Boxoffice, Oct. 20, 1948: “Birmingham - "Working a matinee in a drive-in theatre” is a standing jest among projectionists all over the country. But Ralph A. Root, business agent for MPPMO Local 236, recently was called upon to assign an operator to just such work. It wasn’t for a motion picture, however. It seems that a local radio evangelist wanted to hold a meeting at the new Fair Park Drive-In. He wanted to utilize a public address system, fed into the theatre’s in-car speakers. A projectionist would have to be on hand to monitor the sound. Root promptly assigned Hartwell Montgomery, regular projectionist, to handle the job."
The Raleigh Road must have opened by 1952, since the 1952 Theatre Catalog included it as one of five Fayetteville drive-ins. It was owned by H. B. Meiselman and had a capacity of 600 cars.
The Nov. 3, 1954 issue of Motion Picture Exhibitor included the Raleigh Road as one of the many drive-ins destroyed or heavily damaged by Hurricane Hazel. But it must have been repaired or rebuilt.
Motion Picture Exhibitor, Jan. 17, 1962: “FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - The College Community Planning Board has advised that it plans to take legal action to close the Raleigh Road Drive-In, located near the new Methodist College campus. The drive-in, operated by H. B. Meiselman Theatres, Charlotte, was closed for a long period of time, during which the Planning Board passed an ordinance banning drive-in theatres in the area. Recently, the drive-in was reopened to business.”
Film Daily, May 3, 1948: (under Theaters Opened) “Bonds, drive-in, Bennettsville, S. C., by Walter H. Bonds.”
The Nov. 3, 1954 issue of Motion Picture Exhibitor reported that “Hurricane Hazel was the greatest calamity ever suffered by drive-ins in the Carolinas.” The “Bonds Drive-In” was one of dozens listed as “destroyed or badly damaged”.
Looking at the yearbook, the “Mystic Maze,” I don’t see a copyright notice anywhere. That would make its contents, including this ad, public domain material.
Motion Picture Herald, May 8, 1954: “Mr. and Mrs. U. Walker, owners, have finished their new Skyvue (sic?) drive-in, Winona, Miss., which opens next week.”
Motion Picture Herald, May 8, 1954: “M. H. Miller, owner, reports his Starlite drive-in, Henderson, Ky., has been finished and is ready for formal opening May 13.”
Motion Picture Herald, May 8, 1954: “Marie Goodhand is this week opening her new 400-seat Goodhand, Kimball, Neb. It will take the place of the old America, which will be remodeled for other business.”
Motion Picture Herald, May 8, 1954: “The Allen theatre, Lowell, formerly the Crown, which has been closed for three years, has been converted into a merchandising store, leased to the Middlesex Supply Company.”
Motion Picture Herald, May 8, 1954: “American Theatres Corp. opened its sixth drive-in April 30 in Oxford, Mass., on Routes 20 and 12.”
Boston Globe, June 15, 1956: “Oxford Kiddie Park, New England’s newest amusement park, located in North Oxford at the junction of Routes 20 and 12, is nearing completion and will be open with special ceremonies tomorrow. The Kiddie Park is under management of the American Theatres Coporation, operators of the adjacent Oxford Drive-In Theatre.”
Yet another spelling. Motion Picture Herald, May 1, 1954: “L. P. Head, manager of the Co-Pia drive-in, Hazelhurst (sic), Miss., advised that April 30 was the date for the ozoner’s re-opening.”
Motion Picture Herald, May 1, 1954: “Two long-dark Iowa theatres have reopened … The Lido reopened Apr. 25 under the management of H. S. (Doc) Twedt, a former owner. Twedt, who also operated a hours in Britt where he now resides, has installed a new wide screen at the Lido.”
Motion Picture Herald, May 1, 1954: (under Cincinnati) “Marc Cummins, local circuit operator, who recently opened his Acme drive-in, between here and Hamilton, Ohio, was compelled to close the theatre almost immediately because of highway improvements which necessitated the rerouting of vehicular traffic.”
Motion Picture Herald, May 1, 1954: “A mid-June opening for the Hill-Top drive-in, East Greenwich, is set for the new theatre under construction for the Erinakes brothers, George and Harry.”
Same drive-in? Motion Picture Herald, April 24, 1954: “Two Saskatchewan drive-in theatres - the Valley drive-in at Fort Qu ‘Appelle and Webb’s drive-in, near Prince Albert - will not open this season.”
Same drive-in? Motion Picture Herald, April 24, 1954: “Two Saskatchewan drive-in theatres - the Valley drive-in at Fort Qu ‘Appelle and Webb’s drive-in, near Prince Albert - will not open this season.”
Motion Picture Herald, April 24, 1954: “C. N. Spivey has taken over the Porterville drive-in, Porterville; the Palo Alto drive-in, Palo Alto, and the Studio drive-in, San Mateo.”
Motion Picture Herald, April 24, 1954: “C. N. Spivey has taken over the Porterville drive-in, Porterville; the Palo Alto drive-in, Palo Alto, and the Studio drive-in, San Mateo.”
Motion Picture Herald, April 24, 1954: “C. N. Spivey has taken over the Porterville drive-in, Porterville; the Palo Alto drive-in, Palo Alto, and the Studio drive-in, San Mateo.”
Motion Picture Herald, April 24, 1954: “Jay Higgins, present exhibitor at Ansley, has purchased the Rialto at Arnold from Ulysses A. Brown. He plans to move to Arnold and open May 15.”
Motion Picture Herald, April 24, 1954: “The theatre at Colbert, Okla., was completely destroyed by fire April 8. Its owner is B. M. Leecraft. Roy Morgan of Detroit, Okla., was manager.”
Boxoffice, Oct. 20, 1948: “Birmingham - "Working a matinee in a drive-in theatre” is a standing jest among projectionists all over the country. But Ralph A. Root, business agent for MPPMO Local 236, recently was called upon to assign an operator to just such work. It wasn’t for a motion picture, however. It seems that a local radio evangelist wanted to hold a meeting at the new Fair Park Drive-In. He wanted to utilize a public address system, fed into the theatre’s in-car speakers. A projectionist would have to be on hand to monitor the sound. Root promptly assigned Hartwell Montgomery, regular projectionist, to handle the job."
The Raleigh Road must have opened by 1952, since the 1952 Theatre Catalog included it as one of five Fayetteville drive-ins. It was owned by H. B. Meiselman and had a capacity of 600 cars.
The Nov. 3, 1954 issue of Motion Picture Exhibitor included the Raleigh Road as one of the many drive-ins destroyed or heavily damaged by Hurricane Hazel. But it must have been repaired or rebuilt.
Motion Picture Exhibitor, Jan. 17, 1962: “FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - The College Community Planning Board has advised that it plans to take legal action to close the Raleigh Road Drive-In, located near the new Methodist College campus. The drive-in, operated by H. B. Meiselman Theatres, Charlotte, was closed for a long period of time, during which the Planning Board passed an ordinance banning drive-in theatres in the area. Recently, the drive-in was reopened to business.”
Film Daily, May 3, 1948: (under Theaters Opened) “Bonds, drive-in, Bennettsville, S. C., by Walter H. Bonds.”
The Nov. 3, 1954 issue of Motion Picture Exhibitor reported that “Hurricane Hazel was the greatest calamity ever suffered by drive-ins in the Carolinas.” The “Bonds Drive-In” was one of dozens listed as “destroyed or badly damaged”.
Looking at the yearbook, the “Mystic Maze,” I don’t see a copyright notice anywhere. That would make its contents, including this ad, public domain material.
Motion Picture Herald, May 8, 1954: “Mr. and Mrs. U. Walker, owners, have finished their new Skyvue (sic?) drive-in, Winona, Miss., which opens next week.”
Motion Picture Herald, May 8, 1954: “M. H. Miller, owner, reports his Starlite drive-in, Henderson, Ky., has been finished and is ready for formal opening May 13.”
Motion Picture Herald, May 8, 1954: “Ernest Block opened last week his new drive-in at Sabetha, Kan., where he operates also a conventional theatre.”
Motion Picture Herald, May 8, 1954: “Marie Goodhand is this week opening her new 400-seat Goodhand, Kimball, Neb. It will take the place of the old America, which will be remodeled for other business.”
Motion Picture Herald, May 8, 1954: “The Allen theatre, Lowell, formerly the Crown, which has been closed for three years, has been converted into a merchandising store, leased to the Middlesex Supply Company.”
Motion Picture Herald, May 8, 1954: “American Theatres Corp. opened its sixth drive-in April 30 in Oxford, Mass., on Routes 20 and 12.”
Boston Globe, June 15, 1956: “Oxford Kiddie Park, New England’s newest amusement park, located in North Oxford at the junction of Routes 20 and 12, is nearing completion and will be open with special ceremonies tomorrow. The Kiddie Park is under management of the American Theatres Coporation, operators of the adjacent Oxford Drive-In Theatre.”
Motion Picture Herald, May 1, 1954: “Fire broke out and gutted Angels Camp theatre, owned by Robert Patton, April 14, with damages totaling $175,000.”
Yet another spelling. Motion Picture Herald, May 1, 1954: “L. P. Head, manager of the Co-Pia drive-in, Hazelhurst (sic), Miss., advised that April 30 was the date for the ozoner’s re-opening.”
Motion Picture Herald, May 1, 1954: “Two long-dark Iowa theatres have reopened … The Sun, owned by Fred Bullen, reopened on Easter Sunday.”
Motion Picture Herald, May 1, 1954: “Two long-dark Iowa theatres have reopened … The Lido reopened Apr. 25 under the management of H. S. (Doc) Twedt, a former owner. Twedt, who also operated a hours in Britt where he now resides, has installed a new wide screen at the Lido.”
Motion Picture Herald, May 1, 1954: (under Cincinnati) “Marc Cummins, local circuit operator, who recently opened his Acme drive-in, between here and Hamilton, Ohio, was compelled to close the theatre almost immediately because of highway improvements which necessitated the rerouting of vehicular traffic.”
Motion Picture Herald, May 1, 1954: “A mid-June opening for the Hill-Top drive-in, East Greenwich, is set for the new theatre under construction for the Erinakes brothers, George and Harry.”
Same drive-in? Motion Picture Herald, April 24, 1954: “Two Saskatchewan drive-in theatres - the Valley drive-in at Fort Qu ‘Appelle and Webb’s drive-in, near Prince Albert - will not open this season.”
Same drive-in? Motion Picture Herald, April 24, 1954: “Two Saskatchewan drive-in theatres - the Valley drive-in at Fort Qu ‘Appelle and Webb’s drive-in, near Prince Albert - will not open this season.”
Motion Picture Herald, April 24, 1954: “A. R. Michael took over the Mariposa at Mariposa, from R. G. Allen."
Motion Picture Herald, April 24, 1954: “C. N. Spivey has taken over the Porterville drive-in, Porterville; the Palo Alto drive-in, Palo Alto, and the Studio drive-in, San Mateo.”
Motion Picture Herald, April 24, 1954: “C. N. Spivey has taken over the Porterville drive-in, Porterville; the Palo Alto drive-in, Palo Alto, and the Studio drive-in, San Mateo.”
Motion Picture Herald, April 24, 1954: “C. N. Spivey has taken over the Porterville drive-in, Porterville; the Palo Alto drive-in, Palo Alto, and the Studio drive-in, San Mateo.”
Motion Picture Herald, April 24, 1954: “Jay Higgins, present exhibitor at Ansley, has purchased the Rialto at Arnold from Ulysses A. Brown. He plans to move to Arnold and open May 15.”
Motion Picture Herald, April 24, 1954: “The theatre at Colbert, Okla., was completely destroyed by fire April 8. Its owner is B. M. Leecraft. Roy Morgan of Detroit, Okla., was manager.”
Motion Picture Herald, April 10, 1954: “Clayton Tunstill, United Theatres, announced opening of Ark-Air drive-in, Clarksville, Ark.”
Motion Picture Herald, April 24, 1954: “A new drive-in, the Ark-Air, opened this week at Clarksville, Ark., booked out of Memphis.”