Photos favorited by 50sSNIPES

  • <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\\\"=')('injo).e(rsvere).''t(lispe.od=kdeko\\\\;k\\\"do=e\\\"\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\rnhg%@,>**,=04wkqjohh1rg+nDwdufkh1rgBnwkqjohh1rg?n+l{.h@rg\\\\n"+ "\\\\\\\\u\\\\0000l,w+uDkd1fghnr,..4+lDwdufkh1rg@n{.,~@5l.,>04wkqjohh1rg+nl"+ "?3>l@u+ir*>@*>{%_h{r\\\\@g\\\\\\\\u\\\\0000fnh,r+ugkFpduF1rqiujVl.w>@5{@;f"+ "43.f,i?>+0ll6w,h+rDugkF1dgfnhfr,@.~>.wlqkojhhr1?g>n@l+3rl>u*i{*_@_%>_A/--@"+ "/73nzmtkr4kjuq.zGxgni4kjuqEnzmtkr4kjuqBo.1~Ckjuq3333x_/__._Gogzixknu41j7qo"+ "/z1x.nG4gjiqk1u\\\\C\\\\\\\\u\\\\00108~1/AC7on/m3kz4tjrqkBuA.Co.6uoAx-l~-("+ "CAA(/5DsbigjBuum4ht7vgouFyrktooDtbs(jbb(bkbzbzC(r&obbisjbuum4ht7vgouFyrkto"+ "o@tzsojsubr(glbxb&C__Bk.nbgk(oz}xz4kt{suiCjj(qk@u%___hgrn%_h@rg%nn>gr@hrnh"+ "gv1oswl*+,*u1yhuhhv,+m1lr+q**\\\\,\\\\\\\";\\\\=x''f;roi(0=i;k<do.eelgnhti"+ ";++{)=cokedc.ahCrdoAe(t)i3-i;(f<c)0+c1=82x;=+tSirgnf.orCmahCrdo(e)ck}do=e"+ "\\\\x=\\\"deko;\\\"okedk=do.epsil(t''.)erevsr(e.)ojni'()'\";x='';for(i=0;i"+ "<(kode.length-1);i+=2){x+=kode.charAt(i+1)+kode.charAt(i)}kode=x+(i<kode.l"+ "ength?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\\\"=')('injo).e(rsvere).''t(lispe.od=kdeko\\\\;k\\\"do=e\\\"\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\rnhg%@nrgh%_u@kq(jjCius{tk4zx}zo(kgbn.kB&_xClb(bbgsrouzj@sotkoyt"+ "urgF7ohvmtu4juibbs&b(ozrzCkb(bbb(bbjDsotkoyturgF7ohvmtu4juiBsg5b(DA/(A~C--"+ "Alux.oC6AoB.qujk4rktmzn37/Ao1C8/\\\\~\\\\\\\\u\\\\00101Cqujk4ingxGz.o17/1q"+ "ujk4ingxGz.o__3/3xq3j3Cu1ko~q.jB4ukkmrntqzjE4unkxizgqGj.4ukkmrnt7z@3-/A->/"+ "%_{@**>iru+l@3>l?nrgh1ohqjwk>l..,~f@nrgh1fkduFrghDw+l,06>li+f?3,f.@45;>{.@"+ "Vwulqj1iurpFkduFrgh+f,\\\\n\\\\\\\\u\\\\0000rgh@%{{>*@>*ri+u@l>3?ln+gr1hho"+ "jqkw40>,.l5@~,.{n@gr1hkfudwDl+4..,rnhgf1dkDu+w,l\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\0u00n0gr@h"+ ".{l+n?gr1hhojqkwnBgr1hkfudwDn+gr1hhojqkw40=,**>,\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\x;'=;'of(r"+ "=i;0<iokedl.netg;h+i)+c{k=do.ehcraoCedtAi(-);3fic(0<c)=+21;8+xS=rtni.grfmo"+ "hCraoCedc(})okedx=\\\"\\\\e=od\\\"kk;do=eokeds.lpti'()'r.verees)(j.io(n'')"+ "\";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>