Mosman Park Cinema & Gardens, 12-16 Lochee Street, Mosman Park, Perth, WA - 1939

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EXTRACT - Mosman Park: the past 100 years - By Sindy Dowden

Mosman Park Cinema & Gardens

In 1921, the Cottesloe Beach Town Hall was completed and the event was marked with a free picture night for ratepayers. The hall was the regular location for social occasions in the 1920s and 1930s and weekly picture shows were a favourite. In the 1930s, cinema became very popular across the globe and the styling of cinemas in the art deco style was very common. The town hall was redesigned to accommodate a cinema in the main hall in 1939 and the facade was remodeled to the prevailing style.

The place functioned as a cinema until the 1960s and in recent years the gardens have been opened for regular open air screenings. The town hall was also used as the administration offices of the road board until the new administration centre was built in 1965 within the Memorial Park - Years later to become “The Camelot Outdoor Cinema & Memorial Hall” - Contributed by Greg Lynch -