Astor Theatre, Melbourne

The Astor Theatre
The Astor Theatre front facade. Black and white photo, 1936.
The Astor, circa 1936.
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General information
Architectural styleJazz moderne[1]
Town or cityChapel Street, St Kilda (Melbourne), Victoria
CountryAustralia
Coordinates37°51′29″S 144°59′31″E / 37.85806°S 144.99194°E / -37.85806; 144.99194
Current tenantsPalace Cinemas
Construction startedDecember 1935[2]
Completed3 April 1936[2]
OwnerRalph Taranto
Design and construction
Architect(s)Ron Morton Taylor[2]

The Astor Theatre is a classic, single-screen jazz moderne revival movie theatre in the Melbourne suburb of St Kilda, first opened in 1936 and still in operation today.

  1. ^ "Astor Theatre". St. Kilda Historical Society. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b c RMIT - The History of "The Astor Theatre" Archived 19 August 2006 at archive.today. Accessed 3 July 2007.