Bench dark room the structure intact but stripped

the structure intact but stripped of purpose

sunlight cutting through broken windowpanes across a floor thick with dust and debris

The Powerhouse

It closed on 28 March 2010 and sat untouched for years

their grey board walls bowed and patched with corrugated iron

Bench dark room the structure intact but strippedA counter thick with dust holds a bottle of Super Pine disinfectant and a green wrapped Winning Post package, surrounded by small forgotten objects on worn timber. Behind them, the wall is covered floor to ceiling in overlapping Opera House Lottery tickets, layer upon layer of faded paper. This is the bench inside Marina Picture Palace on Gardeners Road, Rosebery. Part of the Marina Picture Palace series.