Cinema and Government
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Construction Underway on Courtenay Place
- Wellington Film Society
- As you may already be aware, Wellington City Council is working on a new pedestrian crossing between Cambridge and Kent Terrace. This may have an impact on members that use the crossing outside the Embassy Theatre. On Monday 28 April, Wellington City Council held its groundbreaking ceremony with work to begin in earnest in early […]
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Making up for a million dollar loss
- Wellington Scoop
- The Wellington City Council, after ten years, has decided to resume earning an income from the two billboards on top of the Embassy Theatre. When the city council took over ownership of the 1920s building from the Embassy Theatre Trust more than ten years ago, advertising deals were in place which earned $100,000 a year from the high-profile signage. But the council decided it didn’t want advertising. Except for itself. The commercial deals ended. As did the income.
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Embassy Theatre, Kent Terrace, Mt. Victoria, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand/Aotearoa
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