Opened with snorts(not named), a cartoon(not named), “Breakfast in Hollywood” and “Angel and the bad men”. Closed in 1988. The site is now a car yard(Davidson Saturn Auto Dealership).
Opened with “Cheyenne”. 700 cars. Closed in 1989. Snack bar used as a storage facility. The rest of the site is Paradise Mobile Homes. The marquee is still there.
Opened on 23/5/1951 with “The Petty girl” and “Never a dull moment” opened with 1 screen and 600 cars. 2nd screen opened in 1967 with 1200 cars. Third planned in 1966, but never built. Closed in 1984.
Soft opening (only using 1 screen) on 17/8/2003 with “Spy kids 2” and “The league of extraordinary gentlemen”. Offical grand opening(2 screens) in may 2004 with “Spiderman 2”.
Opened on 8/6/1949 in the Fonda Showgrounds with “Coroner’s Creek” and “Blondie’s secret”. Closed on 26/5/1951 after a fire(at 11.oopm) in the projection booth from an over heated projector during a movie screening(movie being screened unknown?), while 250 people were present. The Fonda Showgrounds are still tnere.
Opened on(different screens) with “An American tail”, “Song of tne south”, “Streets of gold”, “Everytime we say goodbye”, “Crocodile Dundee”, “The color of money”, “Stand by me”, “Eye of tne tiger”, “Tough guys”, “Peggy Sue got married” “The boy who could fly”, “Firewalker”, “The Wraith”.
Closed in 1985. Demolished(except the indoor cinema(and snack bar?)and marquee) in 1986. The multiplex closed in 2007 and demolished in 2008. The site is planned to be condos or townhouses?
That was clever of the man ran the golf driving range.
Opened in circa 1912. Closed in circa 1980.
Correction – “Everything i have is yours”.
Opened on 19/6/1963 with “Everything i have is yourd” and “Apache war smoke”. 550 cars. Closed in 1992.
Opened with snorts(not named), a cartoon(not named), “Breakfast in Hollywood” and “Angel and the bad men”. Closed in 1988. The site is now a car yard(Davidson Saturn Auto Dealership).
Opened with a colour cartoon(not named), “You gotta stay happy” and “Bomba jungle boy”.
Soft opening free preview show on 17/8/1950 with 12 cartoons(not named). Oficial grand opening on 18/8/1950 with “Annie get your gun”.
In the photo of the marquee above, the middle part of the marquee says Drive-int, instead of Drive-in(what the?), is that a error!?
Opened with “Cheyenne”. 700 cars. Closed in 1989. Snack bar used as a storage facility. The rest of the site is Paradise Mobile Homes. The marquee is still there.
Also known as Skyler Drive-in.
Opened on 23/5/1951 with “The Petty girl” and “Never a dull moment” opened with 1 screen and 600 cars. 2nd screen opened in 1967 with 1200 cars. Third planned in 1966, but never built. Closed in 1984.
Soft opening (only using 1 screen) on 17/8/2003 with “Spy kids 2” and “The league of extraordinary gentlemen”. Offical grand opening(2 screens) in may 2004 with “Spiderman 2”.
Operated by Michael Zala.
The movies screened on the night of the fire were Destination moon" and “Curtain call at Cactus Creek”.
Opened on 8/6/1949 in the Fonda Showgrounds with “Coroner’s Creek” and “Blondie’s secret”. Closed on 26/5/1951 after a fire(at 11.oopm) in the projection booth from an over heated projector during a movie screening(movie being screened unknown?), while 250 people were present. The Fonda Showgrounds are still tnere.
Opened on 2/5/1952 and closed in 1955.
Opened on 15/6/1949 with 2 colour cartoons and “Frontier gal”.
Is this same building called Talk of the town in the movie “Judy”(about Judy Garland)?
Opened on(different screens) with “An American tail”, “Song of tne south”, “Streets of gold”, “Everytime we say goodbye”, “Crocodile Dundee”, “The color of money”, “Stand by me”, “Eye of tne tiger”, “Tough guys”, “Peggy Sue got married” “The boy who could fly”, “Firewalker”, “The Wraith”.
The site is also a BJ’s Warehouse.
Closed in 1985. Demolished(except the indoor cinema(and snack bar?)and marquee) in 1986. The multiplex closed in 2007 and demolished in 2008. The site is planned to be condos or townhouses?
Opened with “The sons of Katie Elder”. Indoor screen(1 screen, 750 seats).
Why the name Smithtown?
There is a small building on tne entrance to the housing development that might be the former ticket booth?
Opened with “The man who Liberty Valance”. The site is now the Country Pointe residential housing development.