Black and white photos of movie houses from Melbourne’s recent past including the State Theatre, Capitol, Regent and Hoyts.
Part One of the project(delivered 3 Sept 2001): documentation of the photographic archive and reproduction onto digital beta.
Palaces in order of appearance:
1. Melba Theatre
2. Liberty Theatre
3. Odeon Theatre
4. Regent Theatre
5. Plaza Theatre
6. Hoyts De Lux - Bourke Street
7. Lyceum Theatre - Bourke Street
8. Capitol Theatre
9. Kings Theatre
10. Savoy Theatre
11. Palace Theatre
12. St James Theatre
13. Metro Theatre - Bourke Street
14. Grosvenor Theatre
15. Athanaeum Theatre
16. The Auditorium Theatre - Collins
17. Metro Theatre - Collins Stree circa 1941
18. Majestic Theatre
19. State Theatre
20. Forum Theatre
Content notification
Our collection comprises over 40,000 moving image works, acquired and catalogued between the 1940s and early 2000s. As a result, some items may reflect outdated, offensive and possibly harmful views and opinions. ACMI is working to identify and redress such usages.
Learn more about our collection and our collection policy here. If you come across harmful content on our website that you would like to report, let us know.
Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B1000625
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture theaters
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Melbourne (Vic.)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Melbourne (Vic.) - Buildings, structures, etc
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Melbourne (Vic.) - Description and travel
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Melbourne (Vic.) - Social life and customs
History → Melbourne (Vic.) - Buildings, structures, etc
History → Melbourne (Vic.) - History
Sound/audio
Silent
Holdings
Zip Disk; Documentation
DVD [PAL]; Copy
Digital Betacam [PAL]; Master
Digital Betacam [PAL]; Sub-master
VHS [PAL]; Reference - timecoded