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davidcoppock commented about Tivoli Theatre on Sep 8, 2015 at 2:15 am

Not to be confused with the Tivoli in Stirling Street.

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davidcoppock commented about Manjimup Drive-In on Sep 4, 2015 at 2:37 am

The former drive-in site is now the Manjimup Trading Company, not a police station.

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davidcoppock commented about Pickwick Drive-In on Sep 1, 2015 at 3:36 am

The Pickwick Drive-in was used in the movie Grease(for the Drive-in scene?).

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davidcoppock commented about Melody Drive-In on Sep 1, 2015 at 3:27 am

Has something collapsed behind the marquee?

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davidcoppock commented about Roleystone Theatre on Aug 27, 2015 at 5:57 am

Brookton Highway is also known as State Route 40.

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davidcoppock commented about Mayfair Cinema and Gardens on Aug 27, 2015 at 2:19 am

The Mayfair Cinema and Gardens was on the Northern side of Canning Highway, just east of Petra Street. The cinema building is now Jumbo Video, and a tanning salon. The gardens site may now be the other shops or the car park?

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davidcoppock commented about Federal Theatre and Gardens on Aug 25, 2015 at 2:04 am

Tower Street is also known as the Goldfields Highway.

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davidcoppock commented about Medina Gardens on Aug 24, 2015 at 3:18 am

The post office has closed and has been taken over by one of the shops in the Medina Green Shopping Centre(unknown which shop?).

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davidcoppock commented about Melody Drive-In on Aug 24, 2015 at 3:00 am

The Melody Drive-in might have been run by the same people who ran the Melody Hall and Gardens nearby at Rockingham Beach?

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davidcoppock commented about Melody Hall and Gardens on Aug 24, 2015 at 2:57 am

The building is now Vibe Nightclub(and Zelda’s Late Night Bar).

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davidcoppock commented about His Majesty's Theatre on Aug 19, 2015 at 1:47 am

His Majesty’s Theatre(Aberdeen, Scotland) is only one of two of His Majesty’s Theatre’s surviving in the World, the other His Majesty’s Theatre is in Perth, Western Australia, Australia, opened on 24/11/1904. His Majesty’s Theatre(Perth) is also listed on Cinema Treasures.

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davidcoppock commented about Medina Theatre on Aug 18, 2015 at 2:21 am

The Tavern, with a bottlemart store on the front(on the old Medina Theatre site) is east of the intersection of Harley way, Medina, next to Medina Hall and Kwinana War Memorial.

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davidcoppock commented about Eastway Drive-In on Aug 17, 2015 at 2:38 am

There is a street named after the Eastway Drive-in at the Lakeway estate(named after the Lakeway Drive-in. later called Family Films WA, and then Oceanview Drive-in).

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davidcoppock commented about Camelot Outdoor Cinema & Memorial Hall on Aug 12, 2015 at 2:22 am

After the Council(Town of Mosman Park) moved out in 1965 or 1966, it was used for the Mosman Park Reception Centre(also called Camelot Lodge) until it closed in(80’s or early 90’s?).

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davidcoppock commented about Ace Subiaco on Aug 12, 2015 at 2:02 am

Ace Cinemas Subiaco is on the Corner of Hay Street and Alvan Street, Subiaco.

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davidcoppock commented about Palace Theatre on Aug 11, 2015 at 2:43 am

One of the Screens is at the Nearby Digger daws oval(at the Northern end) used as a(scoreboard?).

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davidcoppock commented about Capitol Theatre on Aug 11, 2015 at 2:13 am

The Embassy Ballroom was on the top floor of Temple Court.

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davidcoppock commented about Esquire Theatre and Gardens on Aug 11, 2015 at 2:05 am

The Caltex service station on that site changed name to Puma early in 2015.

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davidcoppock commented about Caves House Outdoor Cinema on Aug 7, 2015 at 5:18 am

The outdoor cinema may have also been called sunset cinema.

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davidcoppock commented about Savoy Theatre and Gardens on Aug 7, 2015 at 3:07 am

Correction – The Savoy Gardens may have been on Albany Highway(eastern side), North of the Savoy Theatre.

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davidcoppock commented about State Library Theatre on Aug 5, 2015 at 3:05 am

The Alexander Library opened on 18/6/1985.

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davidcoppock commented about Lyric Theatre on Aug 5, 2015 at 2:39 am

I think the flats and pool/snooker hall might have been where the shops are at the Eighth Avenue side of the building.

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davidcoppock commented about Flight Deck Adult Cinema on Aug 5, 2015 at 2:36 am

Flight Deck Adult Cinema was on the North-west corner of James Street and Lake Street.

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davidcoppock commented about Caves House Outdoor Cinema on Aug 5, 2015 at 2:29 am

The Caves House outdoor Cinema opened in late December 1998.(article in Busselton-Margaret Times newspaper – 31?12?1998, page 9).

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davidcoppock commented about Hancock's Hall on Aug 5, 2015 at 1:52 am

The BP service station on the site is now a Shell service station.