Adding a name. Motion Picture Herald, Aug. 23, 1952: “Anson Longtin is changing the name of his 467-seat Oak Park, Sacramento to the Guild and has inaugurated a foreign-pictures policy.”
Motion Picture Herald, Aug. 16, 1952: “The 450-seat New Peralta in Oakland, closed by William Garren, June 21, was set to be reopened August 10 by Robert Wells.”
Motion Picture Herald, Aug. 9, 1952: “The Starlite theatre, Shawnee, Okla., as an added attraction, has on display a 130 pound hard shell turtle estimated to be 300 years old.”
Motion Picture Herald, Aug. 9, 1952: “The Barton Theatres have bought the N W Hi-Way drive-in theatre from the Sullivan Theatres of Wichita, Kan. The drive-in is the 12th theatre in the Barton chain.”
Motion Picture Herald, Aug. 2, 1952: “Earl Young, who served as manager (of Malco theatres in Jonesboro AR) for the past three years, has resigned and gone into business for himself. He now owns and operates the Trumann drive-in at Trumann, Ark.”
Motion Picture Herald, Aug. 2, 1952: “The Peso drive-in is the new name of the re-opened North screen of the former Twin Open Air drive-in, operated by the Harry L. Nace Theatres. South screen has been operating for some time under the name of Acres-Of-Fun.”
Motion Picture Herald, July 27, 1952: “Bailey Enterprises have sold their Capital theatre, Morrison, Ill., to LeRoy B. McMahon, who also operates the Gran in Granville, Ill.”
Motion Picture Herald, July 5, 1952: “W. A. Collins, of DeSoto, Mo., announced that he had completed plans for the erection of a 400-car open air theatre, to cost $75,000, at the intersections of State Highways 21 and 110. Construction will start as soon as permits and materials can be obtained, he said.”
Motion Picture Herald, July 5, 1952: “The Cinema Park drive-in, Phoenix, is the subject of an article in the July issue of Holiday magazine, in which this ozoner is names as one of the most best (?) open air theatres in the U.S.”
Motion Picture Herald, July 5, 1952: “Tom Murphy has opened his new 330-car drive-in, the Trail, at Clayton, N. M., it is being managed by his brother, William Murphy.”
Looks like the remodeled theater was renamed. Motion Picture Herald, July 5, 1952: “Mitchell Kelloff has opened his new Spur, La Veta, Colo. This replaces the Chief.”
Motion Picture Herald, March 29, 1952: “Fire destroyed the 900-seat Arcadia theatre, Ranger, Texas, shortly before it was to open its doors. B. E. Garner, owner, said it apparently began in an air-conditioning unit and swept along the ceiling to the front of the building. Mr. Garner said the $150,000 building was a total loss.”
Motion Picture Herald, March 29, 1952: “Rube Levine has installed 500 metal chairs at his 54 Drive-In, Kankakee, Ill., to take care of "walk-in” customers."
Motion Picture Herald, March 22, 1952: “Albert and William Forman, operators of six downtown theatres in Salem, Ore., and one drive-in there, have purchased six acres of ground three miles south of Salem, and will build their second drive-in.”
Motion Picture Herald, March 22, 1952: “Jack Butler is putting up a new screen tower at his Skyway drive-in, Danville, Ill., to replace the one blown down during a violent storm.”
Boxoffice, April 26, 1952: “GEORGETOWN, ILL. – The Skyway Drive-in on the Georgetown road, opened its 1952 season April 6 with a new screen replacing the one blown down in the heavy windstorm of February 7.”
Motion Picture Herald, March 15, 1952: “Norvin Garner of Dexter, Mo., finishing construction of his new drive-in on U. S. highway No. 61 near Lilbourn for an early opening.”
Adding a name. Motion Picture Herald, Aug. 23, 1952: “Anson Longtin is changing the name of his 467-seat Oak Park, Sacramento to the Guild and has inaugurated a foreign-pictures policy.”
Motion Picture Herald, Aug. 16, 1952: “The 450-seat New Peralta in Oakland, closed by William Garren, June 21, was set to be reopened August 10 by Robert Wells.”
Motion Picture Herald, Aug. 9, 1952: “The Starlite theatre, Shawnee, Okla., as an added attraction, has on display a 130 pound hard shell turtle estimated to be 300 years old.”
Motion Picture Herald, Aug. 9, 1952: “The Barton Theatres have bought the N W Hi-Way drive-in theatre from the Sullivan Theatres of Wichita, Kan. The drive-in is the 12th theatre in the Barton chain.”
Motion Picture Herald, Aug. 2, 1952: “Earl Young, who served as manager (of Malco theatres in Jonesboro AR) for the past three years, has resigned and gone into business for himself. He now owns and operates the Trumann drive-in at Trumann, Ark.”
Motion Picture Herald, Aug. 2, 1952: “The Peso drive-in is the new name of the re-opened North screen of the former Twin Open Air drive-in, operated by the Harry L. Nace Theatres. South screen has been operating for some time under the name of Acres-Of-Fun.”
Motion Picture Herald, July 27, 1952: “Bailey Enterprises have sold their Capital theatre, Morrison, Ill., to LeRoy B. McMahon, who also operates the Gran in Granville, Ill.”
Motion Picture Herald, July 19, 1952: “On July 1, the 548-seat Liberty in Sacramento reverted to its former owner John DiStacio from Ray Kelsall.”
Motion Picture Herald, July 12, 1952: “The New 300-car Ocean drive-in at Crescent City opened under operation of Leech, Miller and McCuen.”
Motion Picture Herald, July 5, 1952: “W. A. Collins, of DeSoto, Mo., announced that he had completed plans for the erection of a 400-car open air theatre, to cost $75,000, at the intersections of State Highways 21 and 110. Construction will start as soon as permits and materials can be obtained, he said.”
Boxoffice, Sept. 11, 1948: “Bruce Prater has sold the Sierra Theatre, Loyalton, Calif. to Ross E. Jones of Bieber, Calif.”
Motion Picture Herald, July 5, 1952: “Leonard Massey took over the 200-seat Sierra, Loyalton, from Ross Jones.”
In between, the only theater in town in the 1950 Film Daily Year Book was the Loyalton, 196 seats.
Motion Picture Herald, July 5, 1952: “The Cinema Park drive-in, Phoenix, is the subject of an article in the July issue of Holiday magazine, in which this ozoner is names as one of the most best (?) open air theatres in the U.S.”
Motion Picture Herald, July 5, 1952: “Tom Murphy has opened his new 330-car drive-in, the Trail, at Clayton, N. M., it is being managed by his brother, William Murphy.”
Looks like the remodeled theater was renamed. Motion Picture Herald, July 5, 1952: “Mitchell Kelloff has opened his new Spur, La Veta, Colo. This replaces the Chief.”
Motion Picture Herald, July 5, 1952: “U. A. Kane has opened his new 500-car Rocket drive-in at Las Cruces, N. M.”
Motion Picture Herald, July 5, 1952: “R. A. Daniels, operating in Tatum, N. M., is building a 300-car $40,000 drive-in there, to be opened August 15.”
Motion Picture Herald, March 29, 1952: “Fire destroyed the 900-seat Arcadia theatre, Ranger, Texas, shortly before it was to open its doors. B. E. Garner, owner, said it apparently began in an air-conditioning unit and swept along the ceiling to the front of the building. Mr. Garner said the $150,000 building was a total loss.”
Motion Picture Herald, March 29, 1952: “Gardner Theatre Supply has sold the equipment of the Rex, Chicago Heights, to the Cozy theatre, Mindin, La.”
Motion Picture Herald, March 29, 1952: “Rube Levine has installed 500 metal chairs at his 54 Drive-In, Kankakee, Ill., to take care of "walk-in” customers."
Motion Picture Herald, March 29, 1952: “The Yale, Maywood, Ill., and Towne, Cicero, Ill., have closed.”
Motion Picture Herald, March 22, 1952: “N. D. Fischer plans to open his new drive-in at Willow Springs, Mo., about May 1.”
Motion Picture Herald, March 22, 1952: “Albert and William Forman, operators of six downtown theatres in Salem, Ore., and one drive-in there, have purchased six acres of ground three miles south of Salem, and will build their second drive-in.”
Motion Picture Herald, March 22, 1952: “Jack Butler is putting up a new screen tower at his Skyway drive-in, Danville, Ill., to replace the one blown down during a violent storm.”
Boxoffice, April 26, 1952: “GEORGETOWN, ILL. – The Skyway Drive-in on the Georgetown road, opened its 1952 season April 6 with a new screen replacing the one blown down in the heavy windstorm of February 7.”
Motion Picture Herald, March 15, 1952: “Norvin Garner of Dexter, Mo., finishing construction of his new drive-in on U. S. highway No. 61 near Lilbourn for an early opening.”
Motion Picture Herald, March 15, 1952: “The 593-seat Pinetree, Klamath Falls (Redwood Theatres), is being dismantled.”