Century News Theatre 125 Swanston Street, Melbourne, VIC 1940 - Unique architects drawing for the wall decoration of the Century.

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Century News Theatre 125 Swanston Street, Melbourne, VIC 1940 - Architects drawing for the wall decoration of the Century. Architects M. R. Barlow with H. Vivian Taylor & Soilleux.

Image sourced from Picture Palace Architecture in Australia by Ross Thorne

The Century News Theatre was opened on Friday June 28 1940, located in the basement of the 14-storey Century office building designed by architectural firm Marcus R. Barlow & Associates. The Theatre was designed by architectural firm H. Vivian Taylor & Soilleux in an Art Deco style. The ceiling had stepped bands containing concealed lighting and the side-wall had a sculptured bas-relief feature of two youthful ‘Aryan flying ladies’ (similar to those in the Odeon Leicester Square in London, England).

Note: The Century News Theatre became the Century, later a change to the Swanston, finally Capitol 2.

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