There was an open air picture gardens(opened in 1910) on this site(first cinema in Burwood) before the Palatial Cinema, A picture and a little of information about the open air gardens and the Palatial Theatre on the Burwood history walk map(via the website) www.burwood.nsw.gov.au
Hoyts Astor is also briely mentioned under Westfield Burwood Shopping Centre.
Westfield Burwood Shopping Centre was one of the first shopping centres in Australia(if not the first?), maybe even the southern hemisphere!? What did the theatre space become after the theatre closed in 1984 until the shopping was closed and demolished? There is another cinema in the shopping centre there now(Event Cinemas Burwood), unknown if it is in the same area as the original theatre building!?
Opened as a twin with on screen 1 with “It’s alive”, “Track down” and “Death Machine”, and screen 2 with “Sex on the groove tube”, “Deadly weapons” and “Foursome”.
Opened on 19/7/1950 with a cartoon(not named), “The big punch” and “The girl from Jones Beach”. Closed in 1961. Demolished(date unknown?). Site is now Lake George Elementary School.
The ramps aren’t curved anymore!! What is that in the top left corne. What is those things to the left of the lower screen and the round thing in front of the lower screen too?
Opened(first time) after a soft launch, with a Cinemascope short(not named), a cartoon(not named) , and “The racers”. Actoress Betsy Blair(from the film “Marty) was there in person on grand opening night.reopened on 2/7/1971 with "Mash” and “Patton”.
The open air gardens don’t appear to have a name?
There was an open air picture gardens(opened in 1910) on this site(first cinema in Burwood) before the Palatial Cinema, A picture and a little of information about the open air gardens and the Palatial Theatre on the Burwood history walk map(via the website) www.burwood.nsw.gov.au Hoyts Astor is also briely mentioned under Westfield Burwood Shopping Centre.
Westfield Burwood Shopping Centre was one of the first shopping centres in Australia(if not the first?), maybe even the southern hemisphere!? What did the theatre space become after the theatre closed in 1984 until the shopping was closed and demolished? There is another cinema in the shopping centre there now(Event Cinemas Burwood), unknown if it is in the same area as the original theatre building!?
Opened on 21/9/1948 with “The Hurricane”.
Opened on 26/6/1952 with 2 colour cartoons(not named), and “Flying Leathernecks”.
Opened on 31/5/1952 with “The Outlaw”.
Curently for sale at $109,000(US).
Why the name Cobleskill?
Opened with on screen 1 with “Hearts west”, screen 2 with “Peeper” and screen 3 with “Whiffs”.
I think this cinema might have been Hotys only cinema outside of Australia and New Zealand?
Opened as a twin with on screen 1 with “It’s alive”, “Track down” and “Death Machine”, and screen 2 with “Sex on the groove tube”, “Deadly weapons” and “Foursome”.
Opened with a colour cartoon carnival, “The Oklahoman” and ‘dino".
Opened on 19/7/1950 with a cartoon(not named), “The big punch” and “The girl from Jones Beach”. Closed in 1961. Demolished(date unknown?). Site is now Lake George Elementary School.
Opened with “South of St. Louis”.
Why the name Tsaya?
The ramps aren’t curved anymore!! What is that in the top left corne. What is those things to the left of the lower screen and the round thing in front of the lower screen too?
Opened on 25/5/1955 with “Track of the cat” and “Many rivers to cross”.
Also opened with a colour cartoon(not named), and some short subjects(not named).
Also opened with “Seven cities of gold”.
Why the name Stark?
There was also a second cartoon on the opening night(“Kitty Kornered”).
Looks like there a car behind the giant man too?
What is that giant man sitting in a giant chair doing there, near the screen?
Did someone have to spin a roulette wheel, to see what movie or movies to play that night?
Opened(first time) after a soft launch, with a Cinemascope short(not named), a cartoon(not named) , and “The racers”. Actoress Betsy Blair(from the film “Marty) was there in person on grand opening night.reopened on 2/7/1971 with "Mash” and “Patton”.