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Graham Ritchie
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- posted December 28, 2014 12:56 PM      Profile for Graham Ritchie   Email Graham Ritchie   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Yvonne and myself called into Pats cinema down South in Geraldine...a most enjoyable visit...here are a couple of photos.
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The image with the digital projector did look really good.
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Jason Gronn
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From: Boyne Island, Queensland, Australia
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- posted December 28, 2014 03:30 PM      Profile for Jason Gronn   Email Jason Gronn   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Great pictures Graham, I love these old style cinemas and good to see a 35mm still in the projection room.

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Dominique De Bast
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- posted December 28, 2014 03:51 PM      Profile for Dominique De Bast   Email Dominique De Bast   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
It's not common to see a house transformed in a cinema. Usually, they close a cinema and use the building to do another activity.

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Alan Gouger
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- posted December 28, 2014 04:28 PM      Profile for Alan Gouger     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
quote:
It's not common to see a house transformed in a cinema.
I was surprised to see this was a house at first. Curious the dimensions of the screening room/how many seats and screen size.
I love it, it give me hope. Now if I could only kick the family out for the theaters take over and renovation:)

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Graham Ritchie
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- posted December 28, 2014 05:33 PM      Profile for Graham Ritchie   Email Graham Ritchie   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Its not a converted house...It was built in 1924 as the "Geraldine Town Hall". Just about every small rural farming community had one.

I think they started projecting films in that hall, around 1926. I came across this early photo taken March 1939. The film was "North Of The Yukon"... [Smile]
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Pat still has a lot of work to do to spruce things up a bit
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Dominique De Bast
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- posted December 29, 2014 02:22 AM      Profile for Dominique De Bast   Email Dominique De Bast   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Waw, a genuine cinema built like a house ! Thanks for the picture.

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