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Hoyts Entertainment Centre—Regent Theatre (remnants) was built in 1928, Architect: B. Hollingshead. This was Brisbane’s premiere picture palace. A grand movie theatre,to remain commercially viable, it was converted to a multiplex with a basement McDonalds, in the 1980s. Circa 2016, it was largely guttered, as part of a highrise redevelopment, with only the Queen Street facade and a few interior decorations retained.
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Brisbane City Council, Heritage Trail Brisbane City Centre,series No.1, 13th edition , (B.C.C, c1990s)
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QSA. QSA Series 1690 Civic Survey of the City of Brisbane – AIAG2 Series. 4 chains to the inch. City of Brisbane, civic survey maps. Sheet 24, 4 chains to an inch. annotated with details of sales. 618944