Screen 1 was called Bulldog, and screen 2 was called Rebel. Opened on 5/8/1965 on screen 1 with “Girls on the beach” and “G.I. blues” on screen 2 with “I’ll take Sweden” and “All in a night’s work”.
The site is now a Walmart supwrcenter, a bank(First Convenience Bank), a restaurant(Subway), 2 money transfer companys(Coinstar and Moneygram), and a pharmacy(Walmart Pharmacy).
Opened with 6 screens on 6/12/1985 on screen 1 with “Spies like us”, screen 2 with “Rocky 4”, screen 3 with “Santa Claus the movie”, screen 4 with “Young Sherlock Holmes”, screen 5 with “Jewel of the nile” and screen 6 with “Out of Africa”.
Exhibitor was Wallis. When the drive-in opened, the suburb was known as Springbank(suburb name changed later to Panorama(mid 1960’s?)). The site is now divided into 35 house sites.
Screened the World premiere of “The World is not enough” on 19/11/1999.
Screened the World premiere of “Goldeneye” on 13/11/1995.
Thunderball.
Screened the World premiere of “Thunderball” on 9/12/1965.
Why the name Varia? Is the Alamo Motel and the Borden Milk Company still there on either side? Whats on the Varia Drive-in Theatre site now?
Opened on 20/10/1950 with “Father is a bachelor”.
Screen 1 was called Bulldog, and screen 2 was called Rebel. Opened on 5/8/1965 on screen 1 with “Girls on the beach” and “G.I. blues” on screen 2 with “I’ll take Sweden” and “All in a night’s work”.
Opened as a twin on 2/1/1976 on screen 1 with Tidal wave" and “A man for hanging” and on screen 2 with “Hustle” and “The Parallax view”.
Opened on 15/12/1984. Screen 1 - 500 seats, screen 2 - 200 seats. Closed in 2000.
Opened on 7/12/1995. 10 screens. Screen 1 - 224 seats, screen 2 - 224 seats, screen 3 - 254 seats, screen 4 - 299 seats, screen 5 - 286 seats, screen 6 - 286 seats, screen 7 - 270 seats, screen 8 - 240 seats, screen 9 - 210 seats, screen 10 - 210 seats.
Also opened with “A day in the country”.
Reopened on 8/11/1930 with “Dancing sweeties”.
Opened on 1/12/1972 on screen 1 with “Elvis on tour” and “Speedway” and on screen 2 with “Bedknobs and broomsticks” and “20000 leagues under the sea”.
The site is now a Walmart supwrcenter, a bank(First Convenience Bank), a restaurant(Subway), 2 money transfer companys(Coinstar and Moneygram), and a pharmacy(Walmart Pharmacy).
What were the family fun tokens seen above used for?
Opened with 6 screens on 6/12/1985 on screen 1 with “Spies like us”, screen 2 with “Rocky 4”, screen 3 with “Santa Claus the movie”, screen 4 with “Young Sherlock Holmes”, screen 5 with “Jewel of the nile” and screen 6 with “Out of Africa”.
Opened on 18/12/1998 on screen 1 with “The prince of Egypt” and on screen 2 with ‘A simple plan".
705 cars.
The orinigal was destroyed by fire in 1979.
The beauty shop is called Priceline.
Reopened as the Plaza Theatre on 3/10/1934.
Exhibitor was Wallis. When the drive-in opened, the suburb was known as Springbank(suburb name changed later to Panorama(mid 1960’s?)). The site is now divided into 35 house sites.
The outdoor cinema(1 screen) opened in 2018(next to the cinema building?).
4th screen opened in 2004. creen 1 - 120 seats, screen 2 - 180 seats, screen 3 - 144 seats, screen 4 -(number of seats unknown?).
Also opened with “Porky’s 2”.