Exterior view of State Theatre, Hindley Street, Adelaide,
Image courtesy of State Library of South Australia. Photo; Vic Grimmett c 1957
State Theatre in Hindley Street, it was situated where Downtown was. In contrast to the idea of most theatres this one when built didn’t go for the ‘palace’ type of architecture. It is a building of its time, the mid 1950s.
Today the exterior looks quite run down, I remember visiting Downtown as a young adult. I think I remember the stairs that are shown below, you climbed them to reach the rolling skating rink, which was possibly where the screen once was.
Inside the theatre kept to the same modern theme. Clean lines, nothing ornate, it seems quite austere, I would love to know the colours used.
Interior view of State Theatre, Hindley Street, Adelaide.
Image courtesy of State Library of South Australia. Photo; Vic Grimmett c 1957
References:
State Library of South Australia, Vic Grimmett Collection, Retrieved 26th Jan 2019. https://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au
Google Maps https://goo.gl/maps/dSdQQtNFu3q
Located at 27-29 Hindley st Adelaide opened 1957 closed 1977. Was billed as The Showplace of the nation! The height of 1957 modern. The carpet was the Greater Union Red/gold standard 50s60s type, the ceiling shown was crimson/orange spray on stucco, & the foyers had lots of mirrors to make it look bigger, there was substantial amounts of fluted polished wood surfaces throughout the foyers. The auditorium had blue seating. The Candy bars both up & down were made of stainless steel.