The Mosinee Theatre became an X-rated house in 1979, and would later flip back to mainstream first-run movies when new management took over the theater in January 1983. This didn’t last long, and the Mosinee Theatre closed on February 17, 1983 with “Airplane II”.
The Commerce Drive-In was actually built in 1955, although I cannot find the opening date.
However, I tried researching the drive-in’s closing date, and I did recently see a Q&A section from the April 18, 2004 edition of the Atlanta Constitution that talks about the remaining drive-ins in Georgia. Dan Cowles from Cumming, Georgia, asked a question about the amount of drive-ins in Georgia as of 2004, and the answer stated that the Commerce Drive-In in Commerce was closed. So its unknown if the drive-in actually closed after the 2003 season or later reopened for a brief time until 2006.
In September 1954, manager Robert Retzer became understandably perturbed at the remarks on a Cliff’s Dwelling section of the Daily Republic page that resembles the safeness of littering. After Solano Drive-In employees immediately gathered more than 400 discarded beer cans in 1/8th of a mile from Highway 40 to the County Hospital in a single day alongside crates of broken glass, cartons, and paper, Retzer received an idea by flashing a homemade slide on the theater screen reading “Don’t Be A Litterbug” as an appeal for discontinuance of the nuisance. He immediately rushed down at the board of directors meeting of the Fairfield-Suisun Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture seeking action on the problem which he points out in his letter is not confined to the highway’s adjacent to the theater. Retzer angrily read a statement while pointing the finger in front of the Daily Republic’s Cliff’s Dwelling section from the previous week.
The “Litterbug” idea that he came up became very helpful for his theater. It became so helpful that in October 1954, Retzer received a letter from the Filmack Trailer Company in Chicago saying that the staff at Filmack really liked his Litterbug idea and asking if they want to steal his idea without any objection. Retzer accepted the deal and Filmack immediately started creating snipes that came through his idea.
Opened with David Bruce in “Young Daniel Boone” and the Bowery Boys in “Lucky Losers” (unknown if extras added), featuring an original 42x61ft screen, Motiograph projection, and Western Electric Mirrophonic sound.
The Mosinee Theatre became an X-rated house in 1979, and would later flip back to mainstream first-run movies when new management took over the theater in January 1983. This didn’t last long, and the Mosinee Theatre closed on February 17, 1983 with “Airplane II”.
Still open in 1962.
Opened as early as April 1978.
Actual opening date is August 15, 1957 with Pat Boone in “Bernardine” (unknown if extras added).
Still open in 1982, but appears that it may’ve closed later in the decade.
The Montecito Theatre opened in August 1970, and closed on January 15, 1989 with “A Cry In The Dark” and “Crossing Delancey”.
Closed on January 31, 1982 with Walt Disney’s “Cinderella” and “The Small One”.
Closed on November 27, 1977 with “Orca” and “King Kong”.
The Commerce Drive-In was actually built in 1955, although I cannot find the opening date.
However, I tried researching the drive-in’s closing date, and I did recently see a Q&A section from the April 18, 2004 edition of the Atlanta Constitution that talks about the remaining drive-ins in Georgia. Dan Cowles from Cumming, Georgia, asked a question about the amount of drive-ins in Georgia as of 2004, and the answer stated that the Commerce Drive-In in Commerce was closed. So its unknown if the drive-in actually closed after the 2003 season or later reopened for a brief time until 2006.
Renamed Chief Auto Movies in September 1975.
Taken between October 24 and 26, 1957.
In September 1954, manager Robert Retzer became understandably perturbed at the remarks on a Cliff’s Dwelling section of the Daily Republic page that resembles the safeness of littering. After Solano Drive-In employees immediately gathered more than 400 discarded beer cans in 1/8th of a mile from Highway 40 to the County Hospital in a single day alongside crates of broken glass, cartons, and paper, Retzer received an idea by flashing a homemade slide on the theater screen reading “Don’t Be A Litterbug” as an appeal for discontinuance of the nuisance. He immediately rushed down at the board of directors meeting of the Fairfield-Suisun Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture seeking action on the problem which he points out in his letter is not confined to the highway’s adjacent to the theater. Retzer angrily read a statement while pointing the finger in front of the Daily Republic’s Cliff’s Dwelling section from the previous week.
The “Litterbug” idea that he came up became very helpful for his theater. It became so helpful that in October 1954, Retzer received a letter from the Filmack Trailer Company in Chicago saying that the staff at Filmack really liked his Litterbug idea and asking if they want to steal his idea without any objection. Retzer accepted the deal and Filmack immediately started creating snipes that came through his idea.
Opened on January 26, 1979 with “Superman” on both screens, closed on June 23, 2000.
Expanded to seven screens on April 5, 1986.
Closed on February 3, 2000.
Closed as a movie house on November 20, 1965 with Elvis in “Harum Scarum”.
The Hillcrest Twin opened as early as 1978.
The flooding actually occurred during the city’s worst flooding in years, which happened on April 28, 1952.
Opened on July 21, 1984, closed on May 18, 1999.
This is also Indiana’s first THX certification theater when it became a 6-plex that day.
The Stowaway Theatre name did not last long at all. It was already renamed the Center Theatre by 1953.
Actually, the last advertised showing dates forward to April 22, 1988 with one of the screens showing “Stand And Deliver”.
This replaced a Builders Square which also replaced a former Kmart.
First managed by Ray Lakin of San Jose.
Opened with David Bruce in “Young Daniel Boone” and the Bowery Boys in “Lucky Losers” (unknown if extras added), featuring an original 42x61ft screen, Motiograph projection, and Western Electric Mirrophonic sound.