Wests, Adelaide
| Name | Wests, Adelaide |
|---|---|
| Address | 91 Hindley Street, Adelaide, South Australia 5000 |
| Operation Dates | 1939-01-01 - 1977-02-02 |
| Capacity | 2248 |
| Suburban/Country | City |
| Purpose | Cinema |
| Screens | 1 |
| Roles |
1909-01-01 - 1977-02-02 : Owned : Greater Union Organisation Pty Ltd
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West's Olympia opened in 1908 . Except for the stage, the Olympia building was demolished in 1938 Opened 1939, replacing original Wests opened in 1908; closed Feb 2 1977. Became a Chinese restaurant closed in Dec 1981. Next came two cinemas, Hindley 5 and 6 (1-4 were in the old Metro Theatre across the road). Time zone First-run city house controlled by Union Theatres. First sound screening at this cinema was on November 23, 1929. The film was !Film:Innocents of Paris!. The sound system installed was a Western Electric one. Film Weekly records the following changes in seating capacity: References |
| Event Date | Name of Venue | Address | Latitude / Longitude |
Capacity | Suburban | Purpose | Screens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908-12-05 | West's Olympia |
91 Hindley Street Adelaide South Australia 5000 |
-34.9233 138.593411 |
3000 | City | Cinema | 1 |
| 1939-12-01 | Wests |
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2248 |
| Films | Distributor | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Growing Pains | 1929-03-19 - 1929-03-19 | |
| After the Storm | Australasian Films /UnionTheatres | 1929-03-20 - 1929-03-20 |
| Growing Pains | 1929-03-20 - 1929-03-20 | |
| Skirts | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | 1929-03-20 - 1929-03-20 |
| Growing Pains | 1929-03-21 - 1929-03-21 | |
| After the Storm | Australasian Films /UnionTheatres | 1929-03-21 - 1929-03-21 |
| Skirts | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | 1929-03-21 - 1929-03-21 |
| After the Storm | Australasian Films /UnionTheatres | 1929-03-22 - 1929-03-22 |
| Skirts | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | 1929-03-22 - 1929-03-22 |
| Growing Pains | 1929-03-22 - 1929-03-22 |