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davidcoppock commented about Picture Gardens on Dec 6, 2020 at 8:00 am

The store was possibly an antique store?

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davidcoppock commented about Lyric Theatre on Dec 6, 2020 at 7:58 am

During the 1980’s and 1990’s there was a op shop(Salvation Army)(i went inside it then a few times), in the back of the old theatre building(behind the shops on the street front), entered from the car park(which became the liquor store(BWS), now the restaurant(Henry on Eight).

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davidcoppock commented about Circle G Drive-In on Dec 6, 2020 at 3:15 am

Opened as the Bon-Air Drive-in on 4/5/1951 with “The Nevadan”.

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davidcoppock commented about Enid Drive-In on Dec 6, 2020 at 3:01 am

Opened with a cartoon(not named) and “The high wall”.

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davidcoppock commented about Johnda Lou Drive-In on Dec 4, 2020 at 7:23 am

Why the name Johnda Lou?

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davidcoppock commented about Field of Dreams Drive-In on Dec 4, 2020 at 7:18 am

What are those 8 coloured(wood planks?) on an angle(and holes? between the screen and the picnic table in the photo above?

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davidcoppock commented about Winter Gardens Opera House on Dec 2, 2020 at 2:12 am

The 2020 Royal Variety Performance will performed here on 8th december.

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davidcoppock commented about Fairyland Twin Drive-In on Dec 1, 2020 at 4:41 am

Opened on 23/8/1961 with “Parrish” and “The last sunset”.

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davidcoppock commented about Bel-Air Drive-In on Nov 30, 2020 at 2:35 am

Opened on 2/3/1956 with “Guys and dolls” and “The Lone Ranger”.

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davidcoppock commented about Cinema Le Drive-In on Nov 29, 2020 at 11:13 pm

The name is Cinema Le Drive-in. Opened in(1969?) and closed in(1980?).

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davidcoppock commented about South Park Drive-In on Nov 29, 2020 at 8:56 am

Opened on 9/6/1950 with a colour cartoon(not named), “Canadian Pacific” and “The life of Riley”.

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davidcoppock commented about Circle Drive-In on Nov 28, 2020 at 8:54 pm

Was this drive-in round?

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davidcoppock commented about Showtown USA Drive-In on Nov 28, 2020 at 8:52 pm

Opened on 8/8/1968 on the east screen with “The Odd Couple” and “Winchester 73” and on the west screen with “Yours, mine and ours” and “Spencer Mountain”.

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davidcoppock commented about Dollar Cinema on Nov 27, 2020 at 10:23 pm

Opened on 18/3/1977 on screen 1 with “The slipper and the rose” and on screen 2 with “Tunnel vision”.

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davidcoppock commented about Silver Dollar 3 Drive-In on Nov 27, 2020 at 9:58 pm

The site(now demolished completly?) is a car dealership(Fiat of Albuquerque).

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davidcoppock commented about Doric Theatre on Nov 27, 2020 at 9:44 pm

Opened on 25/5/1918 with “Over the top”.

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davidcoppock commented about Osage Drive-In on Nov 27, 2020 at 8:37 pm

Does this train survive someplace else now?

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davidcoppock commented about Osage Drive-In on Nov 27, 2020 at 8:36 pm

The train track at this drive-in was two miles long(huge drive-in site?). Did the entrance and exit roads go across the train tracks?

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davidcoppock commented about Osage Drive-In on Nov 27, 2020 at 8:28 pm

Formal opening on 8/5/1952 with a Tom and Jerry cartoon carnival and “Frontier gal”. Why the name Osage?

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davidcoppock commented about Osage Drive-In on Nov 27, 2020 at 8:24 pm

Also opened with a cartoon(not named) and “Savage splendor”.

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davidcoppock commented about Lexington Drive-In on Nov 27, 2020 at 7:59 pm

Opened on 16/12/1954 with 2 cartoons(not named) and “Houdini” and “Desperado”.

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davidcoppock commented about Wilma Theatre on Nov 27, 2020 at 4:29 am

Opened on 9/9/1936 with “The king steps out”.

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davidcoppock commented about Cineplex Cinemas Vaughan on Nov 26, 2020 at 3:22 am

Is the second floor inside the ufo?

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davidcoppock commented about 7 & 27 Drive-In on Nov 26, 2020 at 3:17 am

Also opened with “Return of the seven”.

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davidcoppock commented about Event Marion Megaplex on Nov 26, 2020 at 3:12 am

Opened on 13/11/1997 with 5676 seats(and 30 screens). World’s largest projection room(240 metres in length). Reduced to 26 screens in 2004. Some of the unused space was returned to Westfield Shopping Centre(for other shops?).