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| Thread ID: 139881 | 2015-07-15 05:22:00 | Hollywood Cinema to be sold | Tony (4941) | PC World Chat |
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| 1404893 | 2015-07-15 05:22:00 | Another Auckland landmark probably headed for apartments. It won't mean much to people outside Auckland, but the Hollywood cinema in the old Avondale Town Hall has been around since the mid 60s. It used to be a real fleapit and its main claim to fame was showing Rocky Horror Picture Show late every Friday night - brought out huge numbers of people of varying degrees of weirdness. More recently apart from being an ordinary small cinema it housed the Wurlitzer organ that used to be in Wellington, and the Wurlitzer trust spent oodles of money on restoring it, and had regular concerts with both local and overseas performers. I never went to the ordinary concerts, but regularly went to the twice-yearly programmes of silent movies with organ accompaniment. They were always a great afternoon's entertainment - typically a short comedy, an old public information film, also usually (unintentionally) hilarious and then the main feature. I've seen some great films there. Apparently the Wurlitzer Trust have been taken completely by surprise and have to vacate the place in a couple of months with no idea what to next. It will be a great pity if this old building gets reduced to rubble. It would be great to see it saved, but I'm not optimistic. We don't have a good track record for saving these sort of institutions. |
Tony (4941) | ||
| 1404894 | 2015-07-15 07:40:00 | It used to be a real fleapit and its main claim to fame was showing Rocky Horror Picture Show late every Friday night - brought out huge numbers of people of varying degrees of weirdness. Ah, that does bring back the memories. Been there a few times to see that movie as a teenager. Remember rolling Jaffas down the floor. :p |
Jen (38) | ||
| 1404895 | 2015-07-15 07:54:00 | I don't usually subscribe to the view that something being old, or having a rich history, makes it worth keeping. An old building is to me just an old building. If better use can be made of the space I'm all for it. | dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1404896 | 2015-07-15 08:06:00 | I don't usually subscribe to the view that something being old, or having a rich history, makes it worth keeping. An old building is to me just an old building. If better use can be made of the space I'm all for it.:+1: Unless it's a registered heritage building and protected, then it must have been important :p | pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 1404897 | 2015-07-15 09:06:00 | ... its main claim to fame was showing Rocky Horror Picture Show late every Friday night - brought out huge numbers of people of varying degrees of weirdness.... Was that the one where the "virgins" sat in seats upstairs and the regulars stood down stairs and threw rice and other food items at each other ?? |
decibel (11645) | ||
| 1404898 | 2015-07-15 10:26:00 | I don't usually subscribe to the view that something being old, or having a rich history, makes it worth keeping. An old building is to me just an old building. If better use can be made of the space I'm all for it.I think the merit in this building is in its contents. The organ is something worth preserving I think. | Tony (4941) | ||
| 1404899 | 2015-07-15 19:48:00 | Hollywood cinema ..... used to be a real fleapit Apparently the Wurlitzer Trust have been taken completely by surprise and have to vacate the place in a couple of months with no idea what to next. . What do you mean, used to be? LOL. I'm sure they will move the Wurlizter before any demolition starts.......sadly Auckland is being converted in the likes of England with hideous apartments and joined together rat cage house. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1404900 | 2015-07-15 21:02:00 | What do you mean, used to be? LOL. I'm sure they will move the Wurlizter before any demolition starts.......sadly Auckland is being converted in the likes of England with hideous apartments and joined together rat cage house.be fair - it is definitely better than it was. At least the seats don't have holes in them. I'm sure the organ will be moved - the issue I think is all the costs for a comparatively small group of enthusiasts. Just moving it at all will cost heaps, then there is the cost of storage, then the cost of (maybe) reinstallation, retuning etc. I don't think they will be able to do it without outside help. |
Tony (4941) | ||
| 1404901 | 2015-07-15 21:13:00 | Ah, that does bring back the memories. +1 Although I only ever went there once. |
Greg (193) | ||
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