The curtains are about to close on the Astor Theatre, ending a 97-year history of movies and entertainment. The Astor Cinema on Beaufort St, Mt Lawley, will shut in less than three weeks because it is no longer profitable.
The Dark Knight, starring Perth's late Heath Ledger, will be the last screening on August 27. Cinema manager Tania Ilarda said her father, Bruno Zimmermann, the owner of the building, could hardly get the words out when he told her he planned to close.
I'll personally really miss the Astor - I had some great times there. I recently went to my good friends' wedding there (they were both ushers and met there, so they decided to have their ceremony there.) I even met MY girlfriend there!
That's two Perth entertainment icons closing within a week.
Interesting also to note that the Astor Cinema in Melbourne went under in December. Read about it here.