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The Empire Theatre, the first on Grote Street opened on 10 April 1909 in premises previously occupied by three two-storey shops. Designed by A Barnham Black, the theatre initially featured vaudeville acts and moving pictures. It continued to operate as a picture theatre until 1948. In 1952 it was acquired by People Stores Ltd and became part of its retail complex extending to Gouger Street.
The Port Adelaide Railway Station opens across the street from the Railway Hotel, and provides a steady stream of customers for several years
This church symbolised the consolidation of a previously divided Baptist community in Adelaide under the leadership of the young and dynamic Reverend Silas Mead who was instrumental in the erection of the church between 1861 and 1863.
