Sun Picture Gardens
The Sun Picture Gardens is the world's oldest picture gardens still in operation. It is located in Broome, Western Australia. Unlike most outdoor cinemas, it screens multiple films per night; the majority of outdoor cinemas screen one or two films a week.Photo: Gnangarra, CC BY 2.5 au.
- Type: Movie theater
- Description: heritage listed cinema in Broome, Western Australia
- Also known as: “Dry Goods Store”, “Sun Picture Garden”, “Sun Picture Gardens (Dry Goods Store, Sun Picture Theatre)”, “Sun Picture Theatre”, and “Sun Pictures”
- Address: 8 Carnarvon Street
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tack’s Store and Broome Cable House.
Broome Cable House
Courthouse
Photo: Gnangarra, CC BY 2.5 au.
The Broome Cable House opened on 9 April 1889 and is now known as the Broome Court House. Constructed in 1879, the facility was used as a cable station until March 1914. Broome Cable House is situated 490 metres southwest of Sun Picture Gardens.
Roebuck Bay Hotel
Pub
Photo: Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Roebuck Bay Hotel is a pub, which is situated 190 metres southeast of Sun Picture Gardens.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chinatown Conservation Area and Djugun.
Chinatown Conservation Area
Neighborhood
Photo: Rocket910, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chinatown Conservation Area is a neighborhood.
Djugun
Suburb
Djugun is a northern suburb of Broome, Western Australia within the local government area of the Shire of Broome. The name relates to the language of the local Djugun or Jukun Aboriginal people.
Broome
Photo: Binarysequence, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Broome is the largest town in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, with 14,660 residents in 2021. Established through the pearling industry of the late 19th century, it became a beach resort in the 1980s.
Sun Picture Gardens
- Categories: outdoor cinema, heritage site, and building
- Location: Broome, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-17.95348° or 17° 57′ 13″ southLongitude
122.24321° or 122° 14′ 36″ eastOpen location code
5QJ426WV+J7OpenStreetMap ID
way 311222106OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=cinemaOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q7638432
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Sun Picture Gardens” goes by many names.
- French: “Sun Pictures”
- German: “Sun Pictures”
- Spanish: “Sun Pictures”
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Highlights include Short St Gallery and Broome Gallery.
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