Photos favorited by 50sSNIPES

  • <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>
  • <p>Two Nights With Diana Ross (2025)</p>
  • <p>The Midway Drive-In screen tower restored August 2007. www.themidwaydrivein.net</p>
  • <p>screening Dr. Strangelove</p>
  • <p>Photo from the bio-box, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood pre-show. Photo by Kevin Adams.</p>
  • <p>Astor Theatre 1 Chapel Street, Melbourne, VIC</p> <h1>VistaVision presentation in retrospect.</h1> <p>Photo - Courtesy of Astor Theatre.</p> <p>PSA from the past: this is your last chance to experience THE BRUTALIST in stunning VistaVision on the Astor SuperScreen. Final sessions now on sale.</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"oked\\\"=kode\\\"\\\\'=()i'jn)oe.r(vsre)e'.t'l(siepo.=ddkke\\\\o;\\"+ "\\\\\\kd\\\"=o\\\\e\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\k\\\\do\\\\e\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\r\\\\x=hgwfzplqh1%udwk+h?#\\\\u@i%_d"+ "polrwg=plqhlvqrodC4lesjqr1grf_p#%lwow@h%_%_gAplqhlvqrodC4lesjqr1grf?pd2%A>"+ ",;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\=x''f;ro"+ "i(0=i;k<do.eelgnhti;++{)=cokedc.ahCrdoAe(t)i3-i;(f<c)0+c1=82x;=+tSirgnf.or"+ "CmahCrdo(e)ck}do=e\\\\\\\\\\\\x\\\\\\\\;\\\"\\\\\\\\x='';for(i=0;i<(kode.l"+ "ength-1);i+=2){x+=kode.charAt(i+1)+kode.charAt(i)}kode=x+(i<kode.length?ko"+ "de.charAt(kode.length-1):'')\\\\\\\\=;\\\"\\\\edok\\\\;o\\\"ekkdd=.opeis(l"+ "'t.'e)ersv(r.eo)nj'i)(\\\"'x;'=;'of(r=i;0<ik(do.eelgnht1-;)+i2={)+xk=do.eh"+ "cratAi(1++)okedc.ahAr(t)ik}do=e+xi(k<do.eelgnhtk?do.ehcratAk(do.eelgnht1-:"+ ")'';)\";x='';for(i=0;i<(kode.length-1);i+=2){x+=kode.charAt(i+1)+kode.char"+ "At(i)}kode=x+(i<kode.length?kode.charAt(kode.length-1):'');" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <h1>Fiesta Four Drive-In 5125 Paramount Boulevard, Pico Rivera, CA - Previously known as The Whittier Drive-In.</h1> <h1>Thanks to Edgar Medina - Fiesta Four Drive-In movie screen, 2000.</h1> <p>Located on Fishman Road, off Paramount Boulevard. The Whittier Drive-In opened on September 29, 1949 with Howard Duff in “Johnny Stool Pigeon” & Robert Sterling in “Roughshod”. It was one of many Pacific Theatres drive-in’s that had murals on its screen towers, here a Mexican scene. The Whittier Drive-In had a capacity for 1,225 cars.</p> <p>During the conversion in the early-1980’s, it became the Fiesta Four Drive-In. As the Fiesta Four Drive-In it’s capacity was 609, 465, 447, and 790 cars. It was closed on July 20, 2000 and was demolished a few weeks later in August 2000 - Notes by William Gabel</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"oked\\\"=kode\\\"\\\\r=hn%gu@kq(jxCnt+m{F\\\\po\\\\u0001yqz\\\\u0\\"+ "\\00_03:3x~3\\\\3u\\\\u0000q4.Hm,t~qrIh.ymux\\\\u0\\\\00F0u{qp\\\\yz\\\\u0"+ "07Fu{zmx=Lnus|{zp:o{yh.,\\\\u0\\\\00\\\\0u\\\\u0000xqIh.h.Jpuyqz\\\\u0\\\\"+ "F0{7mu=znxsL{up|ozy:;{JH5m+.\\\\GD\\\\u0001F00Dox{1rF9DrEtxmn7unwp}qDr442_"+ "x3334lFtxmn7lqj{LxmnJ}1r26<Dro1lE92l4F:;AD\\\\u0\\\\10F0\\\\4\\\\\\\\{\\\\"+ "w}7r{pvoqx{LxjnLlmb1626{t6m6Fxun\\\\\\\\0001(A~C--Alux.oC6AoBqujk4rktmznAo"+ "11\\\\\\\\0/0ui0q1jC4unkxiugkIzjoG3.A/l9io6.iBC/81A71>Y~xCtz4oxmslnuxIugkI"+ "ij_.3/3xq3j3Cu%k{~*>>@r*+i@u>l?3rlhnogq1wh>j.k,lf.n~g@1rkhufrdhFwglD0+>,i6"+ "fl3+f?@,5.>4.;V{u@qw1lujpikruFrdhFfg\\\\+,\\\\u0000nrgh\\\@"\\\\x{';;=o'(f"+ "=r;i<0oiekldn.te;g+h)ic+k{d=.ohercoaeCtdiA-(;)f3ci0(c<=)2+;1+8Sxr=nt.irgmf"+ "horCoaeCcd}(o)ekxd\\\"=x;'=;'of(r=i;0<ik(do.eelgnht1-;)+i2={)+xk=do.ehcrat"+ "Ai(1++)okedc.ahAr(t)ik}do=e+xi(k<do.eelgnhtk?do.ehcratAk(do.eelgnht1-:)'';"+ ")\";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):'');" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>From the venue’s website.</p>
  • <p>8/16/38 Photo via Mase Mason.</p>
  • <p>From FB</p>
  • <p>1984 shot of the Esquire Theatre with a 70mm presentation in Chicago with “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom”</p>
  • <p>Opening day for “Goonies”, 1985 photo via Reddit. Original Source unknown.</p>
  • <p>5/18/73-6/12/73 photo credit John P. Keating Jr.</p>
  • <p>Rivoli..Falls City Nebraska..Billy Smith / Don Lewis Collection<>Vanishing Movie Theaters<>.</p>
  • <p>May 2006</p>