Ashfield Kings Theatre

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Located in the western Sydney suburb of Ashfield, on Liverpool Road at the corner of Holden Street, The Ashfield Kings Theatre was one of a small chain of Kings Theatres in the Sydney suburbs.

It opened on 21st July 1937. Designed by the noted architectural firm Crick & Furse in a Streamline Moderne style. A feature of the auditorium was its lighting, which consisted of over 1,500 feet of neon tubing located in coves.

The Kings Theatre was taken over by Greater Union Theatres in May 1946, and they continued to operate it until it was closed on 2nd May 1981. It was demolished in November 1981, and the site remained empty for many years. Today an office block named Ashfield Court stands on the site - Notes by Ken Roe

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