More Info →Ballroom Astoria building, George Street

Description

The Astoria Ballroom, was originally built as Her Majesty’s Theatre, and ran as such 1911-1915. It was then used as a skating rink, auction rooms and for storage until returning to theatre use as the Paramount, then the De Luxe (1924-1930). It continued use as the De Luxe Skating rink, the De Luxe Dance Hall, the Coconut Grove Dance Hall (1936-1942), ANA Dance Hall, George Street Dance Hall and eventually the Astoria Ballroom from approximately 1948-1984. The ballroom was demolished in 1984 but facade remains. It is now the frontage for retail shops (2008).

Identification

Object type

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Date

1988

Digitisation ID

2008P_Z5151_BUI_0943

Held In

IMCA Digital Archive