In 1980, the Roseland was part of the Tanner Circuit, Herman Tanner president and GM. Mr. Tanner also ran the Tanner Drive-In in Pana at that time. There was another Tanner Drive-In in Vandalia, IL as well.
The 1980 motion picture almanac lists John N. Thompson as president of Thompson Theaters Co. Three theaters in Atoka were listed – the Thompson, the Watson and the Choctaw Drive-In.
I think this is a Washington Mutual bank now. The bank building was on the corner of Rodeo and La Brea, on the west side. As someone noted above, it appears to be a McDonalds when you approach because of the arches. I almost pulled in to go through the drive-thru.
I know the feeling. I tried to get into the long-closed Tower Theater in Compton, CA last month. The owners of the current business that has been pasted onto the front of the theater were very suspicious. No dice.
The Rio was listed in the 1963 motion picture almanac as a Detroit Theater Enterprises house, along with the Hollywood and Roxy in Detroit, the Lucon in East Lansing and the Van Dyke Drive-in in Warren, MI.
Detroit Consolidated Theaters was located on 10 E. Baltimore Street, Detroit, in the early sixties. President was Samuel Brown. Consolidated also operated the Dexter and Varsity in Detroit as well as the Grand in Highland Park at that time.
This was part of the Schneider-Merl chain in the early eighties.
In 1980, Tanner Theaters ran the Liberty Theater and Tanner DI in Vandalia, the Roseland Theater and Tanner DI in Pana and the Palace in Nokomis.
In 1980, the Roseland was part of the Tanner Circuit, Herman Tanner president and GM. Mr. Tanner also ran the Tanner Drive-In in Pana at that time. There was another Tanner Drive-In in Vandalia, IL as well.
The 1980 motion picture almanac lists John N. Thompson as president of Thompson Theaters Co. Three theaters in Atoka were listed – the Thompson, the Watson and the Choctaw Drive-In.
I think this is a Washington Mutual bank now. The bank building was on the corner of Rodeo and La Brea, on the west side. As someone noted above, it appears to be a McDonalds when you approach because of the arches. I almost pulled in to go through the drive-thru.
Here is the May 1969 ad from the LA Times:
http://tinyurl.com/2gr4nm
Here is an October 1953 ad from the LA Times:
http://tinyurl.com/2fgjuc
Here is an October 1953 ad from the LA Times:
http://tinyurl.com/yqadln
Here is a June 1953 ad from the LA Times:
http://tinyurl.com/2eas35
Here is a 1953 ad showing the State as part of the UA chain:
http://tinyurl.com/265sz3
Here is a June 1953 ad from the LA Times:
http://tinyurl.com/26k3n8
Here is a June 1953 ad from the LA Times. No Kate Winslet in this one:
http://tinyurl.com/yvvwr4
Here is a June 1953 ad from the LA Times:
http://tinyurl.com/2sm6zz
Here is a June 1953 ad from the LA Times:
http://tinyurl.com/34z3w2
Here is the postcard without the caption in the middle:
http://tinyurl.com/yql7w7
I know the feeling. I tried to get into the long-closed Tower Theater in Compton, CA last month. The owners of the current business that has been pasted onto the front of the theater were very suspicious. No dice.
The Mart was part of the Wofford Circuit in the early sixties. J.F. Wofford was the owner, headquartered in Europa, MS.
This was part of the Donald Young chain in the early sixties. The Strand Theater in Maumee was also operated by this circuit at the time.
The Hollywood was part of the Durwood Theater chain in the early sixties, along with the Skylark Drive-In in Leavenworth.
This was a Detroit Theater Enterprises house in the early sixties, along with the Hollywood and Rio in Detroit.
The Rio was listed in the 1963 motion picture almanac as a Detroit Theater Enterprises house, along with the Hollywood and Roxy in Detroit, the Lucon in East Lansing and the Van Dyke Drive-in in Warren, MI.
In 1963 this was run by Detroit Consolidated Theaters.
Detroit Consolidated Theaters was located on 10 E. Baltimore Street, Detroit, in the early sixties. President was Samuel Brown. Consolidated also operated the Dexter and Varsity in Detroit as well as the Grand in Highland Park at that time.
It’s not a church any more. Function should be unknown.
Oh come on. It’s way to early in the morning to be reading these depressing stories.