Local Government
Victoria Park
Region
Metropolitan
625-629 Albany Hwy Victoria Park
next to Victoria Park Hotel
Humphrey's Dance Studio
Mustang Bootscoot Dance Ranch
Victoria Park
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1905
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| Local Heritage Survey | Adopted | 15 Jun 2021 | Management Category 2 | |
The Alexandra Theatre (fmr) has cultural heritage significance for the following reasons: • The place has historic value as an entertainment and recreation venue established as the Alexandra Theatre in 1905; and • The place has aesthetic value as the interior contains remnant finishes such as the pressed tin that are representative of the Federation architecture style.
The Former Alexandra Theatre is a single storey painted brick and corrugated steel hip and gable roof building. The place is accessed via a double door between two commercial tenancies on Albany Highway. There is a rendered parapet wall and awning to the street with a painted pressed tin cladding to the underside. The top of the parapet wall has a single painted brick soldier course and central brick detail. Internally, the hall has a pressed tin ceiling and timber floorboards to the ground. There is a stage to the southern end of the hall that is approximately 6 metres x 4.5 metres.
This building was constructed in 1905 by owner Mr F Waite. The following information comes from an interesting set of correspondence between Mr Waite and the Central Board of Health: Mr Waite wrote to the Board on 11 December 1905 indicating he would like a building inspection as he planned to open the hall to the public on 13 December 1905. The Board indicated they could not organise an inspection with such short notice and did not visit the premises until the 15 December, after the hall had already been used. They were not amused, as there were a number of problems with the building particularly in the areas of ventilation. It was later set up for silent movies and then the 'talkies'. The Alexandra Theatre declined as a venue for movies and for many years it became the Humphreys Dance Studio, where many balls were held. In 1998 it was used as a Bootscooting Hall by Mustang Bootscooters. As a theatre it can seat approximately 400 people. In 2020, the premise is now used as a boxing studio.
INTEGRITY: Low AUTHENTICITY: Low
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| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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| AU. DU. Manager at Mustang Bootscoot Dance Ranch. | Oral Information | ||
| Mr F Waite. 1905. Correspondence between Mr F Waite and Central Board of Health. | Letters | 1905 |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
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| Present Use | SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL | Other Community Hall\Centre |
| Original Use | SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL | Theatre or Cinema |
| Type | General | Specific |
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| Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
| Wall | BRICK | Rendered Brick |
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