Plaza Theatre

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Plaza Theatre 318 Station Street Chelsea, VIC - On The Beach 1959.

Description - The coming attractions billboard for the PLAZA Chelsea can be seen in the back-ground at Frankston Railway station. The photo features - Gregory Peck & Ava Gardner in a scene from the United Artists movie “ON THE BEACH”

Plaza Theatre - Located in the south-east Melbourne beach community of Chelsea. Originally on this site prior to 1923 operated the Open Air Picture Theatre. It was demolished in 1923, and the Victory De Luxe Theatre was built and opened.

The Victory De Luxe Theatre operated until 1935. It was re-opened in 1938 as the Plaza Theatre and continued as a cinema until closing in 1988.

It was converted into a bingo club, which continued into the mid-2000’s. In 2010 the building is in use as a children’s play centre. - Ken Roe

Contributed by Greg Lynch -