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The Norman Park Picture Theatre was an open-air theatre that opened in February 1920 to service the growing local population. Located near the railway station, patrons were probably distracted by the noise from passing locomotives. Nevertheless, the theatre survived until the mid-1950s.
Citations
Daily Standard, 7 February 1920.
Image Citations
Interior of Norman Park Picture Theatre, looking to the oblong projection room behind front facade. John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland. Record number: 606741.
Map References
QSA. QSA Series ID 2043 City of Brisbane and Suburbs Maps – A1A Series. 20 chains to the inch. Brisbane and suburbs street and road map showing railway lines and tramway routes, with radial lines at one mile intervals from the GPO. 20 chains to the inch.. 634570