The East 50 Drive-In Originally Set To Open On May 8th, 1952 With A Premiere Showing, But Pushed Over To May 9th, 1952 After Exceptions Had Later Turned Over To The Nearby Bedford Boys Club, Reported By The Bedford Daily-Times Mail.
Actually, As I Did Look A Few More Information About It, The Lake Theatre Didn’t Close Before 1963, It Successfully Continued To Run Special Events And Movies Until Mid-1967 And Then It Was Closed.
I Can’t Find An Actual Opening Date To This, Because This Is A Rather Confusing Name For A Drive-In While Trying To Find The Actual Opening Date. It Is Also Named After A Drive-In Restaurant Near Columbus, Nebraska. All I See Is This Similar Blog That Reads The Y-Knot Drive-In THEATRE Dated Back As Early As 1953. Unfortunately, I Will Try To Find The Opening Date As Soon As I Can.
The Empress Theatre Opened Its Doors In October 1920 With A Play Titled “Desert Gold”. It Was Renamed Owl Theatre In October 1929. On Christmas Day 1929, Talkies Were Installed At The Owl Theatre. In 1936, The Owl Theatre Is Remodeled And Was Renamed To Model Theatre Until November 1944, And Was Renamed As The Croft Theatre.
I Can Only Find A Few Articles From The 1955-1962 Era Of This Drive-In Off Of The Newspapers Website. So There’s Not A Lot Of Information As I Posted This. They Already Had A CinemaScope Screen At The Time The Opening Was Made In 55.
The Palace Theatre Opened Its Doors On April 16th, 1936 With Fred MacMurray In “The Bride Comes Home”. It Is Closed In The Late 1970’s, And Yes Due To The Fire That Damaged The Theater.
The Joy-Lan Drive-In Opened On April 20th, 1950 With Charles Coburn And Donald O'Connor In “Yes Sir, That’s My Baby” With A Tom And Jerry Cartoon, And A Mickey Mouse Cartoon.
Since I Can Only Find The Harper County Journal Off Of The Newspapers Website, It Only Goes Up To 1961. But Maybe The Laverne Theatre Had Too Much Trouble During The Last Few Years. The Theater Did Close Once In 1955, Because It Was Not Listed In 1956. So For The Best Thought, Maybe They Actually Did Reopened In Late 1956, Closed In 1958, Reopened In 1959 Or 1960, Closed In May 1961, Reopened In October 1961 After Remodeling, And Maybe If Necessary It Closed A Few Years Later.
For The May 1927 Article Though, I Can Only Find Showings From November Of That Year. So It May Actually Open In The Middle Of 1927.
The 69 Drive-In Opened On September 23rd, 1950. In July 1960, The Theater Is Destroyed By Severe Storms But Was Later Rebuilt And Reopened. It Is Still In Operation Since 1966.
The Sunset Drive-In Was Still In Operation In 1960, Even As Early As 1957. During Its Early Years, It Survived A Robbery And A Sandstorm.
The “Winnie The Pooh” Film That They Showed During Its Opening Day Is Called “Winnie The Pooh And The Honey Tree”.
Originally Operated By General Cinema Corporation.
1991
The East 50 Drive-In Originally Set To Open On May 8th, 1952 With A Premiere Showing, But Pushed Over To May 9th, 1952 After Exceptions Had Later Turned Over To The Nearby Bedford Boys Club, Reported By The Bedford Daily-Times Mail.
Not A Lot… I Just Got Interested With Former Locations.
Actually, As I Did Look A Few More Information About It, The Lake Theatre Didn’t Close Before 1963, It Successfully Continued To Run Special Events And Movies Until Mid-1967 And Then It Was Closed.
The Midway Drive-In Closed On October 18th, 1981 After Its Last Showings Was Shown By The Anniston Star.
1937
Opened Around 1953 According To The Hamburg Reporter In Iowa.
July 28th, 1949.
I Can’t Find An Actual Opening Date To This, Because This Is A Rather Confusing Name For A Drive-In While Trying To Find The Actual Opening Date. It Is Also Named After A Drive-In Restaurant Near Columbus, Nebraska. All I See Is This Similar Blog That Reads The Y-Knot Drive-In THEATRE Dated Back As Early As 1953. Unfortunately, I Will Try To Find The Opening Date As Soon As I Can.
The Pix Theatre Opened On June 27th, 1941 With “Love Crazy”. It Is Still In Operation Since 1955.
The Empress Theatre Opened Its Doors In October 1920 With A Play Titled “Desert Gold”. It Was Renamed Owl Theatre In October 1929. On Christmas Day 1929, Talkies Were Installed At The Owl Theatre. In 1936, The Owl Theatre Is Remodeled And Was Renamed To Model Theatre Until November 1944, And Was Renamed As The Croft Theatre.
I Can Only Find A Few Articles From The 1955-1962 Era Of This Drive-In Off Of The Newspapers Website. So There’s Not A Lot Of Information As I Posted This. They Already Had A CinemaScope Screen At The Time The Opening Was Made In 55.
The Princess Theatre Continued Their Operations Until 1954. It Wasn’t Listed In 1955.
The Prairie Theater Opened On January 13th, 1936.
Opened As Early As 1910.
McArthur And His Son Opened The Pickens Theatre On July 3rd, 1942 With Robert Preston In “Parachute Battalion”.
The Palace Theatre Opened Its Doors On April 16th, 1936 With Fred MacMurray In “The Bride Comes Home”. It Is Closed In The Late 1970’s, And Yes Due To The Fire That Damaged The Theater.
The Joy-Lan Drive-In Opened On April 20th, 1950 With Charles Coburn And Donald O'Connor In “Yes Sir, That’s My Baby” With A Tom And Jerry Cartoon, And A Mickey Mouse Cartoon.
Since I Can Only Find The Harper County Journal Off Of The Newspapers Website, It Only Goes Up To 1961. But Maybe The Laverne Theatre Had Too Much Trouble During The Last Few Years. The Theater Did Close Once In 1955, Because It Was Not Listed In 1956. So For The Best Thought, Maybe They Actually Did Reopened In Late 1956, Closed In 1958, Reopened In 1959 Or 1960, Closed In May 1961, Reopened In October 1961 After Remodeling, And Maybe If Necessary It Closed A Few Years Later.
For The May 1927 Article Though, I Can Only Find Showings From November Of That Year. So It May Actually Open In The Middle Of 1927.
The Caddo Drive-In Was Once Damaged By Wind Gusts Moving Northeast In April 1962, Forcing The Theater To Close Until May 4th, 1962 And Was Reopened.
The 69 Drive-In Opened On September 23rd, 1950. In July 1960, The Theater Is Destroyed By Severe Storms But Was Later Rebuilt And Reopened. It Is Still In Operation Since 1966.
The Palace Theatre I Found Dates Back To Just About 1930 Where The Earliest Information I Can Find Off The Weimar Mercury.