Crest Theatre
157 Blaxcell Street,
Sydney,
NSW
2142
157 Blaxcell Street,
Sydney,
NSW
2142
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Additional Info
Previously operated by: Hoyts Cinemas
Architects: Christopher A. Cowper
Firms: John W. Roberts & Associates
Functions: Community Center
Styles: Art Deco, Quonset Hut
Previous Names: Hoyts Crest Theatre
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Located in the Sydney suburb of Granville, near Granville South. The Crest Theatre opened at Easter, 27th March 1948 with “The Swordsman” and “Dangerous Years”. It was designed by architect Christopher A. Cowper and architectural firm John W. Roberts & Associates. It had an imposing corner entrance, that had a slender fin-tower feature. Inside the auditorium, the seating was on a stadium plan, with a raised stepped section at the rear, instead of an overhanging balcony. Operated by the Hoyts Theatres chain for its entire cinematic life. In it last years, it was only open one day a week, on a Saturday. The final closing date was Saturday, 24th August 1963.
After closing as a cinema, it was used as a ballroom and bingo hall. The building is currently used as a public hall.
It is Listed on the National Register of Historic Buildings.
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Lost Memory, Ken Roe
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Recent comments (view all 7 comments)
Nice photo Chuck.
Another photo of the Crest can be found on this page.
Back in the late 1960’s the Crest was a regular venue for dances which featured local and national bands.
Who remembers the names of some of the bands that played there?
March 27th, 1948 grand opening ad in photo section.
It was used as the exterior for a cinema in the 2018 film ‘Ladies in Black’, set in Sydney the late 1950s.
The film “Ladies in Black” is set in 1959.
The last single screen Hoyts cinema built in New South Wales.