Crystal Palace Theatre

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The Property was sold at auction to Downards Furniture Storage in 1960 for £28,000 and was used by that firm as their Head Office and a storage facility. The Crystal Palace projectionist Alf Stewart would remain as manager of the Downards depot for the period of their tenure. It is believed that Downards operated at the address until approx 1975/76, when it was either sold or rented for the purpose of running a disco under the name Crystals Disco, and a cafe named Heart & Soul.

The building remained a Disco & a cafe until at least 1982 - On-going adverts promoting the venue were still appearing in the Age newspaper up until Nov 1982, which confirmed it’s continued existence, at least until  the widening of Dandenong Road over the next three year period when the theatre building was finally sold and demolished.

Contributed by Greg Lynch -