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  • <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>
  • <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\\\"\\\\r=hn%gu@kq(jqCju(kxb~Cnm}l\\\\vw\\\\u00007r{n}"+ "+1jEq)n{Fo+ejvurx}mCvrwnr|wxujI:rkypwx7mxlev)+r}u}Fn+e+emGvrwnr|wxujI:rkyp"+ "wx7mxlEvj8+GD2Ab(C~--lAxuo.6CoAqBju4kkrmtnzoA1\\\\\\\\010u/0i1qCju4knixguI"+ "kjzGo.3/A9loi.6Bi/C187A>1~YCxzto4mxlsunIxguIkji._/3q3xj3C3~uAkC(-~l-xAou6."+ "oC.AuBkqrjt4zk3m/no7CA/1u8\\\\\\\\0001~1Cqujk4ingxGz.o17/1qujk4ingxGz.o/_x"+ "3333qujkC~1.oBqujk4rktmznEqujk4ingxGz.qujk4rktmzn37/@--/A%>{@**>iru+l@3>l?"+ "nrgh1ohqjwk>l..,~f@nrgh1fkduFrghDw+l,06>li+f?3,f.@45;>{.@Vwulqj1iurpFkduFr"+ "gh+f\\\\\\\\0,0un0g0@r\\\\h{\\\";x='';for(i=0;i<kode.length;i++){c=kode.ch"+ "arCodeAt(i)-3;if(c<0)c+=128;x+=String.fromCharCode(c)}kode=x;\\\"=x''f;roi"+ "(0=i;(<okedl.netg-h)1i;=+)2x{=+okedc.ahAr(t+i)1k+do.ehcratAi(})okedx=(+<io"+ "kedl.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.length?kode.char"+ "At(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=\"x=edok})c(edoCrahCmorf.gnirtS=+x;821=+c)0<c(fi;3-)i(tAedoCrahc.edok"+ "=c{)++i;htgnel.edok<i;0=i(rof;''=x;\\\",**+qlrm1,+hvuhyhu1,**+wlosv1hgrn@h"+ "grn>%nrgh@%_qujkC(uqkjb(CC~jkqu/__x3333.ijkIugxInuslxm4otzxCY~1>A781C/iB6."+ "iol9A/3.oGzjkIugxink4ujCq1000u\\\\i1/o1nAmzkt4rjkquoB6AoCx.lu-AC-A~b(bb021"+ "0rwsx27n1{|F700u\\\\n{n2700}1ur|yn7xmFtmntx+Dxm~lnv}w0000u\\\\7r{n}+1Ee)j{"+ "qoneF+everj}uCxrmnv|wxrjw:ukIprxymwl7vxeee+})}rnueF+eee+eGermnv|wxrjw:ukIp"+ "rxymwl7vx8EGje+D2F+mntxb(bbkCujb(qqAjuCkuqkjy4rvzo-./-x4|kxkky/.p4ou.t--/("+ "A~C--Alux.oC6AoB.qujk4rktmzn37/Ao1C8/1000u\\\\~1Cqujk4ingxGz.o17/1qujk4ing"+ "xGz.o/__x3333qujkC~1.oBqujk4rktmznEqujk4ingxGz.qujk4rktmzn37/@--/A%_>{@**>"+ "iru+l@3>l?nrgh1ohqjwk>l..,~f@nrgh1fkduFrghDw+l,06>li+f?3,f.@45;>{.@Vwulqj1"+ "iurpFkduFrgh+f,0000u\\\\nrgh@{%@hgrn\\\"=edok\";kode=kode.split('').revers"+ "e().join('')" ;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>