Roseville Family Cinema

Address: 112 Pacific Highway, Roseville NSW 2069 Phone: (02) 9416 8555 Fax: (02) 9416 3473 Email: Cinema Features History of Roseville Cinemas In 1919 after the war, it was renamed Traynor's Picture Palace, and thus began the journey to becoming the cinema we know and love. In 1936 DB O'Connor, (a pioneer of Australian film production, ) renovated it in beautiful Art Deco style to a large theatre with a seating capacity of over 500 people. Since then, it has remained a family owned business. In the early 70's ownership passed on to Hans Van Pinxteren and his family, who have been running it for two generations to the present day. In 1995 it was converted to a twin cinema, and just recently in 2011 it underwent a massive overhaul, replacing both ageing film projectors with state-of-the-art digital technology. The building is one of the few surviving independent cinemas in Sydney's suburbs, resisting the encroachment of multiplexes by dedication to showing a range of top-quality local and foreign films, and continues to be an important part of the community.