CAARP: Cinema and Audience Research Project

Oxford / Mantra's Nickelodeon / Olympia / Oxford 1 & 2 / Star / Luna Twin and Gardens, Leederville

Venue Summary
Name	Oxford / Mantra's Nickelodeon / Olympia / Oxford 1 & 2 / Star / Luna Twin and Gardens, Leederville
Address	Cnr Oxford and Vincent Streets, Leederville, Western Australia 6007
Operation Dates	1927-01-01 - 9999-12-31
Capacity	700
Suburban/Country	Suburb
Purpose	Cinema
Screens	2
Roles

Venue Comments
Bellion operated the New Oxford Theatre in tandem with the Rialto Gardens for a short while. In 1935 the Rialto Gardens were closed and the New Oxford Gardens, Leederville opened. The theatre closed in 1968 and reopened in 1971 as the Nickleodeon. In 1972 to 1973 the venue reverted back to it's original name. In 1974 it reopened as the Olympia screening foreign language films. In 1980 it once again reverted back to the name the Oxford and was later twinned in 1982 (cinema 2 seated 150). From 1981-86 the Oxford 2 became adult cinema during the day known as the Star. In 1995, after extensive renovations the New Oxford was taken over by Valhalla (Melbourne) Group and Lumiere (Perth) and renamed Luna Twin. The following year the Luna Open Air Gardens screened at the Leederville Oval. A new Luna Gardens was opened on 26 December 1996, entrance through a shopfront in Oxford St, beside the theatre. When the gardens re-opened for the 1997-8 summer season, the entrance had been again re-located, through the former candy bar. (Bertrand 2001) References Cinemaweb: http://www.ammpt.asn.au/CinemaWEB/SITE/view.php?rec_id=0000000417

Venue Events
Event Date	Name of Venue	Address	Latitude / Longitude	Capacity	Suburban	Purpose	Screens
1927-01-01	New Oxford	Cnr Oxford and Vincent Streets Leederville Western Australia 6007	-31.9364212 115.8411821	1200	Suburb	Cinema	1
1971-01-01	Mantra's Nickelodeon			700
1972-01-01	Oxford
1974-01-01	Olympia
1980-01-01	Oxford
1982-01-01	Oxford 1						2
1987-01-01
1995-01-01	Luna Twin
1996-12-26	Luna Twin