Motion Picture Herald, May 1, 1954: “Two long-dark Iowa theatres have reopened … The Lido reopened Apr. 25 under the management of H. S. (Doc) Twedt, a former owner. Twedt, who also operated a hours in Britt where he now resides, has installed a new wide screen at the Lido.”
Motion Picture Herald, May 1, 1954: (under Cincinnati) “Marc Cummins, local circuit operator, who recently opened his Acme drive-in, between here and Hamilton, Ohio, was compelled to close the theatre almost immediately because of highway improvements which necessitated the rerouting of vehicular traffic.”
Motion Picture Herald, May 1, 1954: “A mid-June opening for the Hill-Top drive-in, East Greenwich, is set for the new theatre under construction for the Erinakes brothers, George and Harry.”
Same drive-in? Motion Picture Herald, April 24, 1954: “Two Saskatchewan drive-in theatres - the Valley drive-in at Fort Qu ‘Appelle and Webb’s drive-in, near Prince Albert - will not open this season.”
Same drive-in? Motion Picture Herald, April 24, 1954: “Two Saskatchewan drive-in theatres - the Valley drive-in at Fort Qu ‘Appelle and Webb’s drive-in, near Prince Albert - will not open this season.”
Motion Picture Herald, April 24, 1954: “C. N. Spivey has taken over the Porterville drive-in, Porterville; the Palo Alto drive-in, Palo Alto, and the Studio drive-in, San Mateo.”
Motion Picture Herald, April 24, 1954: “C. N. Spivey has taken over the Porterville drive-in, Porterville; the Palo Alto drive-in, Palo Alto, and the Studio drive-in, San Mateo.”
Motion Picture Herald, April 24, 1954: “C. N. Spivey has taken over the Porterville drive-in, Porterville; the Palo Alto drive-in, Palo Alto, and the Studio drive-in, San Mateo.”
Motion Picture Herald, April 24, 1954: “Jay Higgins, present exhibitor at Ansley, has purchased the Rialto at Arnold from Ulysses A. Brown. He plans to move to Arnold and open May 15.”
Motion Picture Herald, April 24, 1954: “The theatre at Colbert, Okla., was completely destroyed by fire April 8. Its owner is B. M. Leecraft. Roy Morgan of Detroit, Okla., was manager.”
Motion Picture Herald, April 24, 1954: “The large new Southside drive-in, owned by Joe Ripley and leased to Fred Kent, is expected to open in May under the supervision of Bob Anderson, manager of the Main Street drive-in.”
Kenmore’s street address is accurate, of course. However, I think it’s a shame that a drive-in named after a city and closer to that city’s limits should be filed instead under the city whose post office happens to deliver its mail. If it were up to me, I would list the Olewein under Olewein IA.
Motion Picture Herald, April 24, 1954: “For the first time in many years, Charles City will have only one theatre during the summer. The Gem theatre, operated by Royce Winkelman, has closed until fall. Meanwhile, the Highway 218 drive-in will serve as host to Charles City theatre fans.”
Motion Picture Herald, April 17, 1954: “The Sundown drive-in, Columbia, Tenn., has been purchased by R. P. Davis, from S. S. Fleming, Sidney Johnson and Jack Chappell.”
This photo appeared in the April 10, 1954 issue of Motion Picture Herald, which should be in the public domain. (Of course, it may have also appeared elsewhere.) The original caption:
The new attraction panel of the Hillside drive-in, Hillside, D., an operation of Sidney Lust Theatres, Washington, D. C., employs large Wagner 17-inch green plastic and 10-inch red plastic letters to form the chanegable copy. Fabricated and erected by the Whiteway Neon Sign Company, New York, the board has two faces with openings 23 feet, 1½ inches long by 85 inches high. Wagner glass and frames were also employed in the installation.
Motion Picture Herald, May 1, 1954: “Two long-dark Iowa theatres have reopened … The Sun, owned by Fred Bullen, reopened on Easter Sunday.”
Motion Picture Herald, May 1, 1954: “Two long-dark Iowa theatres have reopened … The Lido reopened Apr. 25 under the management of H. S. (Doc) Twedt, a former owner. Twedt, who also operated a hours in Britt where he now resides, has installed a new wide screen at the Lido.”
Motion Picture Herald, May 1, 1954: (under Cincinnati) “Marc Cummins, local circuit operator, who recently opened his Acme drive-in, between here and Hamilton, Ohio, was compelled to close the theatre almost immediately because of highway improvements which necessitated the rerouting of vehicular traffic.”
Motion Picture Herald, May 1, 1954: “A mid-June opening for the Hill-Top drive-in, East Greenwich, is set for the new theatre under construction for the Erinakes brothers, George and Harry.”
Same drive-in? Motion Picture Herald, April 24, 1954: “Two Saskatchewan drive-in theatres - the Valley drive-in at Fort Qu ‘Appelle and Webb’s drive-in, near Prince Albert - will not open this season.”
Same drive-in? Motion Picture Herald, April 24, 1954: “Two Saskatchewan drive-in theatres - the Valley drive-in at Fort Qu ‘Appelle and Webb’s drive-in, near Prince Albert - will not open this season.”
Motion Picture Herald, April 24, 1954: “A. R. Michael took over the Mariposa at Mariposa, from R. G. Allen."
Motion Picture Herald, April 24, 1954: “C. N. Spivey has taken over the Porterville drive-in, Porterville; the Palo Alto drive-in, Palo Alto, and the Studio drive-in, San Mateo.”
Motion Picture Herald, April 24, 1954: “C. N. Spivey has taken over the Porterville drive-in, Porterville; the Palo Alto drive-in, Palo Alto, and the Studio drive-in, San Mateo.”
Motion Picture Herald, April 24, 1954: “C. N. Spivey has taken over the Porterville drive-in, Porterville; the Palo Alto drive-in, Palo Alto, and the Studio drive-in, San Mateo.”
Motion Picture Herald, April 24, 1954: “Jay Higgins, present exhibitor at Ansley, has purchased the Rialto at Arnold from Ulysses A. Brown. He plans to move to Arnold and open May 15.”
Motion Picture Herald, April 24, 1954: “The theatre at Colbert, Okla., was completely destroyed by fire April 8. Its owner is B. M. Leecraft. Roy Morgan of Detroit, Okla., was manager.”
Motion Picture Herald, April 10, 1954: “Clayton Tunstill, United Theatres, announced opening of Ark-Air drive-in, Clarksville, Ark.”
Motion Picture Herald, April 24, 1954: “A new drive-in, the Ark-Air, opened this week at Clarksville, Ark., booked out of Memphis.”
Motion Picture Herald, April 24, 1954: “The large new Southside drive-in, owned by Joe Ripley and leased to Fred Kent, is expected to open in May under the supervision of Bob Anderson, manager of the Main Street drive-in.”
Kenmore’s street address is accurate, of course. However, I think it’s a shame that a drive-in named after a city and closer to that city’s limits should be filed instead under the city whose post office happens to deliver its mail. If it were up to me, I would list the Olewein under Olewein IA.
The 218 was open by 1954.
Motion Picture Herald, April 24, 1954: “For the first time in many years, Charles City will have only one theatre during the summer. The Gem theatre, operated by Royce Winkelman, has closed until fall. Meanwhile, the Highway 218 drive-in will serve as host to Charles City theatre fans.”
This appears to be a lightly cropped version of a 1998 photo © Alex Vosicka AKA mudsharkalex on Flickr. See https://www.flickr.com/photos/mudsharkalex/4733153373/
This appears to be a lightly cropped version of a 1998 photo © Alex Vosicka AKA mudsharkalex on Flickr. See https://www.flickr.com/photos/mudsharkalex/4733152937/
Corroborating MovieLady’s note. Motion Picture Herald, April 17, 1954: “J. L. Welsh, owner, has opened his new Star theatre, El Dorado, Ark.”
The 1950 Film Daily Year Book listed Cardwell’s Grand with 470 seats.
Motion Picture Herald, April 17, 1954: “Y & W Management Corp. now is operating the Hi-Way drive-in at Plymouth.”
Motion Picture Herald, April 17, 1954: “The Alger Circuit has opened a new 300-car drive-in at Princeton, Ill.”
Motion Picture Herald, April 17, 1954: “The Sundown drive-in, Columbia, Tenn., has been purchased by R. P. Davis, from S. S. Fleming, Sidney Johnson and Jack Chappell.”
This photo appeared in the April 10, 1954 issue of Motion Picture Herald, which should be in the public domain.
This photo appeared in the April 10, 1954 issue of Motion Picture Herald, which should be in the public domain. (Of course, it may have also appeared elsewhere.) The original caption:
The new attraction panel of the Hillside drive-in, Hillside, D., an operation of Sidney Lust Theatres, Washington, D. C., employs large Wagner 17-inch green plastic and 10-inch red plastic letters to form the chanegable copy. Fabricated and erected by the Whiteway Neon Sign Company, New York, the board has two faces with openings 23 feet, 1½ inches long by 85 inches high. Wagner glass and frames were also employed in the installation.