Majestic Cinemas

Horton Street and Clarence Street,
Port Macquarrie, NSW 2444

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Architects: George Newton Kenworthy

Functions: Movies (First Run), Restaurant

Styles: Art Deco, Streamline Moderne

Previous Names: Ritz Theatre

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Majestic Cinemas

The 850-seat Ritz Theatre was opened in 1936 and was still operating in 1969.

The building has since been divided, with a MacDonald’s restaurant operating in the former stalls and the balcony has been twinned and re-named Majestic Cinemas.

Contributed by Ken Roe

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okeyjet
okeyjet on October 18, 2022 at 12:18 pm

Unfortunately this fantastic Art Deco cinema ‘The Ritz’ has been totally wrecked and hardly recognisable from it’s original self. . I found some interesting Interior pics via the Port Macquarie Historical society archives. . Check out pages 9,10,11 in the PDF from this link >>> https://files.ehive.com/accounts/3977/objects/files/298a2879bbbd45d38989efb50a7e58b2.pdf

okeyjet
okeyjet on October 18, 2022 at 12:23 pm

this PDF has pictures of the ‘Ritz’ courtesy of the Port Macquarie Historical society

https://files.ehive.com/accounts/3977/objects/files/37a242cfe944409891fd386a7716b8ce.pdf

okeyjet
okeyjet on October 18, 2022 at 12:40 pm

Evangelos Hatsatouris [1870-1948] was born in Greece and worked a sea captain before immigrating to Australia in the early 1910s. The Hatsatouris family conducted the White Rose cafe, later known as the Monterey, and established the Empire Theatre and then the Ritz Theatre and other theatres across NSW. His sons Peter and George were involved in the theatre businesses.

Source - https://ehive.com/collections/3977/objects/1147634/trophy-e-hatsatouris-sons-cup

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on October 18, 2022 at 4:52 pm

Name changed to Majestic Cinemas in(1980’s?). The neon Ritz sign is still there on the outside of the building(possibly heritage listed?).

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