing off its new facade in March 1953:
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Photographed in May 1956:
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A 1930’s street scene postcard of Kingsbury Road:
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Photographed in November 1949 playing the Gaumont release programme:
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Photographed in May 1956, it has been re-named Gaumont and plays the Gaumont release:
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Photographed in April 1971 it has been re-named the Odeon again and sports a new fin sign. The programme is the Odeon release:
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The Gem Theatre is listed in Film Daily Yearbook editions between 1940 and 1955 as a Negro theatre. It had a seating capacity of 558.
Photographed in February 2006 (almost 50 years since the Cinema closed its doors):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/98643262/
A vintage view from 1949:
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A close-up view of the main entrance & facade, photographed in 1969:
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A photograph I took in September 2004 of the former Peoples Palace Cinema:
http://flickr.com/photos/53257210@N00/112932370/
A current exterior photograph:
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Listed in the 1950 edition of the Film Daily Yearbook with a seating capacity given as 903.
A close-up of the entrance in September 1949:
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An exterior view in 1969:
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Photographs from the Granada’s 1937 opening brochure can bee seen here (click on pictures to enlarge):
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A close-up view of architect Reginald H. Uren’s Art Deco style facade:
http://flickr.com/photos/alberic/108302719/
I photographed the exterior and interior in September 2004, now a church it has reverted back to its original name.
Exterior:
http://flickr.com/photos/53257210@N00/112629041/
Close up of exterior decorative detail:
http://flickr.com/photos/53257210@N00/112629438/
Auditorium:
http://flickr.com/photos/53257210@N00/112629714/
Auditorium photo #2:
http://flickr.com/photos/53257210@N00/112629946/
ben,
Thanks for the address of Colin Sutton’s website. To make a linl work on here you need to leave a couple of spaces or type the link on a new line. Here it is again in it’s ‘clickable’ form:
View link
The former Bruce Grove Cinema which I photographed in September 2004:
http://flickr.com/photos/53257210@N00/112594312/
The former Bruce Grove Cinema ballroom which became Studios 5, 6, 7, 8 Cinemas. Photographed in September 2004 as The Regency banqueting suite and function rooms:
http://flickr.com/photos/53257210@N00/112597660/
A photograph I took in September 2004 of the former Palace Theatre, now in use as a church:
http://flickr.com/photos/53257210@N00/112581624/
A window detail, recently revealed after renovations:
http://flickr.com/photos/53257210@N00/112581816/
An exterior photograph of the Eureka Theatre here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/moxette/82311336/
Another view of the Crystal Theatre (b&w) here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/moxette/82355464/
A photograph of the foyer taken in 1997:
http://flickr.com/photos/53257210@N00/89841228/
Another foyer view:
http://flickr.com/photos/53257210@N00/89841341/
Proscenium view:
http://flickr.com/photos/53257210@N00/89841313/
Auditorium side-wall from balcony:
http://flickr.com/photos/53257210@N00/89841273/
Auditorium ceiling:
http://flickr.com/photos/53257210@N00/89841244/
Sorry Bob,
The address is not given in the F.D.Y.’s for Montclair, NJ.