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The building went on the State Heritage Register in 1999.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDown the road the Civic was a plainer proposition with a longer history — built for Western Suburbs Cinemas and open since August 1924, then gutted and reopened under its new name on 21 May 1938. The frontage is the Art Deco one — a stepped parapet, a vertical CIVIC sign, and an awning advertising two de-luxe sessions. Inside, the view from the balcony is stepped light fittings, wall sconces, a coffered ceiling, a curtained proscenium, and rows of empty stalls seats.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn empty cinema photographed in daylight is a strange object — all the machinery of an evening, with the evening taken out.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"vestibule-of-the-roxy-theatre-parramatta","title":"Vestibule of the Roxy Theatre, Parramatta","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis photograph shows the two-storey foyer of the Roxy Theatre at 65–69 George Street, Parramatta, built in the Spanish Mission style with arcaded openings, patterned tiled floor and a tiled central stair. Poster stands flank the space, one advertising Frank Lloyd's \"Wells Fargo\", and hanging lanterns light the arched vestibule. 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