LILYDALE ICON> the history of Lilydale’s Athenaeum Building> Anthony McAleer> A monumental three-volume encyclopaedia that details the complete history of Lilydale’s most important heritage building, ‘The Athenaeum’. From Mechanics’ Institute to majestic theatre, for well over a century this building has been the showcase for Lilydale’s social and cultural history.
From 1888 onwards the people of Lilydale have constantly re-invented the Athenaeum to fit in with the community’s ever changing needs. As a result it has been a Mechanics’ Institute, a library, a community hall, a performance stage, a lecture hall, a place of worship, a meeting room, a cinema, an indoor sports stadium, a roller skating rink, a military drill hall, a work room, a venue for political forums, a polling booth, a ballroom, a concert hall and even a museum. For the past 31 years however it has been the home of one of the best non-professional theatre companies in Victoria, ‘The Athenaeum Theatre Company’. Wonderfully illustrated with photos and historical ephemera, Lilydale Icon, chronicles a large slice of Australian life. It is also the detailed story of a building that holds a special place in the memories of many generations of Lilydale residents.
Acknowledgements> the Athenaeum Theatre Company greatly appreciates the support of local Yarra Valley business organisations who have contributed to the launch of the Lilydale Icon
.
ROCHFORD YARRA VALLEY> Healesville Toyota> NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK>
Alan Quantrell Insurance Brokers> LARKMAN NURSERIES> Stockdale & Leggo Lilydale>
LONGMORE'S CPA> G K W Services PTY LTD> WILKINSON INSURANCE BROKERS>
Special appreciation and gratitude to Shire of Yarra Ranges who have supported the Lilydale Icon project
from the beginning.
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