The 100-seat Chalet Cinema opened its doors on November 6, 1987 with “La Bamba”, and closed on November 18, 1999 with “Double Jeopardy” due to the opening of the Desert Star Cinema nearby.
The Winnebago Drive-In opened its gates on August 14, 1953 with John Payne in “Raiders Of The Seven Seas” along with two cartoons, a newsreel, and a couple of short subjects.
Following its June 1977 windstorm that knocked down the screen, the screen was rebuilt and reopened the following month.
The theater was renamed the Dells Drive-In in April 1981 following management changes led by the Don LeGros family, and was then renamed the Big Sky Drive-In in April 1993. It was twinned in late-May 1994.
Once operated by Essaness Theaters, later Excellence Theatres, and later Carmike for a few years. Shortly after Carmike’s bankruptcy filing in 2000, the Rogers Cinema became a Marcus theater until its February 28, 2002 closure.
The Sky-Vue opened its gates on May 22, 1952 with Frank Sinatra in “Meet Danny Wilson” with no extras. It was originally managed by Levi Metclif but was then taken over by Broken Bow resident Lyndal Privett exactly two months later (who once operated the Chief Theatre there).
The Realart Theatre was once destroyed by a fire in December 1937. It was rebuilt and reopened in 1938. The Realart closed for the final time in the mid-1980s.
The El Rancho Drive-In opened its gates on April 5, 1951 with Alan Ladd in “Whispering Smith” along with an unknown short and a newsreel.
The El Rancho Drive-In closed for the final time on May 4, 1969 after a tornado ripped through the drive-in and destroyed a big chunk of its screen. It appears that it never reopened afterward.
During the 1983 season, the Danbury Drive-In became nationwide headlines following a double suicide that happened at the Danbury Drive-In and a Massachusetts house.
On May 14 of that same year, two 17-year-olds who were identified themselves as both a boyfriend and a girlfriend who at the time previously graduated from North Salem High School in North Salem, Massachusetts three weeks prior, were arguing in the middle of a movie until crossing the lines.
Shortly after the movie was finished, one of the employees of the Danville Drive-In walked around inside the concession building until witnessing a female hanging inside the bathroom with her belt around her neck. The male who was responsible for the incident later hanged himself with his own belt in his North Salem home several weeks later on June 6, 1983. Three months later, the Connecticut Medical Examiner determined that both deaths are ruled as a self-suicide.
It actually opened on July 21, 1949, not July 28. The opening attraction is correct though alongside an unknown cartoon and newsreel. Judging from my researches, the Cave Tangi Drive-In opened several days after the Mitchell Drive-In in Hammond had its opening.
Opened with 10 screens on November 19, 1999.
The 100-seat Chalet Cinema opened its doors on November 6, 1987 with “La Bamba”, and closed on November 18, 1999 with “Double Jeopardy” due to the opening of the Desert Star Cinema nearby.
The Winnebago Drive-In opened its gates on August 14, 1953 with John Payne in “Raiders Of The Seven Seas” along with two cartoons, a newsreel, and a couple of short subjects.
Following its June 1977 windstorm that knocked down the screen, the screen was rebuilt and reopened the following month.
The theater was renamed the Dells Drive-In in April 1981 following management changes led by the Don LeGros family, and was then renamed the Big Sky Drive-In in April 1993. It was twinned in late-May 1994.
Once operated by Essaness Theaters, later Excellence Theatres, and later Carmike for a few years. Shortly after Carmike’s bankruptcy filing in 2000, the Rogers Cinema became a Marcus theater until its February 28, 2002 closure.
First operated by Standard Theatres of Milwaukee, later operated by Essaness Theaters, then Excellence Theatres, and finally Carmike.
Once operated by Excellence Theatres.
Once operated by Essaness Theaters.
Actually, it was Essaness Theaters that took it over in 1986. It became Excellence Theatres a couple years later.
First operated by Essaness Theaters and later Excellence Theatres prior to its Carmike takeover.
Once operated by Excellence Theatres.
Once operated by Essaness Theaters and later Excellence Theatres prior to its Carmike takeover.
Once operated by Essaness Theaters and later Excellence Theatres prior to its Carmike takeover.
Once operated by Essaness Theaters.
Opened as early as 1929, closed in 1947.
Once operated by RKO.
The Sky-Vue opened its gates on May 22, 1952 with Frank Sinatra in “Meet Danny Wilson” with no extras. It was originally managed by Levi Metclif but was then taken over by Broken Bow resident Lyndal Privett exactly two months later (who once operated the Chief Theatre there).
Closed in 1974.
The Realart Theatre was once destroyed by a fire in December 1937. It was rebuilt and reopened in 1938. The Realart closed for the final time in the mid-1980s.
The El Rancho Drive-In opened its gates on April 5, 1951 with Alan Ladd in “Whispering Smith” along with an unknown short and a newsreel.
The El Rancho Drive-In closed for the final time on May 4, 1969 after a tornado ripped through the drive-in and destroyed a big chunk of its screen. It appears that it never reopened afterward.
During the 1983 season, the Danbury Drive-In became nationwide headlines following a double suicide that happened at the Danbury Drive-In and a Massachusetts house.
On May 14 of that same year, two 17-year-olds who were identified themselves as both a boyfriend and a girlfriend who at the time previously graduated from North Salem High School in North Salem, Massachusetts three weeks prior, were arguing in the middle of a movie until crossing the lines.
Shortly after the movie was finished, one of the employees of the Danville Drive-In walked around inside the concession building until witnessing a female hanging inside the bathroom with her belt around her neck. The male who was responsible for the incident later hanged himself with his own belt in his North Salem home several weeks later on June 6, 1983. Three months later, the Connecticut Medical Examiner determined that both deaths are ruled as a self-suicide.
Correction: It was actually once operated by Stanley-Warner, then RKO, and later Crown Theatres LLC.
Once operated by RKO Stanley-Warner, and later Crown Theatres LLC.
Opened in 1979, first operated by Gulf State Theatres.
The actual opening date is June 27, 1969 with “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” in Screen 1 and “True Grit” in Screen 2.
The Tracetown Twin closed in May 1993.
It actually opened on July 21, 1949, not July 28. The opening attraction is correct though alongside an unknown cartoon and newsreel. Judging from my researches, the Cave Tangi Drive-In opened several days after the Mitchell Drive-In in Hammond had its opening.