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  • <p>July 11th, 1969</p>
  • <p>August 26th, 1966</p>
  • <p>September 26th, 1947 grand opening ad</p>
  • <p>July 15th, 1948 grand opening ad</p>
  • <p>April 22nd, 1949 grand opening ad</p>
  • <p>Grand opening time for the State Drive-In and their first film, “Streets of Laredo” on July 6, 1950.</p>
  • <p>The final night of operation for the Spanish-language audience was October 20, 1979 and for English-programs, the State Drive-In closed out its run with these films on October 27, 1979. Each farewell screening had ten cent popcorn and 65 cent admission.</p>
  • <p>April 15th, 1950</p>
  • <p>March 26th, 1948</p>
  • <p>April 12th, 1957</p>
  • <p>From the Jan. 7, 1956 issue of Boxoffice</p>
  • <p>“Rootin' Tootin'” Jay Wooten built and owned the Great Western Drive-In Theatre. In the 1970’s he leased it to Commonwealth Entertainment.</p>
  • <p>June 28th, 1946</p>
  • <p>October 23rd, 1940</p>
  • <p>From the Nov. 6, 1954 issue of <a href="http://www2.boxoffice.com/the_vault/issue_page?issue_id=1954-11-6&page_no=139#page_start">Boxoffice</a></p>
  • <p>Ritz Theatre 424 Oxford Street, Mount Hawthorn, WA - 1959 - Photo Ian Atkins</p> <p>Comment by Ken Hicks - “It was a big day when "The Ritz” was built. Having our own picture theatre"</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch – <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"nrgh@%>,**=,40kwjqho1hgrn+wDudkf1hgrnBkwjqho1hgrn?l+.{@hgrn\\u0000,"+ "l+wDudkf1hgrn.,4.l+wDudkf1hgrn@.{~,5@.l>,40kwjqho1hgrn+?l>3@l+uri>**@{>_%@"+ "{ghnr,\\u0000+fghFrduFkrpiuj1lqwu@V{.;>45.@,f?3+fli6>,0+lDwghFrdufkh1rg@n~"+ "f.,l.k>jwhq1oghnrl?3>l@u+ir*>@*>{A_%__-/@-7/n3mzkt4rjkquz.xGng4ijkqunEmzkt"+ "4rjkquoB1.C~jkqu3333____xo/z.xGng4ijkqu/117.oGzgxink4ujCq~1/\\u0001C8o1/A3"+ "7zntmrkk4uj.qoB6AoCx.lu-AC-A~A(/--@/73nzmtkr4kjuq.zGxgni4kjuqEnzmtkr4kjuqB"+ "o.1~Ckjuq3/33x3.____Gogzixknu41j7qo/z1x.nG4gjiqk1u\\u0001C8~1/AC7on/m3kz4t"+ "jrqkBuA.Co.6uoAx-l~-(CAb/Ab(5DbbgsBiuj4utmvho7FgrutyoktosDbb(jbbbbbb(bbbkb"+ "bbCzrzb(&obbbbisbbuj4utmvho7Fgrutyoktos@jzuorsbb(gbblbbbCx____&Bk.nbg(bkbo"+ "z}xz4kt{suiCjb(kjuqC(jkqu@_%__ghnr_%@hgrn%>nrgh@nrgh1vsolw+**,1uhyhuvh+,1m"+ "rlq+**,\";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>The marquee of the Winchester Drive-In, facing the freeway.</p>
  • <p>1972 photo, © HistoricAerials.com, used by permission</p>
  • <p>July 10th, 1953</p>
  • <p>1991</p>
  • <p>The Alt-Wood Drive-In is ready to go and nine mayors will be there from around the area to help celebrate on this night, June 10, 1949.</p>
  • <p>July 16th, 1953 Grand Opening Ad Of The Crystal Drive-In.</p>