Boxoffice, Feb. 10, 1958: “CLOVIS, CALIF. - Dale Nixon, who took over operation of the Clovis Theatre here four months ago, is operating the house four nights per week. The theatre has a capacity of 490. Nixon came here from Salt Lake City, Utah, to take over the Clovis.”
Boxoffice, Feb. 3, 1958: “FULTON, MO - Commonwealth Circuit of Kansas City gave up the operation of the Fulton Drive-In and the Fulton Theatre here January 31. Monroe Glenn & Associates, owners of the properties, are taking over the management of the theatre and plan to reopen the drive-in early in the 1958 season. Andy Dietz of Cooperative Theatres, St. Louis, will book and buy for the theatre and drive-in under the new management.”
Boxoffice, Jan. 27, 1958: “The Princess, a 400-seater owned by Herschel E. Webster of Steeleville, was reopened recently following repair of damages caused by a terrific hail storm. The large hailstones riddled the roof and the interior was damaged by water that came through the holes. Moisture also caused a short circuit in the electric wiring.”
Boxoffice, Jan. 27, 1958: “Just recently the Hot Springs, Hot Springs, S. D., was closed leaving that city of 5,030 without a theatre, and none closer than 28 miles.”
Boxoffice, Jan. 27, 1958: “The Grove at Gering, Neb., has been closed and is being dismantled. The house is only three miles from Scottsbluff, where there are three theatres. This leaves this city of 3,842 without a theatre.”
Boxoffice, Jan. 20, 1958: “Milton Kenworthy has purchased the Cordova and Audian theatres and the Big Sky Drive-In at Pullman from Vance Weskil, who has retired because of poor health. Kenworthy also owns and operates the Nuark in Moscow, Ida.”
I guess the name changed before Place acquired it.
Boxoffice, Jan. 13, 1958: “The Bountiful in Bountiful, Utah, has been closed by Julian Bills, who says he will remodel the Bountiful Drive-In this summer to give it conventional seating of some type as well as the ozoner seating”
Boxoffice, Jan. 13, 1958: “The Bountiful in Bountiful, Utah, has been closed by Julian Bills, who says he will remodel the Bountiful Drive-In this summer to give it conventional seating of some type as well as the ozoner seating”
Boxoffice, Jan. 13, 1958: “The Burke Theatre at Sandy, on Utah’s main north-south highway, has been turned into a youth center. It was donated to the community by James Burke, owner. It had been closed for more than a year”
Checking the actual photos on HistoricAerials.com, you can see that the
Villa Alvarado apartment complex completely occupies the old Auto Movies viewing field. The apartment address is 1330 Contra Costa Ave, San Pablo, CA 94806.
To belabor the point, the topo map uploaded by rickyroadz and today’s Google Maps both show that the old Auto Movies site is well within the San Pablo city limits. I truly believe that’s the city where it should be listed here.
Boxoffice, Dec. 21, 1957: “James S. Howard jr. gave a Closing Party at the Air-Vue Drive-In he manages, along with the Waco Theatre, in Goldsboro, N. C. for the STC circuit, setting his admission at $1 a carload and giving away three turkeys, three 30-day passes and "all eats at half price till it’s all gone!” He staged a Movie-Thon, dusk to 2 a.m., offering four features and ten prizes, on a Saturday before closing."
Boxoffice, Dec. 14, 1957: The Missouri Theatre, 3,441-seater at 634 North Grand Blvd., was closed by Arthur Enterprises Sunday after the engagement of “April Love” and “God Is My Partner.” The closing may be permanent, although for the past several years it has been used mostly as a spot engagement house, opening and closing several times each year, depending upon the availability of desirable product."
Commonwealth Theatres bought the Sky-Vu, along with the Edgewood, State, Campus, Co-Ed and 14 other theaters, from Mid-Central Theatres on Dec. 11, 1957, per a story in that week’s issue of Boxoffice.
Commonwealth Theatres bought the Edgewood, along with the Skyvue, State, Campus, Co-Ed and 14 other theaters, from Mid-Central Theatres on Dec. 11, 1957, per a story in that week’s issue of Boxoffice.
Commonwealth Theatres bought the then-unnamed Plaza project, along with the Colonial, the Junction and 16 other theaters, from Mid-Central Theatres on Dec. 11, 1957, per a story in that week’s issue of Boxoffice.
Commonwealth Theatres bought the Hiaway, along with the Chief Theatre and 17 other theaters, from Mid-Central Theatres on Dec. 11, 1957, per a story in that week’s issue of Boxoffice.
Commonwealth Theatres bought the Fiesta, along with the Beloit Theatre and 17 other theaters, from Mid-Central Theatres on Dec. 11, 1957, per a story in that week’s issue of Boxoffice.
The 1950 Film Daily Year Book listed two theaters in Lexington MS: the Star with 362 seats and the Strand with 464. So I guess one closed and one changed its name by the time this happened.
Boxoffice, Dec. 14, 1957: “LEXINGTON, MISS. - This town’s only theatre, the Center, was destroyed by fire November 20. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Myers, who owned and operated the Center, placed the loss at $50,000.”
Not sure how this matches the timeline posted here much earlier.
Boxoffice, Dec. 7, 1957: (under San Francisco notes) “El Capitan, one of the local theatres, is expected to be reopened soon by owner Ralph Dostal. It was closed October 30”
Boxoffice, Feb. 10, 1958: “CLOVIS, CALIF. - Dale Nixon, who took over operation of the Clovis Theatre here four months ago, is operating the house four nights per week. The theatre has a capacity of 490. Nixon came here from Salt Lake City, Utah, to take over the Clovis.”
Boxoffice, Feb. 3, 1958: “FULTON, MO - Commonwealth Circuit of Kansas City gave up the operation of the Fulton Drive-In and the Fulton Theatre here January 31. Monroe Glenn & Associates, owners of the properties, are taking over the management of the theatre and plan to reopen the drive-in early in the 1958 season. Andy Dietz of Cooperative Theatres, St. Louis, will book and buy for the theatre and drive-in under the new management.”
Boxoffice, Jan. 27, 1958: “The Princess, a 400-seater owned by Herschel E. Webster of Steeleville, was reopened recently following repair of damages caused by a terrific hail storm. The large hailstones riddled the roof and the interior was damaged by water that came through the holes. Moisture also caused a short circuit in the electric wiring.”
Boxoffice, Jan. 27, 1958: “Star, Curtis, Neb., has been cut to four days a week with two changes by Fay Gardner.”
An earlier, obviously temporary closure.
Boxoffice, Jan. 27, 1958: “Just recently the Hot Springs, Hot Springs, S. D., was closed leaving that city of 5,030 without a theatre, and none closer than 28 miles.”
Boxoffice, Jan. 27, 1958: “The Grove at Gering, Neb., has been closed and is being dismantled. The house is only three miles from Scottsbluff, where there are three theatres. This leaves this city of 3,842 without a theatre.”
Boxoffice, Jan. 20, 1958: “Milton Kenworthy has purchased the Cordova and Audian theatres and the Big Sky Drive-In at Pullman from Vance Weskil, who has retired because of poor health. Kenworthy also owns and operates the Nuark in Moscow, Ida.”
I guess the name changed before Place acquired it.
Boxoffice, Jan. 13, 1958: “The Bountiful in Bountiful, Utah, has been closed by Julian Bills, who says he will remodel the Bountiful Drive-In this summer to give it conventional seating of some type as well as the ozoner seating”
Boxoffice, Jan. 13, 1958: “The Bountiful in Bountiful, Utah, has been closed by Julian Bills, who says he will remodel the Bountiful Drive-In this summer to give it conventional seating of some type as well as the ozoner seating”
Boxoffice, Jan. 13, 1958: “The Burke Theatre at Sandy, on Utah’s main north-south highway, has been turned into a youth center. It was donated to the community by James Burke, owner. It had been closed for more than a year”
Checking the actual photos on HistoricAerials.com, you can see that the Villa Alvarado apartment complex completely occupies the old Auto Movies viewing field. The apartment address is 1330 Contra Costa Ave, San Pablo, CA 94806.
To belabor the point, the topo map uploaded by rickyroadz and today’s Google Maps both show that the old Auto Movies site is well within the San Pablo city limits. I truly believe that’s the city where it should be listed here.
Boxoffice, Dec. 21, 1957: “James S. Howard jr. gave a Closing Party at the Air-Vue Drive-In he manages, along with the Waco Theatre, in Goldsboro, N. C. for the STC circuit, setting his admission at $1 a carload and giving away three turkeys, three 30-day passes and "all eats at half price till it’s all gone!” He staged a Movie-Thon, dusk to 2 a.m., offering four features and ten prizes, on a Saturday before closing."
Boxoffice, Dec. 14, 1957: The Missouri Theatre, 3,441-seater at 634 North Grand Blvd., was closed by Arthur Enterprises Sunday after the engagement of “April Love” and “God Is My Partner.” The closing may be permanent, although for the past several years it has been used mostly as a spot engagement house, opening and closing several times each year, depending upon the availability of desirable product."
Commonwealth Theatres bought the Sky-Vu, along with the Edgewood, State, Campus, Co-Ed and 14 other theaters, from Mid-Central Theatres on Dec. 11, 1957, per a story in that week’s issue of Boxoffice.
Commonwealth Theatres bought the Edgewood, along with the Skyvue, State, Campus, Co-Ed and 14 other theaters, from Mid-Central Theatres on Dec. 11, 1957, per a story in that week’s issue of Boxoffice.
Commonwealth Theatres bought the then-unnamed Plaza project, along with the Colonial, the Junction and 16 other theaters, from Mid-Central Theatres on Dec. 11, 1957, per a story in that week’s issue of Boxoffice.
Commonwealth Theatres bought the Hiaway, along with the Chief Theatre and 17 other theaters, from Mid-Central Theatres on Dec. 11, 1957, per a story in that week’s issue of Boxoffice.
Commonwealth Theatres bought the Fiesta, along with the Beloit Theatre and 17 other theaters, from Mid-Central Theatres on Dec. 11, 1957, per a story in that week’s issue of Boxoffice.
Boxoffice, Dec. 14, 1957: “The Molino Theatre, Porterville, Principal Theatres, was reopened November 25”
The 1950 Film Daily Year Book listed two theaters in Lexington MS: the Star with 362 seats and the Strand with 464. So I guess one closed and one changed its name by the time this happened.
Boxoffice, Dec. 14, 1957: “LEXINGTON, MISS. - This town’s only theatre, the Center, was destroyed by fire November 20. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Myers, who owned and operated the Center, placed the loss at $50,000.”
I guess he was more than just a manager.
Boxoffice, Dec. 14, 1957: “Leaman Marshall, owner, reported cigarets and other merchandise were stolen from the Terrell Drive-In recently.”
A slightly wider version of this photo appeared in the Dec. 7, 1957 issue of Boxoffice, which is in the public domain.
This photo of the dance pavilion in front of the screen is from the Dec. 7, 1957 issue of Boxoffice, which is in the public domain.
This photo is from the Dec. 7, 1957 issue of Boxoffice, which is in the public domain.
Not sure how this matches the timeline posted here much earlier.
Boxoffice, Dec. 7, 1957: (under San Francisco notes) “El Capitan, one of the local theatres, is expected to be reopened soon by owner Ralph Dostal. It was closed October 30”