Art deco magic.
Next town, another wonderful heritage spot was Bingara which is very proud of its restored art deco Roxy Theatre and Greek Cafe. You can do tours or attend many fun events - if only we had the time to stop and do all this stuff.
The Roxy Complex comprises:
The Roxy Theatre
The Roxy cinema and adjoining café was built in 1936 by three Greek partners from the island of Kythera in Greece. The cinema operated until 1958 and lay dormant until its grand reopening in 2004.
The Roxy Theatre is open to the public as a cinema, performing arts venue and multi-purpose function centre that includes a variety of conferences, seminars, weddings and private functions.
The Roxy Cafe and Trade Training Centre
Unlike the theatre, the cafe continued to operate, however it bared no resemblance to its Greek Café heritage operating as a Chinese restaurant.
In April 2011, Forty-five years since serving its last mixed grill, The Roxy Cafe was restored to its original splendour.
The Roxy Greek Museum.
The Roxy Greek Museum was opened April 5, 2014. It further increases the national significance of the complex by conserving and protecting the important cultural associations between people and place.
The history of the faithful restoration of the Roxy Theatre, Roxy Cafe and the creation of the Roxy Museum is told on The Roxy website (external link). It is an important story, one that should be shared with future generations, as Bingara’s Roxy may be the last example of a cinema and café, functioning as per its original plan, remaining in NSW, possibly in Australia
Here are a couple of links with the history of the site
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roxy_Theatre_and_Peters_Greek_Caf...
And another
Art deco magic.
Next town, another wonderful heritage spot was Bingara which is very proud of its restored art deco Roxy Theatre and Greek Cafe. You can do tours or attend many fun events - if only we had the time to stop and do all this stuff.
The Roxy Complex comprises:
The Roxy Theatre
The Roxy cinema and adjoining café was built in 1936 by three Greek partners from the island of Kythera in Greece. The cinema operated until 1958 and lay dormant until its grand reopening in 2004.
The Roxy Theatre is open to the public as a cinema, performing arts venue and multi-purpose function centre that includes a variety of conferences, seminars, weddings and private functions.
The Roxy Cafe and Trade Training Centre
Unlike the theatre, the cafe continued to operate, however it bared no resemblance to its Greek Café heritage operating as a Chinese restaurant.
In April 2011, Forty-five years since serving its last mixed grill, The Roxy Cafe was restored to its original splendour.
The Roxy Greek Museum.
The Roxy Greek Museum was opened April 5, 2014. It further increases the national significance of the complex by conserving and protecting the important cultural associations between people and place.
The history of the faithful restoration of the Roxy Theatre, Roxy Cafe and the creation of the Roxy Museum is told on The Roxy website (external link). It is an important story, one that should be shared with future generations, as Bingara’s Roxy may be the last example of a cinema and café, functioning as per its original plan, remaining in NSW, possibly in Australia
Here are a couple of links with the history of the site
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roxy_Theatre_and_Peters_Greek_Caf...
And another