Astor Theatre

Artist: Angie Muccillo
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Astor Theatre

Winner of the Vintage Lettering Challenge (My first challenge win!)

The Astor Theatre in St Kilda was built 1935-36. The Astor Theatre is architecturally significant as a highly intact, rare survivor of a Jazz Moderne, or Art Deco, style cinema.

Its façade includes a stepped parapet wall, a projecting bay flanked by three large recessed panels with casement windows, and a cantilevered awning with pressed metal ceiling. The projecting bay features an eight point star in bas relief with an illuminated neon sign and flanked by twelve illuminated, ascending stars. Beneath the theatre awning are four shopfronts and the theatre entrance. The side walls are red brick and the roof is corrugated iron.

Source: Victorian Heritage Register

Canon 450D
ISO 800

Astor Theatre belongs to the following groups:

All In, "Editing", Anything Theatrical, Architecture and cityscapes, Art Deco Heaven, Australian Landmarks and Icons, Canon DSLR (One Image Per Day & A Canon Camera Must Be In The Description Before It's Accepted), First Things, Full Frontal Facades, Heritage Listed and Other Trusts Sites World Wide, Layered with Texture, Mood & Ambience - Strictly Photos, Nostalgic Art and Photography, Retro Conglomerate, The Addicted Photographer►2 Per Day◄ and The Grunge Art Gallery Available for sale as

Greeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints and Posters

Cora Wandel

Angie, great image and read, you may want to consider joining the group ImageWriting.
Angie Muccillo replied

Thank you so much Cora for your comments and group suggestion!
Geoffrey Dunn

It’s a beauty alright! I’m much enamoured with Deco and the Astor is a superb example … thanks!
Angie Muccillo replied

Thanks Geoffrey! I just love those stars!
EarthGipsy

Lovely old building, well captured, love your angle.
Angie Muccillo replied

Thank you EarthGipsy! :-)
midzing

fantastic shot,,, well done
Angie Muccillo replied

Thanks Midzing! :-)
Jared Revell

great textures Angie !
Angie Muccillo replied

Thanks Jared!
Anthony Mancuso

love this building series you are doing Angie, really nice work
Angie Muccillo replied

Thanks Anthony :-)
PhotosByG

Congratulations! Your photo has been featured in “Anything Theatrical”

This photo was chosen because it was of a very high quality and it captured exactly the sort of work I am looking for in this group.

Please keep up the great work and I hope you continue to add more of your excellent photographs to this group.
Angie Muccillo replied

Wonderful many thanks!!
Anuja Manchana...

Awesome. Wonderful capture.
Angie Muccillo replied

Many thanks Anuja!
Keithbotilier

Thanks for putting this up Angie,great building and history is wonderful to reflect on.Excellent.
Angie Muccillo replied

You’re welcome Keith, glad you enjoy it :-)
Scott d'Almeida

excellent ,
Angie Muccillo replied

Cheers thanks Scott!
Antanas

lovely work
Angie Muccillo replied

Thank you so much Antanas :-)
Birgitta

Wow. Your tones here are reeeeeally good. :)
Angie Muccillo replied

Thank you very much Birgitta!!
Hans Kawitzki

This looks 1950 or there about,love the treatment you use on your work
Angie Muccillo replied

Cheers thanks Hans!
Rene Hales

I really like this image. Very well done.—Rene
Angie Muccillo replied

Thank you so much Rene!
gemynd

Love the pallet your work has that sense of soft muted tone of some bygone ere this signage makes it perfect
Angie Muccillo replied

Thank you so much gemynd for your lovely comments :-)
Angelafaye

gorgeous!! :D
love the colours
Angie Muccillo replied

Thanks Angelafaye, much appreciated! :-)
doreen01

objective… and work of 5*! Excellent Angie! :)
Angie Muccillo replied

Thanks so much Doreen!!
Lukava

very vintage feel and thank you for the educative bit, very informative.
Angie Muccillo replied

Thanks Lukava!
Karen Scrimes

Wow Angie, beautiful image. Congratulations on your challenge win :)))
Angie Muccillo replied

Thank you so much Karen!!
KazM

Congrats on winning the antique lettering challenge with your lovely shot
Angie Muccillo replied

Wow that’s fantastic!!! Thank you!!
sugargirl

Congrats on your challenge win Angie!
Angie Muccillo replied

Thanks sugargirl! What a lovely surprise!
Roz McQuillan

Great image, congrats Angie!
Angie Muccillo replied

Thanks so much Roz!!
anniemaree

brilliant! so well won!
Angie Muccillo replied

Thanks annemarie, much appreciated! :-)
eelsblueEllen

WINNER!! of Mood & Ambience group challenge Vintage Lettering

Congratulations on your first challenge win too!!
Angie Muccillo replied

Thank you so much, it’s such a thrill!!
~ Selle

Terrific retro feel!
Angie Muccillo replied

Thank you Selle!
mimi yoon

no matter what it is, with your touch, all turn beautiful, angie… : )
Angie Muccillo replied

Thank you sweet mimi :-)
Rebecca May

Great treatment…
Angie Muccillo replied

Thank you so much Rebecca :-)
Tara Turner

love it!
Angie Muccillo replied

Thanks heaps Tara!
Birgitta

Lovely choice of texture(s) here!
Birgitta

And congratz on your win. ;)
Angie Muccillo replied

Thank you thank you Birgitta!!
Raphael Lopez

I admire your artistic vision in this amazing shot!!
Angie Muccillo replied

Thank you for the compliment Raphael :-))
aglaia b

oh wow, beautiful work angie. ;-) xox
Angie Muccillo replied

Oh thank you aglaia :-))
Daidalos

Wow beautiful. Love these old facades. Fabulous
Angie Muccillo replied

Thank you I love the old facades too, really appreciate your comments :-)
Elizaday

This is fabulous – plus it holds a special place in my heart :)
Angie Muccillo replied

Thank you Elizaday pleased you like it :-)
UnEasy

Beautiful shot, an exemplar for the genre. And the extra effort of the narrative to better inform our appreciation. Just a magnificent job Angie!
pmistric 17 days ago

What a wonderful image with such lovely textures and nice back-story.