CAARP
Cinema and Audience Research Project

Originally called Central Hall opening October 4, 1928. It later became known as the Central Theatre by which time it had become solely a picture theatre. The last film screened there was The Dark Command and Queen of Hearts. Greater Union took over the lease and renamed the theatre the Grosvenor.
The Grosvenor closed June 27, 1968 after a two week season of Don't Just Stand There and The Doomsday Flight. (Walters, pp. 183-4)

FIlm Weekly records the following changes in capacity:
1946/7 = 639
1957-1967 = 644

Film Weekly records the following venue exhibitors:
Oxford Theatres Pty Ltd (1946/7-)
Greater Union Org. (1963-)

References
Cinema & Theatre Historical Society 1997, CInema index : Melbourne cinemas, suburban cinemas, Victorian drive-ins. CATHS, Victoria.

Film Weekly (27 June 1968, p. 7.) briefly references cinema closure.

Film Weekly. Film Weekly: Motion Picture directory. Sydney, 1946/7-1966/7.

'Russian film screened', The Argus (20 October 1942, p. 9)
Article references film screenings at the "new Central Theatre, Little Collins St."

'Theatre to be car park' 1968 The Sun, July 2, p.19: contains: contains brief reference to the demolition of the theatre

Walters, T. 2009. The Picture Palaces of Melbourne. p.183