The building is now a department store(Harvey Norman), a sports store(Rebel), a phone store(Telstra Shop), a post office(Australia Post), and a fashion store(Bardot).
JB HI-FI moved there store from the old Capri Theatrette building(closed on 7/5/2019) opening above the Woolworths supermarket where what used to be a Dick Smith electronics store and a Red Dot variety store on the old Grand Theatre site(opening on 8/5/2019).
The JB HI-FI store closed on 7/5/2019 and moved to a new location in Murray Street(Forrest Chase) above the Woolworths suoermarket that was once the site of the Grand Theatre(opening on 8/5/2019).
Opened on screen 1 with “Scorpio” and “Live and let die” and screen 2 with “Song of the south” and “Walt Disney’s The Aristocats” and screen 3 with “Fuzz” and “The Poseidon adventure” and screen 4 with “Joe Kidd” and “High plains drifter” and screen 5 with “Rage” and “Last of Sheila”.
Opened on 31/7/1957 with “Ma and Pa Kettle on Old MacDonalds farm” and “Tammy and the bachelor”. Closed on 12/9/1976 with “Deep red”, “Master of horror” and “The night Evelyn came out of the grave”.
Opened on screen 1 with “The great train robbery” and “Rocky 2” and screen 2 with “Jaws” and “The car” and screen 3 with “101 dalmations” and “The love bug” and screen 4 with “Superman” and “The deep” and screen 5 with “Butch and sundance the early years” and “The Duchess and Dirtwater Fox” and screen 6 with “Deer hunter” and “The boys in Company c” and screen 7 with “Game of death” and “Circle of iron”.
Pity this theatre isn’t there anymore to attract customers.
The building is now a department store(Harvey Norman), a sports store(Rebel), a phone store(Telstra Shop), a post office(Australia Post), and a fashion store(Bardot).
JB HI-FI moved there store from the old Capri Theatrette building(closed on 7/5/2019) opening above the Woolworths supermarket where what used to be a Dick Smith electronics store and a Red Dot variety store on the old Grand Theatre site(opening on 8/5/2019).
The JB HI-FI store closed on 7/5/2019 and moved to a new location in Murray Street(Forrest Chase) above the Woolworths suoermarket that was once the site of the Grand Theatre(opening on 8/5/2019).
Odd name!! Was there a shephard in the nearby hills?
Closed in mid 1990s. Screen demolished in 2003. The snack bar(and bio box?) burned down sometime in the 1990’s.
Demolished in late october 1978.
Free admission to birds, lol!! I presume free admission for paramedics too?
Is Mt Baldy a nearby mountain?
The might have been an indoor movie theatre(behind the snack bar) according to tne Box Office Magazine articule in the photos section?
Also called Forty-niner 6 drive-in.
Opened on screen 1 with “Scorpio” and “Live and let die” and screen 2 with “Song of the south” and “Walt Disney’s The Aristocats” and screen 3 with “Fuzz” and “The Poseidon adventure” and screen 4 with “Joe Kidd” and “High plains drifter” and screen 5 with “Rage” and “Last of Sheila”.
Was this drive-in only for Mini cars?
Opened on 5/6/1958 with “Paris holiday”.
Opened on 31/7/1957 with “Ma and Pa Kettle on Old MacDonalds farm” and “Tammy and the bachelor”. Closed on 12/9/1976 with “Deep red”, “Master of horror” and “The night Evelyn came out of the grave”.
Opened witg “An innocent man” and “Lawrence of Arabia”. Is there anything on the site now?
Opened as a twin on screen 1 with “Luv” and “Watermelon man” and screen 2 with “Move” and “The only game in town”.
Is the only segregated drive-in theatre in the World?
Opened (after a barn dance) with “The court-martial of Billy Mitchell” and “New York confidential”.
Rcgaine, was the screening that night cancelled after you dad got killed in the auto accident?
Opened as the Chief Drive-in with a colour cartoon(not named), and “The Virginian”.
There is also a swap meet there too(according to one of the photos in the photos section).
Are the areas to the left and right of the screen in the photo going to be repainted too? What a mural, wow!!
Opened on screen 1 with “The great train robbery” and “Rocky 2” and screen 2 with “Jaws” and “The car” and screen 3 with “101 dalmations” and “The love bug” and screen 4 with “Superman” and “The deep” and screen 5 with “Butch and sundance the early years” and “The Duchess and Dirtwater Fox” and screen 6 with “Deer hunter” and “The boys in Company c” and screen 7 with “Game of death” and “Circle of iron”.
Opened as Tab Drive-in with some cartoons(not named), “Jubal” and “Littlest outlaw”. Opened as as Vale Drive-in with “Jack Slade” and “Panhandle”.