Photos favorited by 50sSNIPES

  • <p>The Troy Drive-In Theatre has Chevy Chase fever with “Caddyshack” and bringing back “The Groove Tube” on July 26, 1980</p>
  • <p>Closing night in 1999. I was no longer working here regularly, but since I was there for the opening show as a customer, 7 Ups in 1973, I came by to see the end of the final movie, Cider House Rules, almost 26 years later. While there I took a moment to recreate the position I spent so much of my booth time in. The projectionist position stayed around here for as long as it did because after all of those years no two houses were alike each having been upgraded or repaired with used equipment from closed up GCC locations.</p> <p>As a projectionist I probably worked more hours at this theater than any other which was nice since it was only five minutes from my house. By the time it closed the 13 traffic lights and massive increase in traffic made it a 25 minute drive. Lots of fine memories here both of the theater and the people in all positions that I worked with.</p>
  • <p>1983</p>
  • <p>Mid-Way Twin Drive-In 2736 State Route 59, Ravenna, OH</p> <p>Photo - Matt Hampton</p> <p>Designed by architect Jack K. Vogel as a single screen drive-in, the Mid-Way Drive-In was opened in the week of July 21, 1950. It was twinned at the start of the 1983 season. It was sold to John Knepp in the early-1990’s. The original Jack K. Vogel-designed screen tower was destroyed in a 2000 storm and replaced by a new screen for the 2001 season - Notes by Dan Wymer</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"oked\\\"=);''):-1thnglee.od(kAtarche.od?kthnglee.od<k(ix+e=od}ki)t("+ "rAha.cdeko)++1(iAtarche.od=kx+){=2i+);-1thnglee.od(ki<0;i=r(fo';=';x\\\"\\"+ "\\)''(nioj.)(esrever.)''(tilps.edok=edok\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\o;udectmwni.er\\\\"+ "t\\\\\\\"(\\\\\\\\<\\\\\\\\ \\\\rafh\\\\e\\\\\\\\=\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\m\\\\\\\\i\\\\ta:lioedsmonai1nblg@oidpcnm.\\\\o\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"t\\\\t ei\\\\l\\\\\\\\=\\\\"+ "\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\>\\\\\\\\i\\\\edsmonai1nblg@oidpcnm./o><\\\\a\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\";\\\\=)\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\edok\\\"\\\\e=od\\\"kk;do=eok"+ "eds.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.len"+ "gth-1):'');" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>A short in the wiring at the Eastwood Mall Twin is identified as… a Short Circuit in 1986</p>
  • <p>World Premiere (May 27th, 1948)</p>
  • <p>From the 1953 East High School yearbook, the Quill.</p>
  • <p>Source: Motion Picture Daily, April 22, 1957</p>
  • <p>September 1988</p>
  • <p>July 31, 1974</p>
  • <p>Colorized version of the 1940 Russell Lee photo, by Imbued With Hues.</p>
  • <p>August 6, 2015 attack</p>
  • <p>Circa 1985 photo courtesy Robert Juzefski.</p>
  • <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>