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Denny Pine commented about Echo Drive-In on Nov 20, 2018 at 4:10 pm

Grand opening was on July 2, 1955 with “Many Rivers To Cross” and “Gypsy Colt”. Final night of operation was on September 15, 1985 with “Pale Rider” and “Mad Max”.

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Denny Pine commented about Fair Ground Drive-In on Nov 20, 2018 at 4:03 pm

Final night of operation was on August 31, 1986 with “Last Resort” and “Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2”

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Denny Pine commented about Miracle Mile Drive-In on Nov 20, 2018 at 3:43 pm

Final night of operation was September 22, 1985 with the porn flicks “Go For It” and “My Master, My Lover”

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Denny Pine commented about Ranalli's Drive-In on Nov 20, 2018 at 3:33 pm

Final night of operation was October 14, 1979 with “The Brood” and “Something Weird”

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Denny Pine commented about Mt. Lebanon Drive-In on Nov 20, 2018 at 3:22 pm

Grand opening night feature was “The Bank Dick” starring W.C. Fields. Features on the final night were “Jaws IV—The Revenge”, “Innerspace”, “Full Metal Jacket”, and “Police Academy 4—Citizens On Patrol”

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Denny Pine commented about East Park Drive-In on Nov 5, 2018 at 3:26 pm

Final night of operation was September 4, 1978 with “Grand Theft Auto” and “Airport ‘77”.

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Denny Pine commented about Skyland Drive-In on Nov 2, 2018 at 6:27 pm

The year of the grand opening date should be 1948, not 1949

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Denny Pine commented about McHenry Outdoor Theatre on Oct 10, 2018 at 3:54 pm

Opened as the Skyline Drive-In on July 20, 1951 with “Rogues Of Sherwood Forest”, starring John Derek, Dianna Lynne, Alan Hale (Sr.) and George MacReady. The drive-in was given a complete renovation after the 1976 season and re-introduced as the McHenry Outdoor on April 29, 1977.

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Denny Pine commented about Tibbs Drive-In on Oct 10, 2018 at 3:44 pm

Screens 2 & 3 opened on June 29, 1973. Screen 4 opened on May 28, 1999.

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Denny Pine commented about Circle Drive-In on Oct 2, 2018 at 6:21 pm

Final night of operation was January 31, 1985 with “After The Fall Of New York” and “Humanoids From The Deep”.

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Denny Pine commented about Victory Drive-In on Oct 2, 2018 at 4:51 pm

Final night of operation was February 13, 1977 with “Bound For Glory” and “Aloha Bobby and Rose”.

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Denny Pine commented about Tri-City Drive-In on Oct 2, 2018 at 4:43 pm

The Tri-City’s final night of operation was September 6, 1993 with “The Fugitive” and “Free Willy”

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Denny Pine commented about Tri-City Drive-In on Oct 2, 2018 at 4:35 pm

Whoever is responsible for making changes, please change the date of the first newspaper ad as Tri-City to November 28, 1948. Once the change is made, I will delete this and the previous comment. My apologies for the error

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Denny Pine commented about Plainfield Edison Drive-In on Sep 26, 2018 at 4:59 pm

Final night of operation for the drive-in was September 3, 1984 with “Jigsaw Man” and “Lassiter”. That was also the final night for another Middlesex County drive-in, the Turnpike.

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Denny Pine commented about Turnpike Indoor/Outdoor Theatre on Sep 26, 2018 at 4:57 pm

Final night of operation for the drive-in was September 3, 1984 with “Bachelor Party” and “Porky’s”

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Denny Pine commented about Governor Ritchie Drive-In on Sep 24, 2018 at 5:36 pm

Final night of operation with the aforementioned films was December 18, 1983

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Denny Pine commented about Carlin Drive-In on Sep 24, 2018 at 5:24 pm

Final night of operation was November 27, 1977 with “Tonco” and “Texas Chainsaw Massacre”.

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Denny Pine commented about Edmondson Drive-In on Sep 24, 2018 at 5:11 pm

Grand opening was on May 28, 1954 with “Riding Shotgun” and “Fearless Fagan”. Final night of operation was on November 17, 1991 with “Ghost”, “Naked Gun 2 ½” and “Grave Yard Shift”.

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Denny Pine commented about Village Drive-In on Sep 14, 2018 at 5:00 pm

Final night of operation was March 6, 1983 with “The Cannonball Run”, “Jinxed and "Firefox”. The screen was brought down that following Friday.

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Denny Pine commented about Redwood Drive-In on Sep 14, 2018 at 4:43 pm

Grand opening features were “The Fabulous Dorseys” and “Son Of Lassie”. Final night of operation was July 16, 1986 with “American Anthem” and “Cobra”.

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Denny Pine commented about Sun-Aire Drive-In on Sep 14, 2018 at 4:17 pm

Final night of drive-in operation was February 2, 1987 with “5 Nacos Asaltan Las Vegas” and “Tacos De Oro”. The Sunair had its last swap meet the following day before relocating to Indio.

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Denny Pine commented about Palm Springs Drive-In on Sep 14, 2018 at 4:08 pm

Final night of operation was either November 28 or November 30 with “Everybody’s All-American” and “Above The Law”. The November 28 edition of The Desert Sun shows these features in both the movie listings provided by the theaters and the grid for the MTC (Metropolitan)-operated theaters. The editions from the following two days still show the features in the movie listings, but the MTC grid shows CLOSED under the drive-in block.

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Denny Pine commented about Van Buren Drive-In on Sep 14, 2018 at 3:49 pm

Grand opening was July 10, 1964 with “The Carpetbaggers”, starring George Peppard, Alan Ladd and Carrol Baker…followed by Jerry Lewis' “The Patsy”

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Denny Pine commented about Bel-Air Drive-In on Sep 14, 2018 at 3:45 pm

Grand opening was on November 21, 1956 with Elvis' debut film “Love Me Tender”, plus “The Desperados Are In Town” starring Robert Arthur and Kathy Nolan. Final night of operation was September 14, 1989 with “Uncle Buck” and “K-9”.

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Denny Pine commented about Foothill Drive-In on Sep 14, 2018 at 3:09 pm

Final night of operation was September 5, 1988 with “Coming To America” and “Hot To Trot”.