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  • <p>The July 21, 1948 Grand Opening under the original moniker of Hyland Drive-In Theatre launching with the film, “Fiesta.”</p>
  • <p>March 18, 1950</p>
  • <p>It’s July 1, 1949 and time for the $75,000 Starlit Woodland Drive-In Theatre and it original 65' by 70' screen tower — supposedly the second largest screen in the nation at that time to open. They’ll need all of the spaces for the 600 cars. Opening films were Abbot and Costello’s “Mexican Hayride” and “Man Eater of Kumaon” along with two MGM cartoons.</p>
  • <p>It’s June 7, 1950 and time for the Park-Vu to launch with “Little Women”</p>
  • <p>1994</p>
  • <p>1968 ad for the Los Molinos Drive-In Theatre</p>
  • <p>Boxoffice, 9/15/56.</p>
  • <p>Bottom half of add</p>
  • <p>This is the newspaper add for the opening of the Knoxville Drive-In, August 11, 1948.</p>
  • <p>July 12th, 1946</p>
  • <p>First Day As A Twin (May 21st, 1976).</p>
  • <p>Courtesy of Nostalgic Drive In Theaters on Facebook</p>
  • <p>Formerly the Dalkeith Picture Gardens, it was opened in 1968 as the Village Continental Cinema. Initially operated by Trevor Palmer, the opening film was A MAN AND A WOMAN. This pic shows the opening night crowd being welcomed by a brass band.</p>
  • <p>Graeme McBain recently uploaded this wonderful image to the CINEMAS AND THEATRES OF AUSTRALIA Facebook page. I’ve not previously seen it. It must have been taken not long after the theatre’s opening as all of the original decorative detail is intact.</p>
  • <p>“A Titan Is Born”</p>
  • <p>Esplande Picture Gardens - The Esplande & William Street, Perth, WA</p> <p>In 1908, King’s Picture Gardens in William Street became the first premises in Perth designed and built exclusively for the presentation of moving pictures, before becoming Spencer’s Esplanade Gardens in 1911, which combined films with boxing events. This site was later redeveloped to become the Capitol theatre and the Temple Court buildings housing the Embassy Ballroom at 2-10 William Street, Perth - 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;\\\"xe=od}kc)e("+ "odrChamCro.fngriSt+=;x28=1c+0)c<f(;i-3i)t(eAodrCha.cdekoc=){++;ithnglee.od"+ "<k;i=0(ior;f''x=\\\"\\\\;*,+*lqmr,1h+uvyhuh,1**w+olvsh1rg@nghnr%>rnhg%@q_j"+ "uCk~(kCuj_qx_3333i/k.ujxIngsIxu4ltmxoYz1CA~8>C7i16/iBl.Ao39o/z.kGujxIng4ij"+ "kquiC0100\\\\\\\\u1/o1nAmzkt4rjkquoB6AoCx.lu-AC-A~(b0210rwsx27n1{|Fn07u0n"+ "\\\\\\\\7{0210r}yu7|mntxnFxmDtm+lxv~wn7}0000\\\\\\\\ur{n}+1Ee)j{qoneF+ever"+ "j}uCxrmnv|wxrjw:ukIprxymwl7vxeee+})}rnueF+eee+eGermnv|wxrjw:ukIprxymwl7vx8"+ "EGje+D2F+mntx(bkCuj(qqAjuCkuqkjy4rvzo-./-x4|kxkky/.p4ou.t--%/>_@{**i>url+3"+ "@l>n?gr1hhojqkwl>..~,@frnhgf1dkFugrDh+w,l60l>+i?f,3.f4@;5{>@.wVlujqi1ruFpd"+ "kFugr+h,f0000\\\\\\\\urnhg{@@%ghnr=\\\"\\\\deko\\\"=edok\";kode=kode.split"+ "('').reverse().join('')" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>Photographed as the Paradise Cinema.</p>
  • <p>The Kings Drive-In launched October 20, 1949 with “Susie Steps Out” and “Red Canyon.</p>
  • <p>The Empire Hall, also called Empire Pictures & Empire Theatre, was built and opened in 1910 by the owners of The Freemasons Hotel (located next door) The hall was also used as a skating rink. Film screenings ceased in the late-1950’s – 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;\\\");''):-1thn"+ "glee.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;\\\"\\\\)'':)1-htgnel.edok(tArah"+ "c.edok?htgnel.edok<i(+x=edok})i(tArahc.edok+)1+i(tArahc.edok=+x{)2=+i;)1-h"+ "tgnel.edok(<i;0=i(rof;''=x\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\;;\\\"\\\\)>\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\/m\\"+ "\\\\\\cad<oog.bn1paio@slenii>n\\\\\\\\md\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\et\\\\\\\\t=\\\"\\\\li\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\m\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\cd\\\\\\\\oog.bn1paio@slenii:ntmidmo\\\\\\\\la\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\fr\\\\\\\\ =<e(h\\\\\\\\a\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\e\\\\\\\\it"+ "wrt.enumoc=d\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\edok=\\\"\\\\deko\\\"=edok\";kode=kode.split('"+ "').reverse().join('')" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>Matchbook cover</p>
  • <p>November 19th, 1954 grand opening ad</p>
  • <p>This was when Grand Theatres Ltd had taken over the Princess and given it a bit of a spruce up early in 1936. Not to be confused with its big make-over in the late 1930s.</p>
  • <p>The Glade Drive-In launched September 12, 1953 with the film, “Red Mountain.”</p>
  • <p>1954 3D film at the Glade Drive-In</p>
  • <p>2017 photo</p>