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Heritage sites in Adelaide [B 71772/10] • Photograph

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York Theatre, corner Gawler Place & Rundle Street. According to a researcher, it was a tall building with a very narrow entrance (when you consider its seating capacity). It was originally built by the Greater Wondergraph Theatres chain and opened in 1921. The side walls of the auditorium had a significant artwork feature in the form of painted landscapes representing Australasian scenery, the work of renown decorator George Coulter. The York Theatre was taken over by the Greater Union Theatres chain in January 1929. It was modernised in May 1938 when it became a first run release house for MGM Films. It was demolished in the 1960s for the widening of Gawler Place

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Physical description

Photographs (B&W & colour prints); various sizes

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1920-2000

Photographer

Messenger Press

Collection

Part of Messenger Press Collection

Subject

Historic buildings -- South Australia -- Adelaide
Architecture -- South Australia -- Adelaide
Interior architecture -- South Australia -- Adelaide

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Date

01/04/2011

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,517 x 3,865 pixels (9.7 MP)

Size

29.21 MB

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