Eugowra Murals.

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Eugowra Murals.
Eugowra Murals.

The tiny, central New South Wales town of Eugowra has developed a fine display of murals on buildings and signs round town to celebrate its history. They cover all manner of people and history of the district.

You can just see one featuring the early use of this building as a movie theatre on the left hand side. The ImperialTheatre was licensed to seat 500 patrons and opened in 1927 with a grand ball and served Eugowra as a major centre of entertainment until the mid 1960’s. The first movie shown was Midnight Sun (do you remember that one?) and movies were played up to three nights per week.

In 1929, fire destroyed the inside of the building and all the equipment and fittings. It was rebuilt and reopened in 1930. Balls were also held inside by removing the front seats.

Over time it was also used for mini golf (must have been fun if they had a sloping floor!). As more people converted to TV, audiences fell off and the last movie was shown in the mid 1960’s. The front office then was used as offices for a tailor, real estate agent and legal firm. In 1967, it became a supermarket, with a newsagent later added, a role it continues to play today.

Eugowra, New South Wales.

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Taken on: August 19, 2019
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