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  • <p>August 1, 1986 ad</p>
  • <p>September 23rd, 1952</p>
  • <p>1990</p>
  • <p>Nive grand opening shot of the Sunrse D-I in 1938</p>
  • <p>improved version.</p>
  • <p>Screen grab from “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World” credit & copyright United Artists, via IMCDB.</p> <p>https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_417576-Chevrolet-One-Fifty-1211-1956.html</p>
  • <p>You can see the marquee and entrance of the old State theater on the left of this shot.</p>
  • <p>Three Projection Systems Compared (1955)</p>
  • <p>World Premiere (June 30th, 1948)</p>
  • <p>From the Alabama Memories Facebook feed</p>
  • <p>Screen cap from the Georgia lensed THE SHERIFF & THE SATELLITE KID (1979.)</p>
  • <p>The Feb. 6, 1961 Modern Theatre section of Boxoffice magazine included a lengthy article about the process of moving the Post Oak three miles north of its original location. It included several photos, including this “before” image of the screen tower mural. It was repainted as the duck previously uploaded here.</p> <p>It appears that 1961 issues of Boxoffice are in the public domain.</p>
  • <p>Part of a screen grab from the closing credits of the 1978 movie “Loose Shoes,” AKA “Coming Attractions.” Not my copyright, of course.</p>
  • <p>Boxoffice, 9/18/67.</p>
  • <p>This photograph was posted on Facebook some time back. It shows the glorious Conway Theatre in it’s heyday.</p>
  • <p>Picture is courtesy of Thomas Brendel</p>
  • <p>1984 Picture Courtesy of Akron Beacon Journal and Summit Memory.</p>
  • <p>1938</p>
  • <p>21st Anniversary Celebration (August, 1947)</p>
  • <p>The pylon sign on the edge of the Westgate property at the corner of West 210th St. & Center Ridge Rd.</p>
  • <p>Courtesy Ted Francis</p>
  • <p>You can see the part of the Aloha Sweet Shop sign. Courtesy Ted Francis.</p>