After the Metro theatre was demolished in February 1972,the site was used to build a the(head office?) of Perth building society(later Challenge Bank,now Westpac). I believe that during the demolishon,there one of the beams in the theatre building was hard to dislodge. There is a bas-relief that survived from the demolishon gracing the walls of Exit Nightclub(in Stirling Street,Northbridge),pictured in the book,Stage Screen and Stars(page 24).
There was an auction in the Ambassadors Theatre a few days after it closed! The Rooftop Movies is not the only operating cinema in the city,there is also Cinema paradiso,Moonlight outdoor picture gardens(in Kings Park,part of the year),Club X(formally barbarellas)after moving from the Savoy theatre to Barrack Street,and a picture gardens in East Perth(near Plain Street,across from Langley Park(I think?).),i don’t remember the name of the place,it only opened last year(I think?).
There was an auction in the the Ambassadors Theatre a few days after the theatre closed with the film Diamonds are forever, before the theatre was demolished. I have an old Ambassadors Theatre price sign,it is pre-decimel(pounds,schillings and pence and(entertainment?) tax,on both sides(double sided sign),i have no idea how old it is,but is before the change of currency in(february?)1966. I also have a flyer/program of diamonds are forever which may have been from the Ambassador Theatre’s final screening?
I think the Savoy Theatre may have been seen in the music video for What about me(By Shannon Noll) filmed in in and near Coonabarabran wher Shannon Noll is from?
There was two theatre organs in the Metro Theatre(I think of the organs might have been in Wesley Church(Perth) before being installed in the theatre?). One of the organs is now in Hale college(Wembley Downs),the other organ is now in the Karrinyup Comminity Centre.
the drive in was seen in the television series Knight Rider-season 3,episode 5(halloween knight),chasing the bad guy into the drive in near the of the episode.
According to the Chips wiki episode guide for (season 1,episode 8-green thumb burglar.),the drive in theatre was also used in(season 3,episode 11-return of the supercycle.),but that episode guide says that was Sepulveda drive in theatre. In (season 1,episode 8.),you briefly see just before the police chase enters the drive in theatre lot,you briefly see the sign for the Long Beach(drive in?).
The drive in theatre was seen in the television series Chips(Season 3,episode 11 – The return of the supercycle.),chased by baker(and Ponch?) in the drive in theatre(scene unknown). According to Chips wiki it may also have appeared before in the Chips television series(Season 1,episode 8-green thumb burglar),althrough the sign seen briefly before the police chase enters the drive in theatre lot,says Long Beach(drive in?)
the drive in was seen in the television series Chips (Season 1,episode 8 – Green thumb burglar.) the green thumb burglars were chased by Ponch and Baker into the drive in near the end of the episode and arrested after chasing through the fence and into the playground near the screen.
The Sun Picture Gardens was seen briefly on the Australian tv version of Guinness Book of Records(in 2004?),mentioning it’s world record. the Picture Gardens also appeared on Postcards W.A.,and Getaway.
The Sun Picture Gardens appear at the begining of the Australian movie Bran Nue Dae(set in 1969),the gardens may also have appeared in the background of the Australian children’s television series Lucky Star in one or more episodes filmed at Broome!!
After the Metro theatre was demolished in February 1972,the site was used to build a the(head office?) of Perth building society(later Challenge Bank,now Westpac). I believe that during the demolishon,there one of the beams in the theatre building was hard to dislodge. There is a bas-relief that survived from the demolishon gracing the walls of Exit Nightclub(in Stirling Street,Northbridge),pictured in the book,Stage Screen and Stars(page 24).
The inside of the Savoy Theatre is still there,accessible from the door at the back(fire exit?),only the front door(and staircase?)are gone!
There was an auction in the Ambassadors Theatre a few days after it closed! The Rooftop Movies is not the only operating cinema in the city,there is also Cinema paradiso,Moonlight outdoor picture gardens(in Kings Park,part of the year),Club X(formally barbarellas)after moving from the Savoy theatre to Barrack Street,and a picture gardens in East Perth(near Plain Street,across from Langley Park(I think?).),i don’t remember the name of the place,it only opened last year(I think?).
There was an auction in the the Ambassadors Theatre a few days after the theatre closed with the film Diamonds are forever, before the theatre was demolished. I have an old Ambassadors Theatre price sign,it is pre-decimel(pounds,schillings and pence and(entertainment?) tax,on both sides(double sided sign),i have no idea how old it is,but is before the change of currency in(february?)1966. I also have a flyer/program of diamonds are forever which may have been from the Ambassador Theatre’s final screening?
I think the Savoy Theatre may have been seen in the music video for What about me(By Shannon Noll) filmed in in and near Coonabarabran wher Shannon Noll is from?
There was two theatre organs in the Metro Theatre(I think of the organs might have been in Wesley Church(Perth) before being installed in the theatre?). One of the organs is now in Hale college(Wembley Downs),the other organ is now in the Karrinyup Comminity Centre.
The Sun Picture Gardens was seen briefy in the television series Two men across the top near the end of the last episode in Broome.
The Sun Picture Gardens may have appeared on the television program WA Weekender(in 2014)?
The Liberty Theatre was aslo called the kimberly theatre. I think is now a jewelery store inside the theatre?
the drive in was seen in the television series Knight Rider-season 3,episode 5(halloween knight),chasing the bad guy into the drive in near the of the episode.
I imagine people are dying to get into this place.
There is information about the Lancaster Drive-in and the film Spies like us at the website beyondthemarquee.com/29874
According to the Chips wiki episode guide for (season 1,episode 8-green thumb burglar.),the drive in theatre was also used in(season 3,episode 11-return of the supercycle.),but that episode guide says that was Sepulveda drive in theatre. In (season 1,episode 8.),you briefly see just before the police chase enters the drive in theatre lot,you briefly see the sign for the Long Beach(drive in?).
The drive in theatre was seen in the television series Chips(Season 3,episode 11 – The return of the supercycle.),chased by baker(and Ponch?) in the drive in theatre(scene unknown). According to Chips wiki it may also have appeared before in the Chips television series(Season 1,episode 8-green thumb burglar),althrough the sign seen briefly before the police chase enters the drive in theatre lot,says Long Beach(drive in?)
the drive in was seen in the television series Chips (Season 1,episode 8 – Green thumb burglar.) the green thumb burglars were chased by Ponch and Baker into the drive in near the end of the episode and arrested after chasing through the fence and into the playground near the screen.
The Sun Picture Gardens was seen briefly on the Australian tv version of Guinness Book of Records(in 2004?),mentioning it’s world record. the Picture Gardens also appeared on Postcards W.A.,and Getaway.
The Sun Picture Gardens appear at the begining of the Australian movie Bran Nue Dae(set in 1969),the gardens may also have appeared in the background of the Australian children’s television series Lucky Star in one or more episodes filmed at Broome!!