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The Meteor movie theatre was built by Maurice Millar of Millar and Giorgi, a menswear store. It was opened in the era of the 'talkies', in September 1937, on the eastern side of The Square. It had a capacity of 940 and was considered one of the most up to date in the country. the Meteor was closed in 1963.

Identification

Object type
Image
Digitisation ID
2014N_Sq286_008683
Title
Meteor Picture Theatre, The Square
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Sq 286
Held In
Coolstore

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Creation

Created By
Place
Palmerston North
Date
circa 1940

Object rights

Credit Line
Palmerston North City Library
License
No Known Restrictions

Taxonomy

Tags
buildings,
cinema,
ef thwaites,
joe & joe,
photographs,
watson brothers ltd,
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