Description

Join us for a fascinating walking tour of the heritage theatres of Footscray. This 60-minute tour will pass by La Scala Theatre, Trocadero, The Grand and Barkly Theatres, providing insight into their architectural styles and programming history.

What's On

The Footscray Theatre Tour will take in three of the remaining theatres of Footscray's CBD, plus the Trocadero, which is now a gallery space. On this tour you will learn about the unique architectural design of each theatre, the types of attractions they used to show, and how their uses changed over the years after the advent of television.

Presenters will include a member of the City of Maribyrnong's City Experience team along with members of the Footscray Historical Society, who will share their stories of attending screenings at these theatres.