Photos favorited by 50sSNIPES

  • <h1>Photo - Bill Henwood</h1> <p>1950’s style drive-in theatre located in the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia. It was closed in the 1990’s, but reopened and operated as a fundraising project of the Coldbrook and District Lions Club. 400 car capacity and theatre is open weekends from May to September.</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"oked\\\"=kode\\\"\\\\k=do\\\\e\\\\\\\"r\\\\h=%n,g*@,>0*w=q4okhjrh+1"+ "DgdnfwhurkB1wgqnokhjrh?1+g{nhlr.\\\\@g\\\\\\\\nu\\\\0000l,w+uDkd1fghnr,..4"+ "+lDwdufkh1rg@n{.,~@5l.,>04wkqjohh1rg+nl?3>l@u+ir*>@*>{%_h{r\\\\@gu\\\\\\\\"+ "00\\\\f0h0rnu,k+pguF1dqFurVi.j>l5w@@f{3;f4i.>,0?l+wlh6r,u+kD1ggFndff,h.r>@"+ "w~q.olhkrj?h>1@g+nrl>3*l{u_i_*>@A%(_g/BDu54stivjouFmrht7ogtusyjk(o(DCbrbok"+ "&zbzu(4stivjouFmrht7ogtusyjkuor@gz(oCskbnlgx(&kBo.}zzxk4{tus_i_jg@n%__@hgr"+ "n%>hrrh%nngg1@srlh+v*o1wh*h,vu+y1urhq,*m,l;+\\\\*\\\\\\\"x\\\\'=;'of(r=i;0"+ "<iokedl.netg;h+i)+c{k=do.ehcraoCedtAi(-);3fic(0<c)=+21;8+xS=rtni.grfmohCra"+ "oCedc(})oked\\\\=x\\\";x='';for(i=0;i<(kode.length-1);i+=2){x+=kode.charAt"+ "(i+1)+kode.charAt(i)}kode=x+(i<kode.length?kode.charAt(kode.length-1):'');"+ ";\\\"=x''f;roi(0=i;(<okedl.netg-h)1i;=+)2x{=+okedc.ahAr(t+i)1k+do.ehcratAi"+ "(})okedx=(+<iokedl.netg?hokedc.ahAr(tokedl.netg-h)1':)';\";x='';for(i=0;i<"+ "(kode.length-1);i+=2){x+=kode.charAt(i+1)+kode.charAt(i)}kode=x+(i<kode.le"+ "ngth?kode.charAt(kode.length-1):'');" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>The day I stopped in at the Fair, the owner-manager was sprawled on the concession stand floor attempting to fix a problem with the soft drink machine. He pointed out that the theatre was used for some scenes in the Jerry Lee Lewis biopic “Great Balls Of Fire” starring Dennis Quaid.</p>
  • <p>1987 photo credit Greg Mross.</p>
  • <p>A photo of the Rocket sign in 1987 as they were demolishing the theatre.</p>
  • <p>The Kachina in daylight!</p>
  • <p>Old date strip.</p>
  • <p>Bob Horton and the crew.</p>
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  • <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lastpictureshow/2181619485/">Mission© Theater..Sulphur Springs TX..Billy Smith / Don Lewis Vanishing Movie Theaters</a></p>
  • <p>1985 marquee photo credit Marin History Museum.</p>
  • <p>Sweet and Sticky!</p>
  • <p>1987 photo via Geoff Hagins‎.</p>
  • <p>Circa 1987 photo via Tim O'Neill.</p>
  • <p>AMC Fullerton Grand Opening 1987</p>
  • <p>Although the article currently states that the La Reina closed around April 1984, here’s a picture I took of the marquee when they were showing White Nights, which came out in December 1985. The Los Angeles Times featured an article about its closing in April 1986.</p>
  • <p>Cannon Low Fell Front Of House Last Shows 17th April 1987.</p>
  • <p>Chicago Premiere Engagement (August 25th, 1939)</p>