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Classic Cinema
Triumph Cinema, also known as Classic Cinema, East Brisbane Picture Theatre, and Elite Cinema, is a heritage-listed former movie theatre, cinema at 963 Stanley Street, Brisbane, Stanley Street, East Brisbane, Queensland, East Brisbane, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Arthur Robson (architect), Arthur Robson and built in 1927. It is also known as East Brisbane Picture Theatre, Elite Cinema, and Classic Cinema. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 27 July 2001. History The site of the Triumph Cinema, East Brisbane, has been associated with film exhibition since 1921. The building itself dates to 1927, with minor modifications probably . The site was earlier part of a much larger parcel of land purchased from the Crown in 1855 by Joseph Darragh of Brisbane. Darragh held the land, unsubdivided, for nearly 30 years, and it was the eventual subdivision of this property into residential allotments (mostly 16 perches) in the mid-1880s, whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Classic Cinemas
Classic Cinemas is the largest Illinois based movie theatre chain. Headquartered in Downers Grove, Illinois, it operates 16 locations with 137 screens in Illinois and Wisconsin (as of May 2022) under Tivoli Enterprises ownership. Its first theatre and company namesake is the restored Tivoli, which has over 1000 seats in the original auditorium, in Downers Grove, Illinois. A second auditorium, with 33 seats, was completed in 2021. Notable features Classic Cinemas is known for its extensive and historically sensitive renovations of historic theatres some of which include painstaking recreations of plasterwork, glass, and marquees. Classic Cinemas founders Willis and Shirley Johnson are members of a number of preservation societies and were awarded the Landmarks Illinois Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Preservation Award for “Stewardship” in 2011. During a period in the 1980s when some major films were released with 70mm prints for select theatres, Classic Cinemas (then unde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |