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Victoria Avenue (Cnr Location Name Venue Type Opened Closed Current Status ABBOTSFORD The Shadow Electric Open Air c. Nov c 2017 Closed Street Address -> Abbotsford Convent, 1 St Heliers Street Suburban Inc. Alternative Names -> Shimmerlands (2017) ........................................................................................................................................................................................ ABBOTSFORD Vita Picture Theatre Cinema 1914 1922 Demolished Street Address -> 306 Johnston Street Suburban Alternative Names -> Vita (1914-'16), Star Theatre (1917-'22) ........................................................................................................................................................................................ ACHERON Acheron Mechanics Institute Mechanics 10/6/1914 Community Use Street Address -> McColl Lane Country Alternative Names -> Acheron Community Hall Australia ........................................................................................................................................................................................ AIRPORT WEST Village 8 Cinema Complex Cinema 28/12/1989 of Operational Street Address -> 8 Louis Street Suburban ........................................................................................................................................................................................ ALBERT PARK Beach Theatre Open Air 30 Oct c1920 Demolished Street Address -> 110 Beaconsfield Parade Suburban Alternative Names -> Arthur Clarke's Picture Gardens, Wonderland Living Picture, St Louis, The Strand (1920s) ........................................................................................................................................................................................ ALBERT PARK Dux (Open Air) Open Air Society1916 1920s? Demolished Street Address -> 150 Victoria Avenue (cnr. Reed St.) Suburban Alternative Names -> Grand Open Air Theatre ........................................................................................................................................................................................ ALBERT PARK Dux Photoplays Cinema 29/06/1912 1930 Facade Street Address -> 47 O'Grady Street Suburban Alternative Names -> Dux (Winter) Theatre ........................................................................................................................................................................................ ALBERT PARK Empire HistoricalCinema 1911 1916 Closed Street Address -> 82 Beaconsfield Parade Suburban ........................................................................................................................................................................................ ALBERT PARK Gasworks Open Air 1994 Operational Street Address -> Gasworks Arts Park, 21 Graham St., (Cnr Graham & Pickles Sts.) Suburban Alternative Names -> Sunset Cinema, Gasworks Backyard Cinema ........................................................................................................................................................................................ ALBERT PARK Kinema TheatreTheatre Cinema 16/07/1920 30/10/1983 Retail / Office Street Address -> 170 Bridport Street Suburban Alternative Names -> construction name - New Riverina, Albert Park Cinema/New Kinema (1939-1983) ........................................................................................................................................................................................ ALBERT PARK Parkand Cinema 24/12/1938 31/03/1962 Demolished Street Address -> 319 Montague Street (Cnr. Dundas Place) Suburban Alternative Names -> Hoyts Park Theatre ........................................................................................................................................................................................ ALBERT PARK Tivoli Cinema 1913 1919 Demolished Street Address -> 174 Victoria Avenue Suburban ........................................................................................................................................................................................ Cinema Location Name Venue Type Opened Closed Current Status ALEXANDRA Alexandra Town Hall Public Hall 1881 Dec. 2013 Hall Street Address -> Grant Street Country Inc. Alternative Names -> Alexandra Pictures, Elite Talkies (1950-1953), Elite, Shire Hall ........................................................................................................................................................................................ ALTONA Hoyts Altona D.I. Drive In 10/08/1971 Oct 1982 Industrial Estate Street Address -> Doherty's Road Suburban ........................................................................................................................................................................................ ALTONA Strand Cinema 24/09/1927 c 1959 Demolished Street Address -> Cnr. Pier & Queen Streets (South East Cnr) Suburban Alternative Names -> Mechanics, Altona Picture Theatre ........................................................................................................................................................................................Australia AMPHITHEATRE Public Hall Public Hall 1901 Operational Street Address -> Pyrenees Hwy of Country Alternative Names -> Amphitheatre Mechanic's Hall ........................................................................................................................................................................................ ANGLESEA Anglesea Memorial Hall Public Hall 1990's Community Use Street Address -> McMillan St Country Alternative Names -> Anglesea Cinema ........................................................................................................................................................................................ ANGLESEA Eumeralla Scout Camp Open Air Society1920s - ?? Other Use Street Address -> Eumeralla Scout Camp Country Alternative Names -> Anglesea Atmospheric Pictures ........................................................................................................................................................................................ ANGLESEA Public Hall Public Hall 1954 1983 Unknown - Street Address -> McMillan Street Country ........................................................................................................................................................................................ APOLLO BAY Lyric Multi-Purpose 1885 Hall Street Address -> 21 Great Ocean Road Historical Country Alternative Names -> Krambruk Hall, Mechanics Institute, Apollo Bay Cinema ........................................................................................................................................................................................ ARARAT Alexandra Drill Hall Multi-Purpose 17/09/1913 Hall Street Address -> Collings Street Country ........................................................................................................................................................................................ ARARAT Ararat Drive In Drive In 1980 Housing Estate Street Address -> address details requiredTheatre Country ........................................................................................................................................................................................ ARARAT Lyceum Theatre Cinema 15/06/1912 c.1950 Destroyed by Street Address -> Cnr. Queen and High Streets Country Alternative Names -> Utilisedand the Protestant ( Orange ) Hall (Opened as hall 15/12/1895), Empire, Paramount (1938- ........................................................................................................................................................................................ ARARAT Midland Theatre Cinema 22/10/1938 Multi Screened Street Address -> Cnr. Barkly & Queen Streets Country Alternative Names -> Ozone, Astor, Ararat Entertainment Centre, Midland Complex, Astor Theatre ........................................................................................................................................................................................ Cinema Location Name Venue Type Opened Closed Current Status ARARAT Town Hall Theatre Multi-Purpose 1922 (for 1970s Hall Street Address -> 193 Barkly Street Country Inc. Alternative Names -> Performing Arts Centre ........................................................................................................................................................................................ ARMADALE Armadale Theatre Cinema 19/09/1912 1941 Retail / Office Street Address -> 926 High Street Suburban Alternative Names -> New Armadale Theatre (c1940) ........................................................................................................................................................................................ ARTHURS CREEK Public Hall Public Hall Community Use Street Address -> Main Rd Country Alternative Names -> Mechanics Institute Australia ........................................................................................................................................................................................ ASCOT VALE Ascot Theatre Cinema 26/10/1924 1980of Residential Street Address -> 199-201 Union Road (cnr The Parade) Suburban Alternative Names -> New Ascot Theatre (1924-'67), Cinema Colosseo
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