yes the royal closed in 1958 after the then leasee purchased the North Willoughby Hoyts and renamed it Gothic after the Queens yacht the Royal and Gothic actually ran concurrently for a week the Royal then finally closing and in a state of disrepair for the last time
PS It was never called the Dreadnought this was the former name of the Hoyts Esquire Chatswood
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I use to work there until the closure when Bill Smith was the owner he sold it to KG film services owned by Kieth Gibson I have other info if any interest – .au
yes the royal closed in 1958 after the then leasee purchased the North Willoughby Hoyts and renamed it Gothic after the Queens yacht the Royal and Gothic actually ran concurrently for a week the Royal then finally closing and in a state of disrepair for the last time PS It was never called the Dreadnought this was the former name of the Hoyts Esquire Chatswood .au
I use to work there until the closure when Bill Smith was the owner he sold it to KG film services owned by Kieth Gibson I have other info if any interest – .au