We would like to thank all of our valued customers for helping us to make 2009 so exciting. From our hugely successful Antique Appraisal Day to our first of a kind Button Exhibition in November, the PAC was the place to be for antiques and collectables in Brisbane. Now we are into a new year, we are working on a new schedule of events to lead Brisbane's antiques scene into the new decade. Later this month the full 2010 event schedule will be posted on our website.
Stay tuned, and in the meantime, visit us and see what's new in Queensland's most historic antiques centre!
Fresh in this week
Fabulous powder-coated cast-iron European sewing machine base and collector top $950
Vintage armchair $450
Czech glass necklace $295
Swedish design swivel chair $240
50 plus dealers in one great location
The Paddington Antique Centre was established in May 1985 in the historic old Plaza Theatre building in Paddington Queensland.
Our 50 specialist dealers present an ever-changing selection of antiques and collectables. Under new management from 2008, the Centre is at the heart of Brisbane's thriving antiques scene - and holds regular special events for collectors and the general public.
Many come to Paddington not only to browse through an unrivalled range of antiques, but also to marvel at the remarkable Plaza building. Construction of the building began in 1929 and the theatre opened for business in September 1930. One of only two remaining "Atmospheric Theatres" in Australia, it was part of the short-lived Picture Palace movie theatre phenomenon. A building with a basic exterior was lavishly decorated internally in the styles of the great architectural monuments and palaces to provide luxurious theatre accommodation at a reasonable building cost.
The building is of timber with rendered brick at either end and along the street.
The roof is gabled and clad with corrugated iron and the northern part of the building is supported by tall piers because of the steepness of the site. The theatre foyer and eight retail shops occupy the Latrobe Terrace frontage and feature black ceramic tiles and silky oak joinery. more ...
