Perth Entertainment Centre, Former entertainment centre in Perth, Australia
The Perth Entertainment Centre was a large indoor arena and cinema complex on Wellington Street in Perth, Western Australia. It had a seating capacity of 8003 and was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest purpose-built regular theatre with a proscenium arch in the world.
The venue opened in December 1974 as the Channel 7 Edgley Entertainment Centre, but financial difficulties led the state government to take it over and rename it. It closed in 2002 and was demolished in 2011 to make way for the Perth City Link project.
For many years, the centre was the main stage for big concerts in Perth, and its name is still remembered by locals who saw shows there. The front part housed a cinema that changed names several times, showing alternative films before closing in the 1990s.
The building no longer exists, so there is nothing to visit at the original site. The area is now part of the Perth City Link development, easily reached on foot from the central business district.
The centre was home to the Perth Wildcats basketball team for over a decade, and it also hosted the Miss Universe pageant in 1979. Its record as the world's largest purpose-built theatre with a proscenium arch is often overlooked.
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