Twin Cinemas Odean & Forum later 5 cinemas
1971 Twin Cinemas, corner of Sturt St and Blackwood St, opened Thurs 26 Aug 1971
Opened as two different cinemas (same building), Forum and Odeon (each with its own entrance). Later called Townsville Twin.
First Provincial Twin Cinema in Australia.
Odeon had 864 seats Forum had 408 seats.
Demolished in 1990 to make way for a new cinema building (BCC4, later BCC5 (opening in 1990), now Event Cinemas Townsville City). Cinema 1 – 551 seats, Cinema 2 – 240 seats, Cinema 3 – 200 seats, Cinema 4 – 230 seats, Cinema 5 – 200 seats.
2014 – EVENT THEATRES opened 12 Dec 2014
Closed October 2020
New site in Little Fletcher St
