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Throughout its history, the cinema retained its original silent screen, thought to be the only one remaining in
Melbourne when it closed in 1999. It was flanked by a mural painting featuring Native American motifs. The building, that occupies the entirety of its 292-square-metre site, retained its
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with an orchestra. In 1979, the McClelland family stopped operating it and it was taken over and renamed
Carlton Moviehouse, though was known to patrons as the Bughouse. It screened
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Following the cinemas closure, the building became a travel agency. In 2014, the building was sold for $ 3.5 million and "guttered" to become a retail space.
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purchased the building for $ 2000. It was turned into a Jewish club until 1924 when it was opened as a cinema seating 616.
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The cinema only seated 250 when it closed in 1999. At the time, several new cinemas had opened, such as the nearby
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that had five screens, while the
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original 1909 facade, with minor changes made when it was converted into a cinema.
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Ellingsen, Peter (26 June 1999). "Carlton fears for treasured haunts and icons".
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