Looks like they’ve been starting construction on making Hwy 1 go around the town to the North. Could be one reason they closed the drive-in, the new road looks awfully close to the property. Stitching on the map shows a partial new road.
If you look at that area with Google Maps (or any other for that matter) many of the outlying roads have no labels at all, including the one the drive-in was on.
Take the 2 links I posted and it shows that the Hauber became Saenger sometime late in 1920. Burned in 1922, when Hauber no longer owned it, and was rebuilt by Saenger. Granted, it doesn’t say where or how much it was rebuilt. Since the rebuilding had an architect Emile Weil, I am going to assume from the ground up.
Cost for rebuild was estimated at $30,000 before the fire, then was finally rebuilt after the fire at a cost of $200,000. From reading the articles, it burned while in the process of rebuilding or remodeling.
The 2nd link I posted says Hauber sold to Bohlinger Amusements in 1920, then 2 months later sold to Saenger. So it appears to already have been Saenger when it burned in 1922. Very possible a 1922 building on the same lot, but it doesn’t mentioned the building was razed.
December 2002 view. HERE
Looks like the screen or part of it is still standing, but not much else that I can tell.
April 1994 view….
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Looks like entrance is off 317th Ave.
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As seen from above, right in the center of the view….
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First time using Bing, not to bad…..
Works for me in 2 different browsers. Safari and Firefox…
Don’t think it’s there anymore, what do you think?
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Life’s too short: Probably asbestos abatement is why the ceiling is missing.
aarfeld: The Thriller video shows the Palace Theater, not this one.
Much more visible in the 1993 shot.
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The old drive-in is way West of town.
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They had a concert there last night. Here’s an article dated last month.
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You can still see a couple of the rows from the drive-in between the 2 parking lots. HERE
Part of the drive-in is still there, the area where the screen was. Behind the Lowes. HERE
Never seen a street go right through a drive-in, but apparently 29th St. was put in right through the middle of the old drive-in HERE
Looks like they’ve been starting construction on making Hwy 1 go around the town to the North. Could be one reason they closed the drive-in, the new road looks awfully close to the property. Stitching on the map shows a partial new road.
Looks to be South on 56th. Corner of 56th and Moose Knuckles Lane.
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It’s easy to show where it’s located, just can’t find an address…
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It’s West of town, down some nameless road, North of #1 Hwy.
No, that’s why I was asking if anyone else had any… All the pics I’ve seen so far have been with the old sign removed.
Have you found any pics of the theater with the old vertical sign?
I’ve looked at every map I could find, and I can’t find 1 that has that road labeled.
If you look at that area with Google Maps (or any other for that matter) many of the outlying roads have no labels at all, including the one the drive-in was on.
Not apparent at all in this shot HERE but a 1996 shows the faint, faint outline of the rows, and likely a booth right in the center of the field HERE
No shopping center show in Google Maps, but the place sure looks run over with vegetation!
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Take the 2 links I posted and it shows that the Hauber became Saenger sometime late in 1920. Burned in 1922, when Hauber no longer owned it, and was rebuilt by Saenger. Granted, it doesn’t say where or how much it was rebuilt. Since the rebuilding had an architect Emile Weil, I am going to assume from the ground up.
Cost for rebuild was estimated at $30,000 before the fire, then was finally rebuilt after the fire at a cost of $200,000. From reading the articles, it burned while in the process of rebuilding or remodeling.
Google is goofy. 124 S. Main St. still takes you to the 101 end of S. Main instead of towards Chocktaw St.
Are you talking about this place HERE? About a block away? Eubanks next door is listed at 118 Main St.
The 2nd link I posted says Hauber sold to Bohlinger Amusements in 1920, then 2 months later sold to Saenger. So it appears to already have been Saenger when it burned in 1922. Very possible a 1922 building on the same lot, but it doesn’t mentioned the building was razed.