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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
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Bc 216
Date
circa 1937
Digitisation ID
2009N_Bc216_BUI_2443
Held In
Coolstore

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Place
Palmerston North

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Taxonomy

Tags
building,
buildings,
cinema,
movie theatre,
movies,
photographs,
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