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The '''Balwyn Cinema''' or '''Balwyn Theatre''' is a 1930s-era cinema located on [[Whitehorse Road]], [[Balwyn]] in the [[Balwyn Shopping Centre]]. It is one of only a few remaining [[wikipedia:Art Deco|art deco]] picture theatres remaining in Melbourne. | The '''Balwyn Cinema''' or '''Balwyn Theatre''' is a 1930s-era cinema located on [[Whitehorse Road]], [[Balwyn]] in the [[Balwyn Shopping Centre]]. It is one of only a few remaining [[wikipedia:Art Deco|art deco]] picture theatres remaining in Melbourne. | ||
==History== | |||
The 1920s and 1930s saw an explosion in the number of picture theatres throughout suburban Melbourne. The Balwyn Cinema was one of several in the area to open during this time, including the [[Time Theatre]]. | |||
After some years of negotiation with local residents and [[City of Camberwell|Camberwell Council]] over planning permits, the Cinema officially opened on 4 January 1930.<ref name="BHS0809Newsletter">O'Dwyer, Patricia. ''The Balwyn Picture Theatre''. [[Balwyn Historical Society]], October 2008. http://home.vicnet.net.au/~balwynhs/newsletters/letters/articles_08-09.pdf, accessed: 14 July 2019</ref> | |||
Between around 1960 and 1980, it was known as the 'Cinema International'.<ref name="CinemaTour">Roe, Ken. ''Balwyn Cinema''. 14 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20190713223247/https://www.cinematour.com/tour/au/49.html <small>(archived from the original)</small>, accessed: 14 July 2019</ref> | |||
==References== | |||
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==See also== | |||
*[[Time Theatre]] | |||
*[[Rivoli Cinema]] | |||
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The Balwyn Cinema or Balwyn Theatre is a 1930s-era cinema located on Whitehorse Road, Balwyn in the Balwyn Shopping Centre. It is one of only a few remaining art deco picture theatres remaining in Melbourne.
History
The 1920s and 1930s saw an explosion in the number of picture theatres throughout suburban Melbourne. The Balwyn Cinema was one of several in the area to open during this time, including the Time Theatre.
After some years of negotiation with local residents and Camberwell Council over planning permits, the Cinema officially opened on 4 January 1930.[1]
Between around 1960 and 1980, it was known as the 'Cinema International'.[2]
References
- ↑ O'Dwyer, Patricia. The Balwyn Picture Theatre. Balwyn Historical Society, October 2008. http://home.vicnet.net.au/~balwynhs/newsletters/letters/articles_08-09.pdf, accessed: 14 July 2019
- ↑ Roe, Ken. Balwyn Cinema. 14 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20190713223247/https://www.cinematour.com/tour/au/49.html (archived from the original), accessed: 14 July 2019