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Memories are made of this… Project overview
The aim of the Going to the Pictures Project has been to help preserve a part of our local cinema heritage by collecting and recording memories from people who used and worked in the local picture houses from the 1930′s to the 1960′s.
Cinema Heritage Interactive Map
Explore this map of 21 local cinemas within a 3 mile radius of the Plaza, from 1930 to 1960.
“We are the ABC Minors happy girls and boys ….and we were”
Happy memories of The ABC Minors and dates at the pictures
Going to the Pictures Project Launch Event
The Going to the Pictures Launch Event gave guests an opportunity to reminisce and take a nostalgic look back at Going to the Pictures.
The Going to the Pictures Project Film
The cinema memories we have recorded through the project have helped to create a short film which gives a glimpse into what Going to the Pictures was like from the 30′s to the 60′s.
Cinema poster screen print workshop
At the project launch event memories from cinema goers were collected in a number of ways. view some of the old style film bill posters created at the launch event
The cinema as a community venue.
The Cinema’s of the 1930′s to the 1960′s were often seen as being a quite luxurious venue for the public to go. They were an important part of the community for socialising and magnificent places of entertainment
Employment in the Picture Houses
The cinema became a place of respectable employment and offered roles to both men and women
Flyer for ‘Nine Hours to Rama,’ 1962
This is a scanned copy of a flyer that was handed out in cinemas to advertising forthcoming films.
Cinema Heritage Interactive Map
Explore this map of 21 local cinemas within a 3 mile radius of the Plaza, from 1930 to 1960.
