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davidcoppock commented about Whitehorse Qwanlin on Aug 2, 2019 at 5:08 am

Opened on screen 1 with “The jazz singer”(Neil Diamond version), and “Inproper channeks”.

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davidcoppock commented about Ashley Art Adult Theatre on Aug 1, 2019 at 5:14 am

Opened with “Sweets for the suite”.

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davidcoppock commented about Van Nuys Drive-In on Jul 31, 2019 at 4:40 am

Opened with “Buffalo Bill” and “Wings of the morning”.

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davidcoppock commented about Tropicaire Drive-In on Jul 29, 2019 at 1:49 pm

Opened in 1956 or 1957 or 1961 or later? Possibly Birch, Carroll & Coyle’s first drive-in theatre in Queensland. Also 300 seats for(walk-in patrons?).

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davidcoppock commented about Bend Drive-In on Jul 29, 2019 at 12:31 pm

Opened on 6/7/1950 “Comanche Territory” and “Yes sir thats my baby”.

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davidcoppock commented about Cody Theatre on Jul 27, 2019 at 1:11 pm

Seen briefly in the the tv series “Tony Robinson’s Wild West”(episode 3), outside the building and then inside the building too(Sir Tony Robinson is seen watching the 1903 movie short “The great train robbery”.

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davidcoppock commented about Loew's State Theatre on Jul 27, 2019 at 10:42 am

This theatre also screened the World premiere of the movie “Annie get your gun”(1950) with Betty Hutton. Betty Hutton wasn’t invited to the World premiere i believe? This theatre has it’s own page on Wikipedia.

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davidcoppock commented about San Francisco Adult Movies on Jul 27, 2019 at 10:27 am

Why was it called San Francisco?

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davidcoppock commented about Your Twin Drive-In on Jul 27, 2019 at 6:45 am

Opened as a twin with “California dreaming” and “Joyride”.

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davidcoppock commented about Midway Drive-In on Jul 26, 2019 at 1:18 pm

Opened with “The Bowery”. The snack bar has converted into a house. The ticket booth might still be standing?

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davidcoppock commented about Theatre Motel Drive-In on Jul 26, 2019 at 1:12 pm

Opened on 23/5/1952 with a cartoon(The Anvil chrous girl), “Champagne for two” and “Crosswinds”. 500 cars. The motel is still(open), with the snack bar(and playground and ramps and bio box and screen fountaion?) still standing, the rest of the drive-in has been demolished.

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davidcoppock commented about Montrose Drive-In on Jul 26, 2019 at 12:29 pm

Is “The Freez”, the cold treats stand across the road, still there?

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davidcoppock commented about Albany Pussy Galore Cinema on Jul 25, 2019 at 9:07 am

The building is now a Japan travel agency(H.i.S. Australia Pty Ltd).

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davidcoppock commented about Albany Pussy Galore Cinema on Jul 25, 2019 at 8:59 am

Why the Albany part of the name?

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davidcoppock commented about Albany Pussy Galore Cinema on Jul 25, 2019 at 8:55 am

Did it ever screen the movie “Goldfinger”?

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davidcoppock commented about Ren Drive-In on Jul 24, 2019 at 6:48 am

Opened with “Magificent doll”.

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davidcoppock commented about Memorial Theatre on Jul 19, 2019 at 2:51 pm

The first moon landing was shown live on a tv monitor on a table in the middle of the stage in front of the screen. Building was also known as the RSL Memorial Theatre.

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davidcoppock commented about Galaxy Drive-In on Jul 19, 2019 at 2:35 pm

The site is now a hardware store(Bunnings), a sports store(Rebel), a motoring store(Supercheap Auto), a pharmacy(Good Price Pharmacy), a playcentre and cafe(Lollipop’s Playland and cafe), a linen store(Pillow talk), a pet store(Petbarn), a flooring store(Choices Flooring), a variety store(Overflow), a lighting store(Beacon Lighting), a self storage facility(National Storage) and a camping store(Bedouin Freedom Tents).

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davidcoppock commented about Galaxy Drive-In on Jul 19, 2019 at 2:08 pm

The Galaxy Drive-in was located next to a department store(K-Mart).

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davidcoppock commented about Irvington Drive-In on Jul 19, 2019 at 2:01 pm

The site is now a supermarket(Metals INC), a steel fabricator(Deacero USA), and a winery(Planta Houston).

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davidcoppock commented about Airline Drive-In on Jul 19, 2019 at 1:54 pm

The site is now a motel(Star Inn & Suites).

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davidcoppock commented about Shepherd Drive-In on Jul 19, 2019 at 1:49 pm

The site is now a car yard(ANF Finance).

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davidcoppock commented about Knox Auto Theatre on Jul 17, 2019 at 4:36 pm

The Bugs Bunny cartoon was “Acrobatic bunny”.

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davidcoppock commented about Carlton Movie House on Jul 14, 2019 at 4:09 pm

The building is now a vintage clothing store(Yesteryear Retro), a hamburger restaurant(New York Minute), and a graphic designer(Grosz Co Lab).

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davidcoppock commented about Greeley Drive-In on Jul 13, 2019 at 6:29 pm

Opened with “Daddy long legs”, and “Return to Treasure Island”.