In the Summer 2010 edition of Spirit of Progress we featured an article by Marcus Beresford about a modernism nurses home built in the early 1950s at Glenside Mental Hospital in Adelaide and the efforts to preserve the building. Eastwood Lodge was provisionally state heritage listed, but the listing was then rescinded after pressure was applied to the State government, …
Ozone Cinema, Jetty Rd, Glenelg (Winter 2010)
ADMS Adelaide chapter is battling to save the historic Glenelg Theatre, located in one of Adelaide’s prime beachside suburbs. You can see details of the theatre and help the battle by signing the Save the Glenelg on-line petition and visiting the Art Deco Adelaide Chapter page on Facebook.
Union Hall, Adelaide University (Autumn 2010)
After a major outcry against the proposed demolition of the 1950s Union Hall at Adelaide University, it has been provisionally heritage listed by the South Australian Heritage Council. Union Hall was decreed to be a rare example of theatre design representing the mid-20th century modernist style. The University had planned to demolish the hall and build a major new science …
Chelsea Cinema, Kensington (Autumn 2009)
The Adelaide chapter of ADMS is currently engaged in a battle to ensure the continued operation and preservation of the Chelsea Cinema in the Adelaide suburb of Kensington. Built in 1925, it received an exterior make-over in Deco style in 1941. The Chelsea is on the State Heritage Register both for its Art Nouveau interior by Chris Smith and its …