Skip to main content

Dictionary of Sydney

The Dictionary of Sydney
Multimedia
Bondi Pavilion and Bondi Beach looking north c1939

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

Bondi Pavilion and Bondi Beach looking north c1939

From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

Search

Browse

Browse
- Artefacts
- Buildings
- Events
- Natural Features
- Organisations
- People
- Places
- Structures
- Entries
- Multimedia
- Subjects
- Roles
- Contributors

Connections

Appears in

Bondi Pavilion

Subjects

Beach Culture Cars Public building Surfing

Footer

Home
About
Copyright
Blog
Facebook
Twitter

State Library of New South Wales

Bondi Pavilion

Designed to hold 12,000 visitors, the Bondi Pavilion was part of an ambitious improvement scheme for Bondi Beach during the 1920s. Hugely popular and well used during the 1930s, the pavilion fell into decline by the 1960s and was only saved in the 1970s by the conversion of the ballroom into a theatre. Since then, the pavilion has found new functions and users.

Beach Culture

Cars

Public building

Surfing