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Located in the Melbourne suburb of Brunswick West. The Western Theatre was opened in early 1928 -

The Western Theatre was built by independent operators, but was operated at the beginning by the Greater Union Theatres chain. Occasional live shows were part of the programme until the outbreak of World War II. The Western Theatre was closed on 28th May 1960.

In 1961, it became a store for the New England Loading Equipment Co. It then became a live theatre, and this was followed by a name change to Marco Polo Cinema, which specialised in Italian films. This closed in 1974, and the building was converted into an Estonian Cultural Centre, which remains open in 2011 - Notes by Ken Roe

Note:There doesn’t seem to be any evidence of a bio-box. It appears that some of the theatres existing seats in the dress-circle have survived.

Contributed by Greg Lynch -