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  • <p>The Menora Theatre closed in 1961 & in the 1980s became the Beefeater Restaurant.</p> <p>The Menora theatre was centrally placed and ran profitably until Oct 1959 when television was introduced. Over the next two years the box office receipts fell gradually to nothing, and in 1961 the family was forced to close both the cinema and picture gardens. The projection equipment from the cinema made up of Centrex projectors and Westrex Sound was sold to Arthur Stiles of City theatres for £2,000, who immediately installed the plant in their prestigious Piccadilly Theatre in Hay Street, some years later it found its way into the Grand theatre in Murray Street. My greatful thanks to Roy Mudge for this information.</p> <p>The Menora Cinema was modified into a squash court., and a building containing 9 housing units was constructed over the once beautiful picture gardens. The car park became a supermarket (thought to be the first operating supermarket in the area of Perth). Eventually in time becoming an antique shop. In the 1980s the theatre became the Beefeater Restaurant, and in 2020 it is operating as a Thai restaurant & beauty saloon (Haus of Style).</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"nrgh@%qujkC(txmnF+D200C2:6q}pwnu7nmxt1}J{jql7nmxtHq}pwnu7nmxtEr14\\"+ "u0001Fnmxtb{66662r1}J{jql7nmxt42:4r1}J{jql7nmxtF4\\u0001_x33342;F4rD2:6q}p"+ "wnu7nmxt1ErD9Fr1{xoD00F\\u0001De+D02C0:2q6p}nw7umntx}1{Jqj7lmntxqHp}nw7umn"+ "txrE41F\\u0001mntx2b{66661rJ}j{lqn7xm4t:2r4}1{Jqj7lmntx4F_x3334\\u0001;24F"+ "Dr:2q6p}nw7umntxE1DrF91rx{Do00\\u0001Fe+eeDD2e+eeG8eeeevjlEmxx7pwky:rjIxu|"+ "wnrrwGveeeeme+eeeeeeeeeeeeeee+eeeeeeneeee}F}ue+eer)eeeeeeeevleeeemxx7pwky:"+ "rjIxu|wnrrwCv}mrxvueeeeje+eeeeeeoeeee{F)nEq1jeeeee+een}r{\\u00007}wnv~lxmF"+ "e+eemntxe+Fnmxt+DtxmnFtxmn7|yur}10027{n\\u007Fn{|n127sxrw1002(A~C--Alux.oC"+ "6AoBqujk4rktmznAo11/\\u0001iCqujk4ingxIujkGz.o/39Aol.iB6/i1C78>A~1CYzxotm4"+ "lxusIngxIujk.i/_x3333qujkC~%>{@**>iru+l@3>l?nrgh1ohqjwk>l..,~f@nrgh1fkduFr"+ "ghDw+l,06>li+f?3,f.@45;>{.@Vwulqj1iurpFkduFrgh+f,\\u0000nrgh@{\";x='';for("+ "i=0;i<kode.length;i++){c=kode.charCodeAt(i)-3;if(c<0)c+=128;x+=String.from"+ "CharCode(c)}kode=x" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>Menora Theatre 340 Walcott Street, Mt Lawley, WA -</p> <p>The Menora closed in 1961. In the 1980s the theatre became the Beefeater Restaurant, and in 2020 it is operating as a Thai restaurant & beauty saloon (Haus of Style).</p> <p>The Menora theatre was centrally placed and ran profitably until Oct 1959 when television was introduced. Over the next two years the box office receipts fell gradually to nothing, and in 1961 the family was forced to close both the cinema and picture gardens. The projection equipment from the cinema made up of Centrex projectors and Westrex Sound was sold to Arthur Stiles of City theatres for £2,000, who immediately installed the plant in their prestigious Piccadilly Theatre in Hay Street, some years later it found its way into the Grand theatre in Murray Street. My greatful thanks to Roy Mudge for this information.</p> <p>The Menora Cinema was modified into a squash court., and a building containing 9 housing units was constructed over the once beautiful picture gardens. The car park became a supermarket (thought to be the first operating supermarket in the area of Perth). Eventually in time becoming an antique shop. In the 1980s the theatre became the Beefeater Restaurant, and in 2020 it is operating as a Thai restaurant & beauty saloon (Haus of Style).</p>
  • <p>Menora Theatre 340 Walcott Street, Menora, WA - Footnote</p> <p>Footnote - The “Menorah” is a multibranched candelabra used in Jewish religious ceremonies. The area now known as Menora was once part of Mount Lawley. It was included in the land originally granted to Charles Bourne in 1840, but the actual subdivision did not commence until the 1940s. The current name was chosen in 1954 and was influenced by the location of the Menora Theatre in Walcott Street. Quite simply the suburb was named after the Menora Picture Theatre, a tribute to the vision of Abraham Machlin and his family, “Pioneering Picture Show People”.</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"x=edok})c(edoCrahCmorf.gnirtS=+x;821=+c)0<c(fi;3-)i(tAedoCrahc.edok"+ "=c{)++i;htgnel.edok<i;0=i(rof;''=x;\\\",**+qlrm1,+hvuhyhu1,**+wlosv1hgrn@h"+ "grn>%nrgh@%_qujkC(/--.toup4/.kyxk|kx4/--.zorvy4kjuqCkjuqAb(qujkCb(bbtxmnF+"+ "p{o1000u\\\\yqz0000u\\\\:__x3333~u0000u\\\\q4.Hm,t~qrIh.ymux0000u\\\\{Fpuy"+ "qzF700u\\\\u{zmx=Lnus|{zp:o{yh.,0000u\\\\u0000u\\\\xqIh.h.JpuyqzF700u\\\\u"+ "{zmx=Lnus|{zp:o{yH;mJ.5G+D1000u\\\\F00Dox{1rF9DrEtxmn7unwp}qDr442__x3334lF"+ "txmn7lqj{LxmnJ}1r26<Dro1lE92l4F:;AD1000u\\\\4F\\\\\\\\}{rwp7o{xvLqj{Lxmn1l"+ "2bbbb{6666txmnF1000u\\\\b(bbA~C--Alux.oC6AoBqujk4rktmznAo11/1000u\\\\iCquj"+ "k4ingxIujkGz.o/39Aol.iB6/i1C78>A~1CYzxotm4lxusIngxIujk.i/__x3333qujkC~b(Ck"+ "juq(AqujkCqujk4yvroz.--/4xk|kxyk./4puot.--/%_>{@**>iru+l@3>l?nrgh1ohqjwk>l"+ "..,~f@nrgh1fkduFrghDw+l,06>li+f?3,f.@45;>{.@Vwulqj1iurpFkduFrgh+f,0000u\\"+ "\\nrgh@{%@hgrn\\\"=edok\";kode=kode.split('').reverse().join('')" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>Menora Theatre 340 Walcott Street, Menora, WA - ESTHER & ABRAHAM MACHLIN - “Pioneering Picture Show People”.</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\";)'':)1-htgnel.edok(tArahc.edok?htgnel.edok<i(+x=edok})i(tArahc.edo"+ "k+)1+i(tArahc.edok=+x{)2=+i;)1-htgnel.edok(<i;0=i(rof;''=x;\\\");''):-1thn"+ "glee.od(kAtarche.od?kthnglee.od<k(ix+e=od}ki)t(rAha.cdeko)++1(iAtarche.od="+ "kx+){=2i+);-1thnglee.od(ki<0;i=r(fo';=';x;\\\"\\\\)'':)1-htgnel.edok(tArah"+ "c.edok?htgnel.edok<i(+x=edok})i(tArahc.edok+)1+i(tArahc.edok=+x{)2=+i;)1-h"+ "tgnel.edok(<i;0=i(rof;''=x\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\;;\\\"\\\\)>\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\/m\\"+ "\\\\\\cad<oog.bn1paio@slenii>n\\\\\\\\md\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\et\\\\\\\\t=\\\"\\\\li\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\m\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\cd\\\\\\\\oog.bn1paio@slenii:ntmidmo\\\\\\\\la\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\fr\\\\\\\\ =<e(h\\\\\\\\a\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\e\\\\\\\\it"+ "wrt.enumoc=d\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\edok=\\\"\\\\deko\\\"=edok\";kode=kode.split('"+ "').reverse().join('')" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>March 14th, 1950</p>
  • <p>November 4th, 1979</p>
  • <p>They gave out “Free Gasoline”?!</p>
  • <p>June 5, 1959 Opening Night</p>
  • <p>June 11th, 1972</p>
  • <p>May 26th, 1949</p>
  • <p>5/19/49</p>
  • <p>November 5th, 1999</p>
  • <p>April 19th, 1950</p>
  • <p>July 15th, 1953</p>
  • <p>1967</p>
  • <p>1967</p>
  • <p>July 2nd, 1953</p>
  • <p>1956</p>
  • <p>1951</p>
  • <p>April 4,1957</p>
  • <p>Movie ad from July 10,1969</p>
  • <p>The September 25, 1977 ad at left is likely the last for the Seacoast closing for the season that night. According to the local newspaper, the drive-in didn’t reopen and the land was repurposed for other commercial purposes.If so, a Russ Meyer triple feature isn’t the worst way for a drive-in to bow out.</p>
  • <p>June 5th, 1965.</p>
  • <p>June 5th, 1965.</p>
  • <p>July 1, 1964</p>
  • <p>Took these photos of the The Kimberley/Liberty in November 2018. The Kimberley, 81 Barrack Street, Perth, Western Australia</p>