The Theater Closed Between The Late 1970’s And Early 1980’s. In 1982, A Person Ran A Random Compilation Of Various Local Emperia Intermission Reels Including The 50-South And The Nearby Flinthills Cinemas.
UPDATE: I Just Found An Update To The Ritz Theatre According To The Bonham Daily Favorite That The Ritz In McKinney Didn’t Close In 1973, Although The Ritz Which Originally Appeared As Show Listings In The Courtier Gazette Of McKinney Only Showed The Attractions For The Ritz Until April 1973. But One Attraction From A Year Later I Just Found Reads That The Ritz Theatre Of McKinney Still Continued To Run First-Run Attractions As Of 1974.
So It Appears To Be That The Ritz Has Been Closed As A Movie House In The Late 1970’s, But Remains As A Special Events Theater Afterwards Into The Mid-1980’s.
Unfortunately Speaking Of Its Opening Day, The Sunset Drive-In Opened With No Movie. It Opened With A Hillbilly Jamboree Titled “Renfro Valley Folks Barn Dance Show (With Those Grand Hillbilly Funmakers From The Hills Of Old Kentucky)”.
When I Looked For The First Attraction, It Is Actually Hard To Find On The Newspapers Website. I Can Find Attractions From 20 Days After The Theater Opened.
The Kentucky Lake Drive-In Opened In 1948. Its Original Look Only Lasted For 10 Years Until It Was Remodeled In 1958 And Reopened On June 5th Of That Year With A Playground Near The Screen. The Closing Date Is Unknown Yet…
I Can’t Find The Opening Date To This One, But Found Some News Stories On This Theater.
When The LaSalle Drive-In Was Owned By Alger Theatres In 1954, The Theater However Closed Just In Time For The End Of The 1954 Season. It Not Just Ended The 1954 Season, But A Fire Broke Out Near The Interior Of The Structure. That’s Not The Only Time The LaSalle Drive-In Theater Was Devastated, Because During Its Last Year Of Operation According To The Times Of Streator On October 17th, 1987, Another Fire Broke Out At The Concession Stand. And The Theater Ended Up Closing Its Gates For Good.
The 71 Drive-In Opened On August 18th, 1949 With Glenn Ford And William Holden In “The Man From Colorado” Along With 2 Looney Tunes Cartoons “Two Gophers From Texas” (Goofy Gophers) And “Nothing But The Tooth” (Porky Pig).
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.
The Theater Closed Between The Late 1970’s And Early 1980’s. In 1982, A Person Ran A Random Compilation Of Various Local Emperia Intermission Reels Including The 50-South And The Nearby Flinthills Cinemas.
UPDATE: I Just Found An Update To The Ritz Theatre According To The Bonham Daily Favorite That The Ritz In McKinney Didn’t Close In 1973, Although The Ritz Which Originally Appeared As Show Listings In The Courtier Gazette Of McKinney Only Showed The Attractions For The Ritz Until April 1973. But One Attraction From A Year Later I Just Found Reads That The Ritz Theatre Of McKinney Still Continued To Run First-Run Attractions As Of 1974.
So It Appears To Be That The Ritz Has Been Closed As A Movie House In The Late 1970’s, But Remains As A Special Events Theater Afterwards Into The Mid-1980’s.
It Actually Did Close In July 1985 According To The Indianapolis Star.
Unfortunately Speaking Of Its Opening Day, The Sunset Drive-In Opened With No Movie. It Opened With A Hillbilly Jamboree Titled “Renfro Valley Folks Barn Dance Show (With Those Grand Hillbilly Funmakers From The Hills Of Old Kentucky)”.
When I Looked For The First Attraction, It Is Actually Hard To Find On The Newspapers Website. I Can Find Attractions From 20 Days After The Theater Opened.
It Is Demolished In August 1983.
The Kentucky Lake Drive-In Opened In 1948. Its Original Look Only Lasted For 10 Years Until It Was Remodeled In 1958 And Reopened On June 5th Of That Year With A Playground Near The Screen. The Closing Date Is Unknown Yet…
I Can’t Find The Opening Date To This One, But Found Some News Stories On This Theater.
When The LaSalle Drive-In Was Owned By Alger Theatres In 1954, The Theater However Closed Just In Time For The End Of The 1954 Season. It Not Just Ended The 1954 Season, But A Fire Broke Out Near The Interior Of The Structure. That’s Not The Only Time The LaSalle Drive-In Theater Was Devastated, Because During Its Last Year Of Operation According To The Times Of Streator On October 17th, 1987, Another Fire Broke Out At The Concession Stand. And The Theater Ended Up Closing Its Gates For Good.
The 71 Drive-In Opened On August 18th, 1949 With Glenn Ford And William Holden In “The Man From Colorado” Along With 2 Looney Tunes Cartoons “Two Gophers From Texas” (Goofy Gophers) And “Nothing But The Tooth” (Porky Pig).
I Tried Looking For Some Rare Attractions On The Galveston Daily News, And It Seems Its Difficult To Find.
It’s July 10th, 1987, Not 1983.
So That’s 25 Years, 2 Months And 7 Days Of Operation.
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.