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Hindley Street, Adelaide [B 9806] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] West's new picture theatre is an Art Deco designed building flanked by older Victorian buildings. It was opened on 1st December, 1939. Playing at this time are two 1939 films, Robert Taylor and Myrna Loy in 'Lucky Night' and Walter Pidgeon and Virginia Bruce in 'Society Lawyer'. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 74 / Hindley Street, south side / June 23rd 1940 / West's Picture Theatre / Theatre erected in 1939 / Compare with B 4785 / The far side of West's cantilever verandah is 45.5 yards east of Rosina Street / Frontage 17 yards'.

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Physical description

Photograph;

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1940

Photographer

State Library of South Australia

Collection

Part of Acre 74 Collection

Subject

Wests Theatre (Adelaide, S.A.)
Motion picture theaters -- South Australia -- Adelaide

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Digitisation information

Date

28/11/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,016 x 3,401 pixels (6.9 MP)

Size

6.88 MB

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