Regent Theatre - Hokitika, SI, New Zealand - Vintage Movie Theaters on Waymarking.com

While it is not the first moving picture theatre in the small town, as the Princess Theatre of the 1880s had needed to be replaced, and in 1934 the local community banded together and in mid to late 1935 the Regent Theatre was built. The external and interior are of Art-Deco styling. In 1954 brighter projectors were installed, making it one of the most modern of the time. While patronage was high for several decades, the introduction of television brought a decline in patronage. In the early 1980s restoration work was done, with further strengthening of the structure in 2007, and new digital projection and sound installation.
[ex-NZ Heritage site: (visit link) ]
Visited: 1607, Thursday, 1 August, 2024

Year Theater Opened: 10 January 1936 Ticket Price (local currency): 16.00 (listed in local currency) Matinee Price (local currency): 11.00 (listed in local currency) Number of Screen(s): 2 Concessions Available: yes Web site: [Web Link]

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