Was located in Oakleigh south(that section is now called Heatherton). The site is now a(quarry?). The fences, gates, entrance road(and ticket booth?) are still there.
Melbourne’s only true independent drive-in theatre. 1st 70mm drive-in theatre in Victoria. Reduced in size in the early 1980’s by selling half of the property to developers.
This is not the only drive-in in the World to have a screen that can fold down when not being used(it also happens at the Tom Price Hall and Drive-in at Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia, it gets folded down when a cyclone warning is issued).
Opened on 22/12/1972 on screen 1 with “Deliverance” and “The rain people” and on screen 2 with “The new centurians” and “War devils” and on screen 3 with “The valachi papers” and “Vanishing Point”.
Opened as the New Theatre(with 650 seats), but later coolloqually known as Reardon’s Theatre. Name changed to Port Fairy Cinema in 2007. Renovated(date unknown?). The building is now used for indoor cricket and basketball. 250 seats have been retained for cinema and concert use. Movies are screened in school and christmas holidays.
Wow, that is a very big and tall marquee!! How did they the letters and numbers on and off that tall marquee? Are those big square holes on the tall post part of the marquee, windows?
Rip Honor Blackman.
Was located in Oakleigh south(that section is now called Heatherton). The site is now a(quarry?). The fences, gates, entrance road(and ticket booth?) are still there.
4th drive-in theatre built in Victoria.
791 cars.
Opened with a 100 foot screen. 915 cars.
The site is now factories.
Melbourne’s only true independent drive-in theatre. 1st 70mm drive-in theatre in Victoria. Reduced in size in the early 1980’s by selling half of the property to developers.
Opened on 23/7/1921. Closed on 10/10/1964.
The garden nursery(Foleys Nursery) used the projection booth as an office for the garden nursery?
This is not the only drive-in in the World to have a screen that can fold down when not being used(it also happens at the Tom Price Hall and Drive-in at Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia, it gets folded down when a cyclone warning is issued).
Why the name White Beauty?
Opened on 22/12/1972 on screen 1 with “Deliverance” and “The rain people” and on screen 2 with “The new centurians” and “War devils” and on screen 3 with “The valachi papers” and “Vanishing Point”.
Opened on 5/2/1942 with “My life with Caroline”.
Why the name Spindletop?
Opened with “Tall in the saddle”.
Opened on 27/8/1947 with a cartoon(not named),and “Margie” and “Palomino horses, golden horses”.
Movie screenings started in circa 1923. The first talkie screening was on 13/6/1929 or 1930 with “The jazz singer”.
Opened as the New Theatre(with 650 seats), but later coolloqually known as Reardon’s Theatre. Name changed to Port Fairy Cinema in 2007. Renovated(date unknown?). The building is now used for indoor cricket and basketball. 250 seats have been retained for cinema and concert use. Movies are screened in school and christmas holidays.
Was there a rose garden at this drive-in?
Built on the site of the former Circle Drive-in.
Why the name Cinema 4, it only has 1 screen, not 4 screens!?
Opened on 4/7/1953 with “The greatest show on Earth” and “Bride of the gorilla”.
Opened on 14/5/1953 with a colour cartoon(not named0, “Beaver Valley” and “Jack and the beanstalk”.
Is there a photo of the restored marquee?
Wow, that is a very big and tall marquee!! How did they the letters and numbers on and off that tall marquee? Are those big square holes on the tall post part of the marquee, windows?