CAARP: Cinema and Audience Research Project

Strand Theatre

Venue Summary
Name	Strand Theatre
Address	Railway Street, Corrimal, New South Wales 2518
Operation Dates	1921-11-01 - 1965-03-06
Capacity	976
Suburban/Country	Country
Purpose	Cinema
Screens	1
Roles

Venue Comments
The Strand was a Kaberry and Chard designed cinema built for William Lang of Wollongong. The Strand came under the management of Wollongong Theatres Pty. Ltd. in 1921 but remained under the ownership of the Lang family for the full length of its operation. The building was extensively refurbished in 1937 and again in 1940 (Parkinson, 1995, p. 79). The cinema closed in 1965, according to Parkinson (1995, p. 79), because of a decline in patronage. It was demolished in the 1970s to make way for a shopping mall and parking area. Cinemascope introduce 1955 Reference: Parkinson, R 1995, Gauffered Velour: a history of motion picture exhibition and picture theatres in the Illawarra district of New South Wales, 1897-1994, Australian Theatre Historical Society, Campbelltown, NSW.

Venue Events
Event Date	Name of Venue	Address	Latitude / Longitude	Capacity	Suburban	Purpose	Screens
1921-11-01	Strand Theatre	Railway Street Corrimal New South Wales 2518	-34.3735728 150.9007791	800	Country	Cinema	1
1937-09-17				909
1940-11-07				976

Screenings
Films	Distributor	Dates
Groussouzis, O		1955-04-01 - 1955-04-01
Kafetzou, I	Greek Motion Pictures Inc.	1955-04-01 - 1955-04-01

Total Entries 2, Total Pages 1