The Moonlite was constructed by Concord, North Carolina native T.D. Field, who also operated both the Clinch Theatre in Tazewell and the Valley Theatre in North Tazewell since taken over from W.W. Thompson on November 1, 1942.
Closed on May 18, 1963 with “Drums Of Africa”, and was last operated by the Pennsylvania Paramount Corporation (also known as the local division for the Paramount Pictures Incorporated chain).
The husband-and-wife team of Willie and Julie Greco reopened the Skylark for the first time since the theater’s September 2, 1984 closure on May 5, 2000. Indeed, it closed after the 2012 season because of the same reason.
Correction: Both the Skylark and the Soo closed on September 2, 1984. The Soo closed with “Beat Street”, “The Corsican Brothers”, “Easy Money”, and “Up The Creek” as a quad dusk-to-dawn show.
The Princess Theatre opened its doors on February 12, 1917 with the photoplay “The Measure of a Man” along with a comedy reel and performances by both its five-piece orchestra and Toronto natives Will J. White and Jules Brazil (plus a couple of delays during programming process due to technical difficulties).
For the first 65 years in operation, the Princess Theatre was a single-screen movie house, and around that period, the Princess was operated by Odeon. It wasn’t until October 12, 1981 when the Princess Theatre closed as a single-screener with “The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia” due to twinning, and the Princess Theatre reopened as a twin-screen theater on November 27, 1981 with “Pursuit of D.B. Cooper” at Screen 1 and “Halloween II” at Screen 2.
On March 4, 1989, the Princess Theatre became local headlines after reports of multiple assaults were reported inside the theater, denying people to see “Dream A Little Dream” at one of the screens. The employee refused o allow a 14-year-old student at Mount St. Joseph College to enter although the student did show the identification card. She did allow one student in because she was wearing “that” jacket and another due to her birth certificate. Parents did receive reaction to the assaults the employee was made but gave them consequential discussions.
The Princess Theatre closed for the final time on March 15, 1990 with “Madhouse” at Screen 1 and “Tango And Cash” at Screen 2.
The Skylark Drive-In is the second drive-in theater to open in the Canadian side of Sault Sainte Marie, the only drive-in in the area being locally operated, and was the first in Northern Ontario to have widescreen installation in a drive-in theater, opening on July 5, 1954 with Dan Dailey in “Meet Me At The Fair” along with two shorts “Get Rich Quick” and “Mad About Moonshine”, an unnamed cartoon, and a newsreel. Exactly two days after the grand opening, the management of the Skylark apologizes in front of the Sault Star due to possible shorter attendance than what they’re expecting but they still continued with its run of the grand opening attraction for one more day.
Both the Skylark Drive-In and the nearby Soo Drive-In closed for the final time on September 5, 1984.
The Grand Bay Drive-In opened in the early-1950s. What’s unique about the Grand Bay Drive-In is that according to a May 30, 1953 article of the National Post, the Grand Bay Drive-In installed 300 seats to attract small boat traffic.
This replaced an older 1,746-seat Avalon Mall Cinema that operated from 1967 until 1999. St. John’s in Newfoundland had a grand total of 17 theaters (16 indoors and a drive-in) throughout its history.
Does anybody know about the two drive-ins that served Halifax as well? There was the 426-capacity Bay Street Drive-In and the 1,473-capacity Triple Drive-In, but I cannot find a lot of information about those two.
Hmm, so Thompson closed the downtown Stone Theatre right at the same time the Stone Drive-In began its operation? I don’t know why, but did someone had a chance to reopen the Stone Theatre later on or did it close for the final time?
Correction: It is the second oldest drive-in in the Lehigh Valley and in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton area behind the Shankweiler’s within less than 10 miles.
Does anybody know about the other few theaters that served Mountain View throughout its history, including the Stone Theatre and the Ozark Theatre there?
The Moonlite was constructed by Concord, North Carolina native T.D. Field, who also operated both the Clinch Theatre in Tazewell and the Valley Theatre in North Tazewell since taken over from W.W. Thompson on November 1, 1942.
Nice shot!
Closed on May 18, 1963 with “Drums Of Africa”, and was last operated by the Pennsylvania Paramount Corporation (also known as the local division for the Paramount Pictures Incorporated chain).
The husband-and-wife team of Willie and Julie Greco reopened the Skylark for the first time since the theater’s September 2, 1984 closure on May 5, 2000. Indeed, it closed after the 2012 season because of the same reason.
Last operated by Cineplex Odeon.
Correction: Both the Skylark and the Soo closed on September 2, 1984. The Soo closed with “Beat Street”, “The Corsican Brothers”, “Easy Money”, and “Up The Creek” as a quad dusk-to-dawn show.
Correction: The Skylark closed on September 2, 1984, not September 5. The Soo Drive-In also closed that same day.
Closed on July 27, 1979 with “The Champ”.
Last operated by Famous Players, and closed on March 22, 1987 with “Lethal Weapon”.
The Princess Theatre opened its doors on February 12, 1917 with the photoplay “The Measure of a Man” along with a comedy reel and performances by both its five-piece orchestra and Toronto natives Will J. White and Jules Brazil (plus a couple of delays during programming process due to technical difficulties).
For the first 65 years in operation, the Princess Theatre was a single-screen movie house, and around that period, the Princess was operated by Odeon. It wasn’t until October 12, 1981 when the Princess Theatre closed as a single-screener with “The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia” due to twinning, and the Princess Theatre reopened as a twin-screen theater on November 27, 1981 with “Pursuit of D.B. Cooper” at Screen 1 and “Halloween II” at Screen 2.
On March 4, 1989, the Princess Theatre became local headlines after reports of multiple assaults were reported inside the theater, denying people to see “Dream A Little Dream” at one of the screens. The employee refused o allow a 14-year-old student at Mount St. Joseph College to enter although the student did show the identification card. She did allow one student in because she was wearing “that” jacket and another due to her birth certificate. Parents did receive reaction to the assaults the employee was made but gave them consequential discussions.
The Princess Theatre closed for the final time on March 15, 1990 with “Madhouse” at Screen 1 and “Tango And Cash” at Screen 2.
The Skylark Drive-In is the second drive-in theater to open in the Canadian side of Sault Sainte Marie, the only drive-in in the area being locally operated, and was the first in Northern Ontario to have widescreen installation in a drive-in theater, opening on July 5, 1954 with Dan Dailey in “Meet Me At The Fair” along with two shorts “Get Rich Quick” and “Mad About Moonshine”, an unnamed cartoon, and a newsreel. Exactly two days after the grand opening, the management of the Skylark apologizes in front of the Sault Star due to possible shorter attendance than what they’re expecting but they still continued with its run of the grand opening attraction for one more day.
Both the Skylark Drive-In and the nearby Soo Drive-In closed for the final time on September 5, 1984.
The Grand Bay Drive-In opened in the early-1950s. What’s unique about the Grand Bay Drive-In is that according to a May 30, 1953 article of the National Post, the Grand Bay Drive-In installed 300 seats to attract small boat traffic.
Capacity of 500.
This replaced an older 1,746-seat Avalon Mall Cinema that operated from 1967 until 1999. St. John’s in Newfoundland had a grand total of 17 theaters (16 indoors and a drive-in) throughout its history.
Does anybody know about the two drive-ins that served Halifax as well? There was the 426-capacity Bay Street Drive-In and the 1,473-capacity Triple Drive-In, but I cannot find a lot of information about those two.
Closed in 1992.
Hmm, so Thompson closed the downtown Stone Theatre right at the same time the Stone Drive-In began its operation? I don’t know why, but did someone had a chance to reopen the Stone Theatre later on or did it close for the final time?
Once known as Shea’s Midway Drive-In.
Correction: The Royal Drive-In managed to continue into the rest of the mid-1970s, but was closed before the late-1970s.
Correction: It is the second oldest drive-in in the Lehigh Valley and in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton area behind the Shankweiler’s within less than 10 miles.
Does anybody know about the other few theaters that served Mountain View throughout its history, including the Stone Theatre and the Ozark Theatre there?
It appears that the 1983 aerial view shows nothing but it appears that the theater was opened before 1994, but I’m still looking.
Hmm, Where’s “The Many Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh?”
The Tiger probably operated until the late-1970s, as the 1981 aerial view shows the traces surrounded by some sort of construction.
Once operated by Gulf State Theatres.