Historical information
This file contains four items relating to research by members of the Caulfield/Glen Eira Historical Society about theatres and cinemas in Glen Eira:
1/A handwritten copy of a letter from the Caulfield Historical Society to the Secretary of Hoyts requesting information about Hoyts cinemas in Glen Huntly, St. Kilda, Caulfield, Carnegie and Elsternwick. Date unknown.
2/A typed list of cinemas in Glen Eira, dated 07/08/2010 giving their location, name, dates of operation and current status. Researcher unknown.
3/Research notes written by Claire Barton, 02/07/2013, paraphrased from ‘The Pictures and Flea Pits: 80 Years of Australians at the Pictures’ by Simon Brand (1983). The notes give the broader context of cinemas in Australia at the time many Glen Eira cinemas were in operation.
4/Research notes written by Claire Barton, 04/07/2013, paraphrased from ‘Moorabbin: A Pictorial History, 1862-1994’, by John Cribbin (1995). The notes give a brief history of the Bentleigh Theatre and Ormond Theatre (renamed ‘The Plaza’).
Subjects
- hoyts theatres ltd.,
- gardenvale,
- mayfair gardenvale,
- nepean theatre,
- glen huntly,
- glen huntly theatre,
- caulfield,
- crystal palace theatre,
- carnegie,
- hoyts carnegie theatre,
- elsternwick,
- hoyts elsternwick theatre,
- esquire,
- nepean highway,
- glenhuntly road,
- glen huntly road,
- manchester grove,
- dandenong road,
- woorayl street,
- carre street,
- gordon street,
- cinemas,
- theatres,
- bentleigh,
- hoyts bentleigh,
- caulfield south,
- camden,
- carnegie,
- memorial,
- rosstown,
- carnegie theatre,
- pohebe,
- renown,
- elster,
- esquire,
- kadima,
- sharon,
- classic,
- rex,
- argosy,
- capri,
- ormond theatre,
- the plaza,
- depression 1929-1939,
- audiences,
- industry,
- world war 1939-1945,
- television broadcasting,
- drive-in theatres,
- entertainment,
- bentleigh theatre,
- centre road,
- nicholson street,
- suburban life,
- suburbs,
- community centres,
- north road,
- cribben john,
- brand simon,
- barton claire,
- caulfield historical society
References
- ‘The Pictures and Flea Pits: 80 Years of Australians at the Pictures’, by Simon Bond, 1983
