The Moe Fairsky Drive-in had a fog screen(possibly unique?), used if the main screen could not be seen in the fog, they showed the film or films on a screen on top of the snack bar.
The Piccadilly Cinema centre was used by the Perth Fringe Festival in 2014. The Piccadilly Cinema Centre is now a Kickz 101 store, in the ticket area. the website is www.kickz101.com.au .
The Capitol Cinema 3 was built on the former site of the Palais-De-Dance(date of unknown?), which burnt down due an electical fault next door in the Mansions Hotel and Mansions Theatre(on the stage) on 23/2/1929. The remains of the Palais-De-Dance were demolished, and the Capitol Theatre in it’s place.
The Doncaster Drive-in was on Bulleen Street. The entrance was on Greenway Street, and the exit on Bulleen Street( almost opposite Avon Street). The Ramps and entrance and exit roads are still there, and also the ruins of the snack bar(and bio box?). There was plans to reopen the drive-in in(1991 or 1992?).
The ramps(and entrance/exit roads?),and ticket booth, and Concession building and projection building(original building on top of concession building) is still there! unknown if the second projection building(for the second screen) is still there? The screens and speaker posts(and speakers) are gone? The drive-in site has a local heritage listing? The drive-in site was originally an orchard(unknown what was grown there?), the orchardist(name unknown?) remained in his on the drive-in property as a caretaker until after the drive-in closed, his house was demolished after he died(sometime in the 1990’s or 2000’s?).
There is footage of the second screen at the Dromana Drive-in being removed from the former Altona Drive-in on You Tube(Dromana Drive-in picks up the Altona Drive-in screen) .
The 485 Cars capacity was the opening capacity of the Dromana Drive-in, capacity of the 3 drive-ins area now is unknown!? The second screen came from the former Altona Drive-in ten years after it closed in 1992. date of screen unknown? There is now an Deckchair Cinema(picture gardens) as well! There is also an outdoor market on the Dromana Drive-in(www.drivein.net.au) part of the year as well! One of the screens can seen from the entrance on Nepean Highway,and another screen can be seen(just!) from Mornington Penensula Freeway, going south, looking left(behind the Dromana Holiday Village), just before the turn off foe Nepean Highway. The Whole Droma Drive-in is visable from Google Earth!
I think the Central 70 Drive-in may reopened in 2013(or earlier?) according to the website www.central70.com.au and reclosed in 2013!
The Ozone Coffee Palace(or Ozone Coffee House) opened in 1890, costing 32000 pounds.
The Moe Fairsky Drive-in had a fog screen(possibly unique?), used if the main screen could not be seen in the fog, they showed the film or films on a screen on top of the snack bar.
Correction – the entrance driveway, now the parking lot, has not been paved over.
The Jericho Drive-in also has a sitting area for walk in patrons.
The Warrnambool Hotel can seen(just!) to the left of the Capitol Cinema Centre 3.
The Piccadilly Cinema centre was used by the Perth Fringe Festival in 2014. The Piccadilly Cinema Centre is now a Kickz 101 store, in the ticket area. the website is www.kickz101.com.au .
I think the Empire Cafe to the left of the Empire Theatre in the photo might be the same building that is now Clark’s newsagency!
The Capitol Cinema 3 was built on the former site of the Palais-De-Dance(date of unknown?), which burnt down due an electical fault next door in the Mansions Hotel and Mansions Theatre(on the stage) on 23/2/1929. The remains of the Palais-De-Dance were demolished, and the Capitol Theatre in it’s place.
The website for the markets is www.market.com.au/ .
Correction – The Frankston Starlite Village Drive-in was at the northeastern corner of Skye Road and Frankston Freeway.
The third screen opened in(2001?).
The Altona drive-in Screen was somewhere in front of the Myer Distribution Centre building seen in the background behind the trees(just!).
The Altona Drive-in closed in October 1982.
The Dromana Drive-in Removed the speakers in 1999, but the spealker posts are still there, now the sound is by car radio only(Cine-fi?).
Sundhine Drive-in was on the northern side of Somers Street at the eastern end.
The Doncaster Drive-in was on Bulleen Street. The entrance was on Greenway Street, and the exit on Bulleen Street( almost opposite Avon Street). The Ramps and entrance and exit roads are still there, and also the ruins of the snack bar(and bio box?). There was plans to reopen the drive-in in(1991 or 1992?).
Stud Road is also called Dangenong Valley Highway.
The ramps(and entrance/exit roads?),and ticket booth, and Concession building and projection building(original building on top of concession building) is still there! unknown if the second projection building(for the second screen) is still there? The screens and speaker posts(and speakers) are gone? The drive-in site has a local heritage listing? The drive-in site was originally an orchard(unknown what was grown there?), the orchardist(name unknown?) remained in his on the drive-in property as a caretaker until after the drive-in closed, his house was demolished after he died(sometime in the 1990’s or 2000’s?).
There is footage of the second screen at the Dromana Drive-in being removed from the former Altona Drive-in on You Tube(Dromana Drive-in picks up the Altona Drive-in screen) .
The 485 Cars capacity was the opening capacity of the Dromana Drive-in, capacity of the 3 drive-ins area now is unknown!? The second screen came from the former Altona Drive-in ten years after it closed in 1992. date of screen unknown? There is now an Deckchair Cinema(picture gardens) as well! There is also an outdoor market on the Dromana Drive-in(www.drivein.net.au) part of the year as well! One of the screens can seen from the entrance on Nepean Highway,and another screen can be seen(just!) from Mornington Penensula Freeway, going south, looking left(behind the Dromana Holiday Village), just before the turn off foe Nepean Highway. The Whole Droma Drive-in is visable from Google Earth!
The hotel devolepment have have been delayed?
The Royal Theatre building was also the Hotel Metropole (part or the buildingas well(dates of opening and clossing of the hotel unknown?).
I think the dress circle may still be there, on the top floor behind the facade.
The operator of the Ritz Gardens was Wilf Birch.