Photos favorited by davidcoppock

  • <p>June 1961 grand opening ad uploaded here.</p>
  • <p>1966 print ad courtesy of Nancy Wilson.</p>
  • <p>Screen was still standing. However, the drive-in itself was not operational.</p>
  • <p>Allegedly from the Goulburn Village DI exit driveway.. perhaps someone can confirm.. ?</p>
  • <p>June 1,1950 Grand Opening Moonlite DI AKA North Palestine DI</p>
  • <p>Grand opening ad</p>
  • <p>These ads represent all four owners of this Grand Prairie Drive-In. In the upper left corner in one of its first shows is Woodland Hills Mayor Arthur Avnsoe who originally launched the ozoner as the Chisholm Trail Drive-In. After an imbroglio with the city over adult content, the theater became Dallas Fort Worth’s first Hispanic drive-in rebranded as the AutoVista by Panamericano Theater owner J.J. Rodriguez. In the bottom right corner, Charles Weisenburg added the theater to his circuit of Weisenburg Theaters and rebranded it as the East Main Drive-In switching back to English language films. And in the bottom left and upper right corners is McLendon Theater Circuit taking over the East Main in 1969 and running it as a super discount 99 cent carload for exploitation double/triple features and third-run Hollywood hits. The theater started in 1962 and ended in 1971 finishing with four owners, three names, and an indifferent audience base.</p>
  • <p>The grand opening celebration for the Chisholm Trail Drive-In. The first year of ads listed the theater at 2921 E. Main but subsequent years listed it at 3001 E. Main which seemed consistent for the final 11 years of operation.</p>
  • <p>In 1954, the Yucca had Sunday services by Grace Methodist Church.</p>
  • <p>It’s the Yucca Drive-In at grand opening time on Feb. 2, 1954.</p>
  • <p>The Starlite Outdoor Theatre’s cousin, the Yucca just north of the city limits opened on February 2, 1954.</p>
  • <p>January 2020</p>
  • <p>November 2, 1966</p>
  • <p>Aerial photo from 1967 showing drive-in location northwest of the intersection of South Marine Drive at Ypao Road in the American Territory of Guam.</p>
  • <p>1994 Goggle Earth</p>
  • <p>1968</p>