Historic Sydney cinema wins protection

"The art-house Valhalla Cinema at Glebe in Sydney's inner-west has been placed on the National Trust Register.
The piece of cinematic history was passed in at auction last week and is still without a buyer.
The trust's deputy conservation director, Graham Quint, says the listing recognises the site's architectural significance and its social significance as a venue for alternative cinema and for film-makers to view their craft.
"It's ironic there are quite a lot of 1930's cinemas surviving in country New South Wales and we are down really to the last few in the city of Sydney, and particularly the cinemas that are so vital to providing alternative movies and other cities have them and we really do need to retain them in the city of Sydney," he said."

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