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Plaza, Ormond

Venue Summary
Name Plaza, Ormond
Address 600 North Road, Ormond, Victoria 3204
Operation Dates 1930-01-01 - 1958-11-30
Capacity 998
Suburban/Country Suburb
Purpose Cinema
Screens 1
Roles
1930-01-01 - 1958-11-30 : Exhibitor : Albert Park Cinemas Pty Ltd
Venue Comments

Operation dates based on Catrice (p. 218)

Film Weekly records the following changes in capacity:
1946/7-1951/2 = 955
1952/3-1958/9 = 998

Venue Operation Dates: Further Information
Closed in 1940 for renovations that included increased seating capacity from 740 to 998, Reopened in 1941.

Closing date reported in Kino, refers to the final screening which took place at the cinema. (Kino, p. 7)

References
Catrice, D. 1991, Cinemas in Melbourne 1896-1942. Thesis (M.A.) Monash University, 1991.

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

Film Weekly, Film Weekly: motion picture directory, Film Weekly, Sydney. 1946/7-1958/59

Herald 28 February 1925 lists, Ormond, Ormond as screening Paramount films

Kino: journal of the Australian theatre historical society. vol. 9, Sep. 1984. pp. 6-7.

Venue Events
Event Date Name of Venue Address Latitude /
Longitude
Capacity Suburban Purpose Screens
1927-03-27 Ormond 600 North Road
Ormond
Victoria 3204
-37.904416
145.041752
Suburb Cinema 1
1930-01-01 Plaza



740
1941-01-01



955
1953-01-01



998