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Impresario Theatre 5 Grant Street, Bacchus Marsh, VIC - Previously known as The Astor Theatre

Photo - Bacchus Marsh & District Historical Society Inc.

This building has been used as the Astor Theatre, Denny’s Clothing Store, Bargain Market and now Impresario Theatre.

By Anne Morgenmuffel van Alkemade - Courtesy of Bacchus Marsh & District Historical Society Inc.

Evidently The Astor was built by my grandfather. Dad also worked here as a projectionist in his teens. He used to tell a story about later on during the American soldier influx, he’d been in the city and coming home on a train when the train was delayed around Rockbank. Soldiers already seated and waiting for their flix were getting antsy so a regimental car was sent to Rockbank to pick Dad up and get him to the cinema to get things rolling. Not sure if I’ve got that 100% right.

Contributed by Greg Lynch -