The Palace nightclub refered to and pictured in the article was located in Melbourne suburb of St. Kilda, adjacent to the historic Palais Theatre. It was destroyed by fire a couple of months ago (the Palais was not affected and is being restored) and the operators of the former Palace Nightclub have now re-located to the former Metro Theatre in Bourke Street, re-naming it Palace Theatre, a name it had many years ago.
A view of the proscenium and ceiling:
http://flickr.com/photos/thomask/41617795/
A b&w photograph of the facade, pre-1996:
http://flickr.com/photos/digiboy/91006870/
A colour photograph, taken prior to 1996 when the new extension was yet to be built on the right hand side of the cinema:
http://flickr.com/photos/alaure/129117171/
Photographed in 2003 when both extensions had been built each side of the original cinema:
http://flickr.com/photos/alaure/129117216/
Close-up of the facade:
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A recent photo of the lobby of the original Ritz Cinema:
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Fore-stage, curtains and side of proscenium:
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Auditorium looking back:
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One of the new mini-auditoriums, photgraphed from beneath the balcony:
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The Palace nightclub refered to and pictured in the article was located in Melbourne suburb of St. Kilda, adjacent to the historic Palais Theatre. It was destroyed by fire a couple of months ago (the Palais was not affected and is being restored) and the operators of the former Palace Nightclub have now re-located to the former Metro Theatre in Bourke Street, re-naming it Palace Theatre, a name it had many years ago.
A vintage photograph of the Odeon Kingswood in 1950:
http://flickr.com/photos/20654194@N07/2036757127/
A vintage photograph showing the original auditoruim of the Curzon Cinema. Hopefully this will soon be revealed again and restored:
http://flickr.com/photos/20654194@N07/2054824352/
A vintage photograph of the Gaumont from 1972:
http://flickr.com/photos/20654194@N07/2078226936/
A vintage view of the auditorium:
http://flickr.com/photos/20654194@N07/2078227254/
An exterior view from 1982:
http://flickr.com/photos/20654194@N07/2078232024/
For a close-up view of the Christie organ in front of a set of splendid house tabs, scroll down to Page Thirteen here:
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Side-by-side photographs of the original Carlton Picture Theatre/Berkeley Cinema, and the current Odeon on the site today:
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/2083900013/
Side-by-side photographs of the original Carlton Picture Theatre/Barkeley Cinema, and the current Odeon on the site today:
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/2083900013/
Thanks Lost Memory, ‘Continentale’ is the correct spelling, I will make amends above.
Oh! So maybe they added some screens!
The figures I give in the opening comments were correct in September 1995 when the Cinema Theatre Association(UK) visited the building.
Maybe Kinepolis have reduced the number of screens by 3 in the intervening years?
There are many photographs and details here (thanks to Howard B. Haas for the link):
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Three vintage and a couple of fairly recent photographs of the former Lyceum Cinema, courtesy of the Cinema Theatre Association archives:
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A set of eight vintage photographs of ther former New Victoria/Odeon cineam, courtesy of the Cinema Theatre Association archives:
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A vintage and a couple of recent photographs of the former Castle Cinema, courtesy of the Cinema Theatre Association archives:
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Two vintage photographs of the former State Cinema, courtesy of the Cinema Theatre Association archives:
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Two vintage photographs of the former Granada Theatre, courtesy of the Cinema Theatre Association archives:
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Two vintage photographs of the former Granada Theatre, courtesy of the Cinema Theatre Association archives:
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Four vintage photographs of the former Carlton (ABC) Cinema, courtesy of the Cinema Theatre Association archives:
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Two vintage and a current photographs, courtesy of the Cinema Theatre Association archives:
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Two vintage and one current photographs of the Odeon, courtesy of the Cinema Theatre Association archives:
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Here are two vintage and two current photographs of the Bedford Hall/Cinema, courtesy of the Cinema Theatre Association archives:
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A recent photograph of the Royal Cinema:
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