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King’s Pictures 15 Fitzgerald Street E, Geraldton, WA

The King’s Picture Theatre Fmr has considerable historic significance as the oldest remaining cinema building in Geraldton.

The place has further significance for its role in assisting with the rehabilitation of returned First World War servicemen and for its long association with well known local business identity, Alfred Wheat from 1921 to 1976.

The building is a rare example of a large structure of corrugated iron construction and although altered internally and externally, still retains some of its original features and detailing.

Further the place forms part of a “Cinema Precinct”, inclusive of the adjacent 1930s Radio Theatre Building and the modern Cinemas Complex opposite, which is evidence of the social value of cinema in the local community as well as the development of the technology over time.

Contributed by Greg Lynch -