Regal Theatre

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Regal Theatre 474 Hay Street, Subiaco, WA – Previously “The Coliseum Theatre” & Picture Gardens (Pictured) - Photo courtesy of Roy Mudge

Diagonally opposite the hotel, where the Regal Theatre now stands, is the site of the Coliseum Picture Gardens, where outdoor movies took place behind an elegant two storey facade. The Regal Theatre & site of the Coliseum Picture Gardens Built in the early twentieth century, the balconies of the Coliseum Picture Gardens were clad with iron lace. An elaborate ticket box decorated with stained glass, which stood in the foyer, is preserved at the Subiaco Museum. In 1938 the art deco style Regal Theatre opened, replacing the Coliseum – Contributed by Greg Lynch –