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  • <p>E.B. Peagram launched the $125,000 drive-in on March 18, 1949. Architected by the drive-in specialists, the Utah firm of Cartright & Wilson, the theater was built behind the Biltmore Hotel. The Biltmore was Pegram’s 21st drive-in but first in the southwest so he opted for what he termed the first drive-in with Spanish motif. The 500-car drive-in opened with “Albuquerque” and “Easy Come, Easy Go.”</p>
  • <p>July 4th, 1975 grand opening ad as Coronado</p>
  • <p>It’s April 14, 1971 and the Jerry Lewis Cinema is launching with “The Last Valley.”</p>
  • <p>November 12, 1914 grand opening ad for the Delft Theatre</p>
  • <p>Opening night for the Jerry Lewis Cinema in the Delta Plaza was January 10, 1973 playing “Thoroughly Modern Millie” (as at left). But franchisee Donald Quigley apparently didn’t make it through two full months as ads say “new management” beginning March 5, 1973 (see “Cabaret” ad #3 at top). Then the theater closed in April of 1973 and re-opened late that month. The theater closes again soon thereafter. On September 12, 1973 the theater comes back as the re-branded Plaza Theatre (Delta Plaza) showing “The Sound of Music.” The single-screen Plaza Theatre runs almost four years when it is showing “The Deep” on Sept. 1, 1977. The ominous Sept. 2, 1977 tells the tale: “Plaza Theatre closed.”</p>
  • <p>The Hilltop launched May 1-2, 1953 with “The Savage” and called May 3, 1953 its Grand Opening with “Call Me Madam.”</p>
  • <p>Here’s that story from the Escanaba Daily Press, June 10, 1953. I have no copyright interest in this clipping, which I have uploaded for the “fair use” scholarly historic purpose of documenting the opening of the old US-2. Also, it opened on a Tuesday. What’s up with that?</p>
  • <p>From the June 9, 1953 Escanaba Daily Press, page 9 (“the Manistique page”). I hold no copyright interest in this advertisement, although its text is so short and layout so minimal that it’s hard to imagine what could be copyrighted there. Anyway, I have uploaded it for the “fair use” scholarly purpose of documenting when the old US-2 held its grand opening. It was a Tuesday.</p>
  • <p>Possibly the last film shown at the Humboldt Drive-In!</p>
  • <p>March 12, 1953 grand opening ad for the Humboldt Drive-In in Alton / Fortuna. Note: The “4th” is an error that should have been “for the” based on the other ads preceding this one.</p>
  • <p>July 2nd, 1971.</p>
  • <p>July 20th, 1951 GRAND OPENING Ad.</p>
  • <p>May 24th, 1950 GRAND OPENING Ad.</p>
  • <p>Before Its Grand Opening Taken Right Before May 24th, 1950.</p>
  • <p>3/30/54.</p>
  • <p>1980 aerial photo, © HistoricAerials.com, used by permission</p>
  • <p>1960’s Standard Oil Illinois map with insert for a “Free Ticket” to a Kerasotes Drive-in Theatre.</p>
  • <p>From the <a href="https://scvhistory.com/scvhistory/hb6301.htm">SCVHistory.com</a> page on the Corral. Not my copyright, of course.</p>
  • <p>Grand opening ad March 14, 1952 for the Jet Drive-In Theatre.</p>
  • <p>You can still see the drive way in and the drive way out.</p>
  • <p>September 18th, 1970</p>
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  • <p>Photo courtesy Old Pensacola Facebook page.</p>
  • <p>Undated print ad.</p>
  • <p>In 1960, Electrovision Theatres Circuit drew up this plan to incorporate the Moon-Glo Drive-In which had launched in 1951 into a $1 million shopping center.</p>