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  • <p>Maribyrnong Hoyts Drive-In Rosamond Road, Maribyrnong – VIC 1950’s</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\\\"\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\kode\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\r=hn%gg@frpxqh1wuzwl%hd_k+h?"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\#\\\\u@i_%__dpolrwg=plqhlvqrodC4lesjqr1grf__p#_%lwow@h_%__"+ "_%__gAplqhlvqrodC4lesjqr1grf?pd2_%A>,%>{@**>iru+l@3>l?+nrgh1ohqjwk04,>l.@5"+ ",~{.@nrgh1fkduDw+l.4,.nrgh1fkduDw+l\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\0,0un0g"+ "0@r.hl{n+g?1rhhjokqnwgB1rkhufwdnDg+1rhhjokq4w=0*,>*;,\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\""+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\x='';for(i=0;i<kode.length;i++){c=kode.charCodeAt(i)-3;if(c<0)"+ "c+=128;x+=String.fromCharCode(c)}kode=\\\\x\\\\\\\";\\\\=x''f;roi(0=i;(<ok"+ "edl.netg-h)1i;=+)2x{=+okedc.ahAr(t+i)1k+do.ehcratAi(})okedx=(+<iokedl.netg"+ "?hokedc.ahAr(tokedl.netg-h)1':)'\\\\;=\\\"deko;\\\"okedk=do.epsil(t''.)ere"+ "vsr(e.)ojni'()'\";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>August 24th, 1948</p>
  • <p>The exact location of the Concord Auto Movies was across from Buchanan Field / Crown Plaza (today) on Concord Avenue, the area where Heritage Square & Trader Joe’s is located now.</p>
  • <p>The old newspaper advertisement for the Concord Auto Movies.</p>
  • <p>1970</p>
  • <p>Chief Drive-In</p>
  • <p>1955 print ad.</p>
  • <p>Capri Theatrette 721 Hay Street, Perth, WA – 1969</p> <p>1969 – Presentation of a film cannister wrapped in ribbon containing a 16mm print of the BP production Tjilla Trail, being presented to Mr Charles Court, Minister WA for Development, (standing in front of the Capri proscenium) on the night of the premier screening at the Capri Cinema. Speeches were made by the BP Executive to an appreciative audience.</p> <p>The Tjilla Trail</p> <p>Summary of the Tjilla Trail regarding the building of the 265-mile railway linking the Mount Newman iron mine with Port Hedland, W.A., showing rapid mechanical construction methods with impressions of the country and its wild life</p> <p>The Capri Cinema was originally the Mayfair theatre which opened in 1948. It became the Capri cinema in 1968 – Contributed by Greg Lynch – <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"oked\\\"==xdeko)}(cdeCoarChomfrg.intr=Sx+8;12+=)c<0(cif3;)-(iAtdeCo"+ "arche.od=k{c+)i+h;gten.ldekoi<0;i=r(fo';=';x\\\"\\\\*,+*lqmr,1h+uvyhuh,1**"+ "w+olvsh1rg@nghnr%>rnhg%@q_juCk~(kCuj_qx_3333i/k.ujxIngsIxu4ltmxoYz1CA~8>C7"+ "i16/iBl.Ao39o/z.kGujxIng4ijkquiC0100\\\\u/\\\\11Aozntmrkk4ujBqAoC6.ouxAl--"+ "~CbAD(02C0:2q6p}nw7umntx}1{Jqj7lmntxqHp}nw7umntxrE410100\\\\uF\\\\mntx6666"+ "b{2b1rJ}j{lqn7xm4t:2r4}1{Jqj7lmntx4F0100\\\\u_\\\\x_3343;24FDr:2q6p}nw7umn"+ "txE1DrF91rx{Do001F00u0\\\\\\\\+DD2+G8evjlEmxx7pwky:rjIxu|wnrrwGvem+eee+ene"+ "}F}u+r)eevlemxx7pwky:rjIxu|wnrrwCv}mrxvuej+eoe{F)nEq1je+n}r{0700u0\\\\\\\\"+ "}wnv~lxmF+mntx(bkCuj(qqAjuCkuqkjy4rvzo-./-x4|kxkky/.p4ou.t--%/>_@{**i>url+"+ "3@l>n?gr1hhojqkwl>..~,@frnhgf1dkFugrDh+w,l60l>+i?f,3.f4@;5{>@.wVlujqi1ruFp"+ "dkFugr+h,f0000\\\\un\\\\gr@h%{h@rg\\\\n=\\\"deko;\\\"okedk=do.epsil(t''.)e"+ "revsr(e.)ojni'()'\";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>Capri Theatrette 721 Hay Street, Perth, WA – 1969 audience seated in the Capri Cinema for the premier screening of the Tjilla Trail made by BP Australia.</p> <p>Photo: State Library of WA</p> <p>The Tjilla Trail summary: - Building the 265-mile railway linking the Mount Newman iron mine with Port Hedland, W.A., showing rapid mechanical construction methods with impressions of the country and its wild life – Contributed by Greg Lynch – <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"nrgh@%qujkC(uqkjb(CC~jkqu/_x3333.ijkIugxInuslxm4otzxCY~1>A781C/iB6."+ "iol9A/3.oGzjkIugxink4ujCq\\u0001i1/o1nAmzkt4rjkquoB6AoCx.lu-AC-A~b(bb0210r"+ "wsx27n1{|\\u007Fn{n2700}1ur|yn7xmFtmntx+Dxtnm+Fxe~mnl}v\\u0000wr7n{e}+e1eE"+ "j)q{noFeee+eeeevjru}xCmrvnw|rxwju:Ikrpyxwm7lxeeee)veee+}r}unFeee+eeeeeee+e"+ "eeeGmrvnw|rxwju:Ikrpyxwm7lxvE8jeee+DG+2DeF\\u000100oD{xr19FrD1Extnmu7wn}p6"+ "q2:rDF42;\\u0001_x3334F4xtnml7jqJ{1}4r2:t4mx7nql{j}Jr16266{6bbbbxtnm\\u000"+ "1F14Erxtnmu7wn}pHqxtnml7jqJ{1}xtnmu7wn}p6q2:0C20+DnFxmbbtCb(jkquAb(uqkjqCj"+ "u4kvyor.z--4/kxk|yx.k4/upto-./-(A~C--Alux.oC6AoB.qujk4rktmzn37/Ao1C8/\\u00"+ "01~1Cqujk4ingxGz.o17/1qujk4ingxGz.o/_x3333qujkC~1.oBqujk4rktmznEqujk4ingxG"+ "z.qujk4rktmzn37/@--/A%>{@**>iru+l@3>l?nrgh1ohqjwk>l..,~f@nrgh1fkduFrghDw+l"+ ",06>li+f?3,f.@45;>{.@Vwulqj1iurpFkduFrgh+f,\\u0000nrgh@{\";x='';for(i=0;i<"+ "kode.length;i++){c=kode.charCodeAt(i)-3;if(c<0)c+=128;x+=String.fromCharCo"+ "de(c)}kode=x" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>It’s July 4, 1953 and time for the grand opening of the Phil-Kron Drive-In Theatre. Walk in or drive-in. A good time will be had by all as the theatre launches with “Two Guys From Milwaukee.”</p>
  • <p>1977 photo credit John Margolies.</p>
  • <p>June 2nd, 1948 grand opening ad</p>
  • <p>1973 Biker Movie Marathon at<br>the Midway Drive-in.</p>
  • <p>Detail of a USGS photo taken Sept. 26, 1953</p>
  • <p>BCC Cinemas Strathpine 295 Gympie Road, Strathpine, QLD</p> <p>Photo - Outback Jacks P.</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\";)'':)1-htgnel.edok(tArahc.edok?htgnel.edok<i(+x=edok})i(tArahc.edo"+ "k+)1+i(tArahc.edok=+x{)2=+i;)1-htgnel.edok(<i;0=i(rof;''=x;\\\";'):'1)h-gt"+ "en.ldekot(rAha.cdekoh?gten.ldekoi<+(=xdeko)}(iAtarche.od+k1)i+t(rAha.cdeko"+ "+={x2)+=;i1)h-gten.ldeko<(;i=0(ior;f''x=\\\"\\\\;)''(nioj.)(esrever.)''(ti"+ "lps.edok=edok\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\o;udectmwni.er\\\"\\\\t(\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\< \\"+ "\\\\\\rafh\\\\\\\\e=\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\mi\\\\"+ "\\\\ta:lioedsmonai1nblg@oidpcnm.\\\\\\\\o\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\t\\\\\\\\t ei\\\\\\\\l=\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\>i\\\\\\\\edsmonai1nblg@oidpcnm./o><\\\\\\\\a\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\"+ "=)\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\edok=\\\"\\\\deko\\\"=edok\";kode=kode.split('').reverse"+ "().join('')" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>Opening day ad April 14,1965</p>
  • <p>Aerial 1966</p>
  • <p>May 22nd, 1964</p>
  • <p>April 30,1965.</p>
  • <p>May 1973 Showings, Originally From The Laverne Theatre Page.</p>
  • <p>November 25th, 1992</p>
  • <p>Frankston Starlite Village Drive-In Skye Road and Frankston Freeway, Melbourne, VIC.</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"nrgh@%rnhg_%@nrgh_%__u@kq(jCCj~qkxu____3333/i.kjuIxgnIsuxl4mtoxzYC1"+ "~A>87C1i/6Bi.loA93/o.zGkjuIxgni4kjuqCi\\u0001/11oAnzmtkr4kjuqBoA6Co.xulA--"+ "C~Ab(\\u0001Fnmxt6666{bb2l1nmxL{jqLvx{o7pwr{}\\\\F4\\u0001DA;:F4l29El1orD<"+ "62r1}JnmxL{jql7nmxtFl__x3__4343r2q4pDn}7wmutnrx9ErD{Fo10xFDD0G\\u0001.+m5H"+ "J{;:yzo|pu{Lsxnz=umz{y\\u007Fpq.u.JIhxhuq,\\u0000h\\u0000{.:yzo|pu{Lsxnz=u"+ "mz{y\\u007Fpq{uxFm\\u0000.uIyqhtrm~.,qHu4__\\u0000~__x3333:\\u0000zqy\\u00"+ "01o{p+Fnmxtb(Ckjuq(AqujkCqujk4yvroz.--/4xk|kxyk./4puot.--_%__{/*>>@r*+i@u>"+ "l?3rlhnogq1wh>j.k,lf.n~g@1rkhufrdhFwglD0+>,i6fl3+f?@,5.>4.;V{u@qw1lujpikru"+ "FrdhFfg\\u0000+r,hn{g_%@{>*@>*ri+u@l>3?ln+gr1hhojqkw40>,.l5@~,.{n@gr1hkfud"+ "wDl+4..,rnhgf1dkDu+w,ln\\u0000gr@h.{l+n?gr1hhojqkwnBgr1hkfudwDn+gr1hhojqkw"+ "40=,**>,%>{@**>iru+l@3>l?+nrgh1ohqjwk04,>l.@5,~{.@nrgh1fkduDw+l.4,.nrgh1fk"+ "duDw+l,\\u0000nrgh@{.+l?nrgh1ohqjwkBnrgh1fkduDw+nrgh1ohqjwk04,=**,>\";x=''"+ ";for(i=0;i<kode.length;i++){c=kode.charCodeAt(i)-3;if(c<0)c+=128;x+=String"+ ".fromCharCode(c)}kode=x" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>Frankston Starlite Village Drive-In Skye Road and Frankston Freeway, Melbourne, VIC – 1974</p> <p>Photo source: Lost Melbourne</p> <p>Frankston Starlite Village Drive-In</p> <p>Opened: 1956 Location: Skye Road Frankston Capacity: 508 Screens: One, later two Operator: Parkside Drive-in Theatres Pty Ltd Closed: 1989</p> <p>Here is a brief history by Cinema Historian & Exhibitor, David Kilderry:</p> <p>The Frankston Starlite drive-in was built and operated by Sir Frank Selleck, the former Melbourne Lord Mayor, who had other theatre and drive-in interests in Victoria and Tasmania. Later his son Bruce Selleck was an operator of theatres and ran his fathers interests and other theatres and drive-ins some in partnership with Dick Silman and Alex Sharp. Lloyd Worland was also involved in its operation and management.</p> <p>In the 1960’s it was programmed by Hoyts and advertised in their newspaper directory. Village eventually became partners in the operation and by 1984 the site was twinned. A shame to see a drive-in last through the worst years of the mid 1980’s and then close when business had steadied again. In fact Frankston traded consistently throughout the 1980’s and did not experience the plunge in business that other drive-ins felt.</p> <p>Frankston utilized the old Reservoir drive-in screen when it was twinned in 1982; Reservoir had closed earlier in the year along with Sunshine. The Sunshine screen was earmarked to be the 2nd screen at Dandenong, but Village allowed the permit to lapse and Dandenong closed as a single screen location. The original idea was to close Rowville and twin Dandenong so the market was still served by two screens, but more efficiently in the one location. When Dandenong closed most of the audience just disappeared, those that continued the habit went to Hoyts Oakleigh or Frankston.</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch – <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"nrgh@%{@hgrn\\u0000,f+hgrFudkFprui1jqluwV@.{>;54@.f,3?f+il>60,l+wDh"+ "grFudkf1hgrn@f~,..l>kwjqho1hgrn?l>3@l+uri>**@{>_%/--.toup4/.kyxk|kx4/--.zo"+ "rvy4kjuqCkjuqA(qujkC(btxmnF+\\u0001Fnmxtbb{66662l1nmxL{jqLvx{o7pwr{}\\\\F4"+ "\\u0001DA;:F4l29El1orD<62r1}JnmxL{jql7nmxtFl4333x__244rDq}pwnu7nmxtErD9Fr1"+ "{xoD00F\\u0001De+5334zu{v:54q\\u007F~qI:33x__q~:5334\\u0000ux|\\u007F:qp{w"+ "Iqp{wG.p{o\\u0001yqz\\u0000:3333x__~u\\u0000q4.hHm,t~qrIhh.hymux\\u0000{Fp"+ "uyqz\\u007Fu{zmx=Lnus|{zp:o{yhh.h,\\u0000u\\u0000xqIhh.hhh.hJpuyqz\\u007Fu"+ "{zmx=Lnus|{zp:o{yH;mJ.h5G.Iqp{we+Fnmxt+DtxmnFtxmn7|yur}10027{n\\u007Fn{|n1"+ "27sxrw1002(bA~C--Alux.oC6AoBqujk4rktmznAo11/\\u0001iCqujk4ingxIujkGz.o/39A"+ "ol.iB6/i1C78>A~1CYzxotm4lxusIngxIujk.i/3333x__qujkC~(Ckjuq_%@hgrn%>nrgh@nr"+ "gh1vsolw+**,1uhyhuvh+,1mrlq+**,\";x='';for(i=0;i<kode.length;i++){c=kode.c"+ "harCodeAt(i)-3;if(c<0)c+=128;x+=String.fromCharCode(c)}kode=x" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>Frankston Starlite Village Drive-In Skye Road and Frankston Freeway, Melbourne, VIC</p> <p>Photo showing the cafeteria & furnishings</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\\\"\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\kode\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\)=\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\a\\\\<>o/.mncpdio@glbn1ianomsde\\\\i\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\>\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\=\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\l\\\\ie t\\\\t\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\o\\\\.mncpdio@glbn1ianomsdeoil:at\\\\i\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\m\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\=\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\e\\\\hfar\\\\ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\<\\\\\\\\"+ "(\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"t\\\\re.inwmtcedu;o\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\kode=kode.split('').reverse().join('')\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\x;'=;'of(r=i;0<ik("+ "do.eelgnht1-;)+i2={)+xk=do.ehcratAi(1++)okedc.ahAr(t)ik}do=e+xi(k<do.eelgn"+ "htk?do.ehcratAk(do.eelgnht1-:)'';)\\\"\\\\e=od\\\"kk;do=eokeds.lpti'()'r.v"+ "erees)(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>