Same drive-in? Boxoffice, Sept. 3, 1955: “Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Moschelle are operating a new drive-in at Big Timber. Public response has been excellent to the theatre’s features on the wide CinemaScope-type screen.”
Boxoffice, Aug. 27, 1955: “End of the 45-day strike at Kennecott Copper Co.’s Bingham, Utah, mine was welcome news to theatre owners this week. Especially happy (was) … George Smith (who) … opened his new 440-car drive-in at Magna in the middle of the strike. Business, he said, wasn’t what it would have been had he opened in normal times, but it’s now coming back. His ozoner gives the area 11 drive-ins within the confines of the metropolitan district.”
Boxoffice, Aug. 27, 1955: “Elida, N. M. - J. R. "Bob” Francis, owner of the Rialto Theatre in Melrose, recently acquired the Apache Theatre here. Managing for him are Mr. and Mrs. Milton Barron. Barron is a student at Eastern New Mexico University here and formerly worked at the Rialto in Melrose."
Boxoffice, Aug. 20, 1955: “Northfield, Minn. - When a bus accident caused a missout on delivery of "Violent Saturday,” the Grand Theatre was dark for the first time in eight years, not counting Christmas Eve or Day."
Boxoffice, Aug. 20, 1955: “Clarence McNeil opened his new Chief Drive-In about a mile west of town on U. S. 277. The new theatre will accommodate 450 cars.”
Boxoffice, Aug. 20, 1955: “Stewart Cluster of Johnston City, Ill., has tentatively set August 29 as the grand opening date for his 500-car Marion Drive-In on Highway 37 a mile and a half north of Marion”
Motion Picture Herald, Sept. 24, 1955: “The new Marion drive-in near Marion, Ill., has opened. It is owned by Stewart Cluster of Johnston City, Ill. The theatre lot has room for 500 automobiles.”
Boxoffice, Aug. 20, 1955: “Earl W. Urmston and wife, H. M. Walker jr. and sr. opened the Park near Maysville, Ky., three miles from town on Kentucky 11. The airer features a knotty pine concession center. It will accommodate 300 cars.”
Boxoffice, Aug. 20, 1955: “M. E. Renfrow and C. W. Miller of Owensboro, Ky., opened their Holiday Drive-In seven miles north of town at the Owensboro-Rockport, Ind., intersection on U. S. 231. It accommodates 550 cars.”
Boxoffice, Aug. 20, 1955: “Foster Lane, owner of the Lane Theatre in Williamsburg, Ky., opened his 300-car Dixie Drive-In at the junction of U.S. 25-W and old 25-W. The airer was named for Williamsburg’s first theatre, the Dixie, which was closed recently.”
Boxoffice, Aug. 20, 1955: “Morris, Ill. - The Morris Theatre here celebrated the 25th anniversary of its opening on July 15, 1930. Fred Anderson, owner and operator of the Morris and Times theatre, first came to Morris in 1928 to operate the old Empire … According to a recent article in the Morris Herald, the theatre … was the first theatre to be built expressly for sound”
Boxoffice, Aug. 20, 1955: “The Hemacinto Drive-In … has been purchased by Grace Martin and her son Harold R. Martin from the No-Ro Amusement Co. The Martins also own the Hemet, Perris and San Jacinto theatres, all indoor houses.”
A few more details from Yumpu’s bound copy that’s missing a few letters.
Boxoffice, Aug. 6, 1955: “Brownwood, Tex. - Mr. and Mrs. ?ck Needham’s new Bluff-Vue Drive-In has opened recently on the Coleman highway near the foot of Bangs Hill. It is equipped for CinemaScope, Superscope or VistaVision, with a four-channel magnetic sound. The refreshment and snack center is equipped with stainless steel fixtures and has a 40-foot counter. Vari-Colored indirect lighting is used.”
Boxoffice, Aug. 6, 1955: “Filmgoers waiting to see a triple feature horror show at the Downs Drive-In, Grand Prairie, on Highway 80 got a bonus thrill. Minutes before the start of the show wires shorted in an electrically controlled "Magnetic Monster” neon sign behind the screen. Patrons watched firemen climb ladders through black smoke for 15 minutes. Then they settled back for tamer entertainment on the screen."
Boxoffice, Aug. 6, 1955: “West Helena, Ark. - J. F. Daugherty, operator of the Palace Theatre here, has closed the theatre permanently, with no plans for reopening. The theatre in recent months had been operating only on weekends.”
Boxoffice, Aug. 6, 1955: “The Alvin Drive-In changed hands August 1. Its former owner, R. L. Honeyman, is moving to California. The new owner, C. E. Mayer, has never been in show business before.”
Boxoffice, Aug. 6, 1955: “Edwin M. Gardiner, 63, manager of the Belt Highway Drive-In, died in a fire which broke out there Monday (1) night. He was suffocated in the windowless office when flames from an air conditioning unit blocked the only escape. The fire, which firemen believed was caused by faulty wiring of the air conditioner, occurred about 6 p. m. before the theatre had opened. Gardiner lived at Mission, Kas., was a former manager of the Shawnee Drive-In and had done promotion work for MGM in Oklahoma City. The Belt is a Durwood operation. Heavy glass bricks served instead of windows in the concrete block building.”
Boxoffice, Aug. 6, 1955: “The Star Theatre has been closed after more than a generation of operation at First South and State streets in Salt Lake. Its site will be part of the property on which a new Federal Reserve Bank building will be constructed.”
Boxoffice, July 30, 1955: “The old DeSoto (Mo.) Theatre is being converted into a store building. Owner B? Collins operates the Collins Theatre and the Skyview Drive-In there”
This photo appeared in the Sept. 3, 1955 issue of Boxoffice, which is in the public domain.
A wider crop of this picture appeared in the Modern Theatre section of the Sept. 3, 1955 issue of Boxoffice.
Same drive-in? Boxoffice, Sept. 3, 1955: “Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Moschelle are operating a new drive-in at Big Timber. Public response has been excellent to the theatre’s features on the wide CinemaScope-type screen.”
This photo also appeared on the cover of the Sept. 5, 1955 issue of Boxoffice. Both issues are now in the public domain.
Boxoffice, Aug. 27, 1955: “End of the 45-day strike at Kennecott Copper Co.’s Bingham, Utah, mine was welcome news to theatre owners this week. Especially happy (was) … George Smith (who) … opened his new 440-car drive-in at Magna in the middle of the strike. Business, he said, wasn’t what it would have been had he opened in normal times, but it’s now coming back. His ozoner gives the area 11 drive-ins within the confines of the metropolitan district.”
Boxoffice, Aug. 27, 1955: “Elida, N. M. - J. R. "Bob” Francis, owner of the Rialto Theatre in Melrose, recently acquired the Apache Theatre here. Managing for him are Mr. and Mrs. Milton Barron. Barron is a student at Eastern New Mexico University here and formerly worked at the Rialto in Melrose."
Boxoffice, Aug. 20, 1955: “Northfield, Minn. - When a bus accident caused a missout on delivery of "Violent Saturday,” the Grand Theatre was dark for the first time in eight years, not counting Christmas Eve or Day."
Boxoffice, Aug. 20, 1955: “Clarence McNeil opened his new Chief Drive-In about a mile west of town on U. S. 277. The new theatre will accommodate 450 cars.”
The 1955-56 Theatre Catalog included the Palm under Largo, owner H. J. Knight, capacity 400 cars.
Boxoffice, Aug. 20, 1955: “George E. Smith is the new owner of the Palm Drive-In. He purchased it from H. J. Knight.”
Boxoffice, Aug. 20, 1955: “Stewart Cluster of Johnston City, Ill., has tentatively set August 29 as the grand opening date for his 500-car Marion Drive-In on Highway 37 a mile and a half north of Marion”
Motion Picture Herald, Sept. 24, 1955: “The new Marion drive-in near Marion, Ill., has opened. It is owned by Stewart Cluster of Johnston City, Ill. The theatre lot has room for 500 automobiles.”
Boxoffice, Aug. 20, 1955: “Earl W. Urmston and wife, H. M. Walker jr. and sr. opened the Park near Maysville, Ky., three miles from town on Kentucky 11. The airer features a knotty pine concession center. It will accommodate 300 cars.”
Boxoffice, Aug. 20, 1955: “George Dewey Saylor and son Jett opened their New Highland with two free shows at Manchester, Ky.”
Boxoffice, Aug. 20, 1955: “M. E. Renfrow and C. W. Miller of Owensboro, Ky., opened their Holiday Drive-In seven miles north of town at the Owensboro-Rockport, Ind., intersection on U. S. 231. It accommodates 550 cars.”
Boxoffice, Aug. 20, 1955: “Foster Lane, owner of the Lane Theatre in Williamsburg, Ky., opened his 300-car Dixie Drive-In at the junction of U.S. 25-W and old 25-W. The airer was named for Williamsburg’s first theatre, the Dixie, which was closed recently.”
Boxoffice, Aug. 20, 1955: “Morris, Ill. - The Morris Theatre here celebrated the 25th anniversary of its opening on July 15, 1930. Fred Anderson, owner and operator of the Morris and Times theatre, first came to Morris in 1928 to operate the old Empire … According to a recent article in the Morris Herald, the theatre … was the first theatre to be built expressly for sound”
Boxoffice, Aug. 20, 1955: “The Hemacinto Drive-In … has been purchased by Grace Martin and her son Harold R. Martin from the No-Ro Amusement Co. The Martins also own the Hemet, Perris and San Jacinto theatres, all indoor houses.”
A few more details from Yumpu’s bound copy that’s missing a few letters.
Boxoffice, Aug. 6, 1955: “Brownwood, Tex. - Mr. and Mrs. ?ck Needham’s new Bluff-Vue Drive-In has opened recently on the Coleman highway near the foot of Bangs Hill. It is equipped for CinemaScope, Superscope or VistaVision, with a four-channel magnetic sound. The refreshment and snack center is equipped with stainless steel fixtures and has a 40-foot counter. Vari-Colored indirect lighting is used.”
An omen of its larger fire 18 months later.
Boxoffice, Aug. 6, 1955: “Filmgoers waiting to see a triple feature horror show at the Downs Drive-In, Grand Prairie, on Highway 80 got a bonus thrill. Minutes before the start of the show wires shorted in an electrically controlled "Magnetic Monster” neon sign behind the screen. Patrons watched firemen climb ladders through black smoke for 15 minutes. Then they settled back for tamer entertainment on the screen."
Boxoffice, Aug. 6, 1955: “Hettinger, S. D. (sic) - The new 300-car Hettinger Drive-In has been opened here by Manager Peter Rothstein.”
Boxoffice, Aug. 6, 1955: “West Helena, Ark. - J. F. Daugherty, operator of the Palace Theatre here, has closed the theatre permanently, with no plans for reopening. The theatre in recent months had been operating only on weekends.”
Boxoffice, Aug. 6, 1955: “The Alvin Drive-In changed hands August 1. Its former owner, R. L. Honeyman, is moving to California. The new owner, C. E. Mayer, has never been in show business before.”
Boxoffice, Aug. 6, 1955: “Mr. and Mrs. Ray Handley closed the Royal Theatre July 29. They have operated it for more than five years.”
Boxoffice, Aug. 6, 1955: “Edwin M. Gardiner, 63, manager of the Belt Highway Drive-In, died in a fire which broke out there Monday (1) night. He was suffocated in the windowless office when flames from an air conditioning unit blocked the only escape. The fire, which firemen believed was caused by faulty wiring of the air conditioner, occurred about 6 p. m. before the theatre had opened. Gardiner lived at Mission, Kas., was a former manager of the Shawnee Drive-In and had done promotion work for MGM in Oklahoma City. The Belt is a Durwood operation. Heavy glass bricks served instead of windows in the concrete block building.”
Boxoffice, Aug. 6, 1955: “The Star Theatre has been closed after more than a generation of operation at First South and State streets in Salt Lake. Its site will be part of the property on which a new Federal Reserve Bank building will be constructed.”
Boxoffice, July 30, 1955: “The old DeSoto (Mo.) Theatre is being converted into a store building. Owner B? Collins operates the Collins Theatre and the Skyview Drive-In there”