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George / George Cinemas / Aurora Cinemas, St Kilda

Venue Summary
Name George / George Cinemas / Aurora Cinemas, St Kilda
Address 125-9 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda, Victoria 3182
Operation Dates 1994-11-24 - 2011-03-24
Capacity 800
Suburban/Country Suburb
Purpose Cinema
Screens 4
Roles
Venue Comments

The George, formerly The Terminus and Seaview. The cinemas originally opened in 1994 and were closed and vacated in October 2010 by the Palace Cinemas company.

The three auditoriums contain a total seating capacity of over 800.

Unable to find a new tenant to lease the closed George Cinemas, the buildings owner refurbished the three screen complex and re-opened it himself on March 10, 2011. Re-named the Aurora Cinemas, the venture was short lived and closed again with less than two weeks trading

References
'Palace George', Palace Cinemas, viewed 14 April 2010, http://www.palacecinemas.com.au/frameset.asp?p=http://www.palacecinemas.com.au/venue.asp

Advertisement in Age, November 5, 1984.

Venue Events
Event Date Name of Venue Address Latitude /
Longitude
Capacity Suburban Purpose Screens
1994-11-24 George Cinemas 125-9 Fitzroy Street
St Kilda
Victoria 3182
-37.862603
144.973156
800 Suburb Cinema 4
2011-03-10 Aurora Cinemas