{"id":2409,"date":"2015-07-06T14:00:05","date_gmt":"2015-07-06T18:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/annaabner.com\/?p=2409"},"modified":"2015-05-21T13:35:12","modified_gmt":"2015-05-21T17:35:12","slug":"haunted-theater-has-new-lease-on-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/annaabner.com\/?p=2409","title":{"rendered":"Haunted Theater Has New Lease On Life"},"content":{"rendered":"
Or, Look Inside The Haunted Roxy<\/h5>\n

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Parramatta’s Haunted Roxy Theater to Become a High-Rise Apartment Block<\/h1>\n

Written by Linda Silmalis in Feb. 2015<\/p>\n

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Talks are underway between the theatre owners and Parramatta City Council, which has been a dormant site, which is understood to be supportive of the proposal.<\/p>\n

Under the plan, the 1930s exterior of the theatre will be retained in the proposed redevelopment with two pillars built in front to support a residential or commercial tower above.<\/p>\n

It is understood the tower will be up to 20 storeys high.<\/p>\n

Council sources say the final design of the development was likely to be determined through a design competition opened to interested architects once a formal development application had been lodged.<\/p>\n

It is not the first time the theatre has been redeveloped, although it will be the most dramatic.<\/p>\n

When owned by Hoyts, the cinema was divided into three before it was sold to Village Roxy.<\/p>\n

With the rise of home videos, the cinema failed to thrive, eventually closing before being offloaded to an overseas investor.<\/p>\n

The Palace Group bought the site in 2004, before turning part of it into a nightclub and cabaret venue.<\/p>\n

Recently, it was the subject of a paranormal TV show, which investigated claims by former works of ghost sightings, including of a broken-hearted usherette and a disgruntled spirit called \u201cJack\u201d who is allegedly heard on digital recordings claiming to be the owner of the cinema.<\/p>\n

An Australian paranormal team also claimed it had detected both a female and male spirit in the building during an \u201cinvestigation\u201d undertaken a few years ago.<\/p>\n

A council source said the tower was in-line with Parramatta\u2019s rising skyline.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe council is not entirely opposed to the concept,\u201d a source said.<\/p>\n

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