The home of Christchurch cinema greats Maureen and Lang Masters. Photo: Supplied The home of late Christchurch cinema icons Lang and Maureen Masters is up for sale. The Masters were the owners of the city’s oldest movie theatre, the Hollywood Cinema, in Sumner.
Lang Masters at the Hollywood Cinema Sumner. Photo: Community Stories Liaison / Digital Content at Christchurch City Libraries They built a movie theatre empire, with seven cinemas around the city by the 1980s, called Masters Theatres. After Maureen died in 2020 and Lang in August last year, their vibrant Scarborough home passed into family ownership.
Frozen in the stylings of the 1970s when it was built, the couple decked out the house with a bar and 18-person movie theatre. Lang Masters died in August last year and Maureen in 2020, leaving their Scarborough home to their family. Photo: Supplied Harcourts agent Alison Aitken said last week the property has a “really cool vibe” with its nostalgic decor.
“It’s a spacious and unique house in a really beautiful area. You can’t get much better than this view.” The estimated value of the 0.
0563ha property at 1/35 Scarborough Rd is nearly $2 million. There is an 18 seat movie theatre off the open plan living room. Photo: Supplied With a view overlooking the coast, the home has three bedrooms, two bathrooms and two living areas.
Aitken says the bar and pink carpets showcase the property’s retro feel. “New owners may want to change the kitchens and bathroo.