Port Theatre 220 Bay Street, Port Melbourne, VIC - “LOST” Sunday 30 August 2015.

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Port Theatre 220 Bay Street, Port Melbourne, VIC - “LOST” Sunday 30 August 2015.

Fire at the former Port Theatre, Bay Street, Port Melbourne Sunday 30 August 2015 – Photo courtesy MFB Facebook Page

Port Melbourne History / Part of Port’s history up in smoke

Another piece of Port Melbourne’s history has been claimed by fire. The building that was once the Port Theatre on the corner of Bay and Liardet Streets was severely damaged by fire. About 80 fire fighters took about an hour to bring the blaze in the two-storey building, under control.

Housed a Telstra shop, a café and a massage parlour, damage is estimated at $2 million. The structural damage may mean that another bit of Port Melbourne’s history is lost. The theatre was part of Port’s entertainment scene for a number of years. The Standard mentions in 1915 that it offered “attractive changes of programs - Contributed by Greg Lynch -