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davidcoppock commented about Knoxville Drive-In on Jun 26, 2020 at 12:02 pm

Closed with “Starhops” and “Girls for hire”.

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davidcoppock commented about Family Drive-In on Jun 26, 2020 at 11:58 am

Opened with 2 colour cartoons(“Slap happy lion”, and “Clown of the jungle”) and “Blue grass of Kentucky”. Closed with “Don’t go in the basement” and “Mad house”.

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davidcoppock commented about Skyline Drive-In 200 Burwood Highway, Burwood, VIC 3125 - A view from the highway on Jun 24, 2020 at 7:14 am

Where did that tram run to and from? Does the tram still operate along that street?

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davidcoppock commented about Skyline Drive-In on Jun 24, 2020 at 7:09 am

Was the steak house separate from the snack bar?

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davidcoppock commented about Forest Hill Cinema on Jun 16, 2020 at 11:50 pm

354 seats.

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davidcoppock commented about Mile-Hi Drive-In on Jun 12, 2020 at 1:38 pm

Opened on 23/4/1949 with a short(“Flying south”) and “Nightmare Alley”. Also opened on ¾/1969 with “Angel in my pocket”.

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davidcoppock commented about Cinemark Hazlet 12 on Jun 10, 2020 at 10:26 am

Opened on the site of the Route 35 Drive-in.

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davidcoppock commented about Route 35 Drive-In on Jun 10, 2020 at 4:23 am

There was plenty of space in this drive-in theater for a second screen at the back of this very long drive-in site.

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davidcoppock commented about Route 35 Drive-In on Jun 10, 2020 at 4:21 am

Closed in 1991 with “The girl can’t help it”(one of the movies screened in the drive-in’s first year of operation), and “The Fly”(1958 version). Admission on the final night was $10. The drive-in was demolished(date unknown?), and a twelve screen multiplex(name unknown?) was built on the site.

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davidcoppock commented about Transit Drive-In on Jun 7, 2020 at 9:36 pm

Opened on 1/8/1952 with “Carbine Williams” and “Calling Bulldog Dummond”.

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davidcoppock commented about Rock Road Drive-In on Jun 7, 2020 at 2:50 am

Opened on 3/7/1962 with “The Snow Queen”, “A thunder of drums” and “village of the damned”. Opened as Rock Road Drive-in on 27/5/1977 with “The house by the lake” and “Strange shadows in an empty room”.

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davidcoppock commented about Hilltop Drive-In on Jun 6, 2020 at 3:08 pm

Opened with “Follow that dream”, “Sergeants 3” and “The music man”.

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davidcoppock commented about Vista Theatre on Jun 6, 2020 at 3:03 pm

Opened with a coloured cartoon(not named), latest news, “Take me back to Oklahoma” and “Rhythm of the islands”.

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davidcoppock commented about Quasar Drive-In on Jun 6, 2020 at 11:02 am

It is called Quasar Drive-in(origin of tne name Quasar unknown?), someone else called it Drive-in Copenhagen.

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davidcoppock commented about Gay Theatre on Jun 6, 2020 at 2:54 am

Happy name.

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davidcoppock commented about Cinema Drive-In on Jun 6, 2020 at 2:43 am

Is the Theater Motor Lodge still there?

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davidcoppock commented about Cinema Drive-In on Jun 5, 2020 at 11:55 am

Reopened on 28/4/1967 with “The professionals” and “Dead heat on a merry-go-round”.

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davidcoppock commented about Trail Drive-In on Jun 1, 2020 at 7:14 am

Opened on 29/4/1948 with “Gunfighters”.

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davidcoppock commented about Jefferson Drive-In on Jun 1, 2020 at 7:02 am

Opened on 17/6/1950 with a cartoon(not named), a comedy(not named) and “Captain China”.

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davidcoppock commented about Osceola Drive-In on May 31, 2020 at 12:34 pm

Also opened with “There’s no business like show business”.

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davidcoppock commented about Sylvan Theatre on May 31, 2020 at 12:24 pm

Opened on 26/9/1940 with “The boys from Syracuse”.

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davidcoppock commented about Weeping Oak Drive-In on May 31, 2020 at 11:46 am

Odd name!! Why the name Weeping Oak?

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davidcoppock commented about Vogue Cinema on May 28, 2020 at 4:17 pm

This building appeared on an episode of the tv series “Storage hunters.

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davidcoppock commented about Sunset Auto-Vue Drive-In on May 24, 2020 at 3:38 am

3 cutie pies!! ❤❤❤

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davidcoppock commented about Sunset Beach Drive-In on May 24, 2020 at 3:11 am

Closed in 1986 after a flood. The speakers and speaker poles have been removed and replaced with Picnic shelters.