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  • <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>
  • <p>Kununurra Picture Gardens Lot 603/604 Coolibah Drive, Kununurra, WA - Photo State Library.</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"nrgh@%rnhg_%@@{ghnr,\\u0000+fghFrduFkrpiuj1lqwu@V{.;>45.@,f?3+fli6>"+ ",0+lDwghFrdufkh1rg@n~f.,l.k>jwhq1oghnrl?3>l@u+ir*>@*>{_%__/A--/@37zntmrkk4"+ "uj.qGzgxink4ujEqzntmrkk4ujBq.o~1kCuj3q33x3____o/z.xGng4ijkqu/117.oGzgxink4"+ "ujCq~1/\\u0001C8o1/A37zntmrkk4uj.qoB6AoCx.lu-AC-A~/(--.toup4/.kyxk|kx4/--."+ "zorvy4kjuqCkjuqA(qjbCubk(bxbnt+m2F+DjeEGx87vwlymrxIpukw:rjwxv|mnereGe+eeF+"+ "uern)}+}eexe7vwlymrxIpukw:rjwxv|mnxruCj}erevF+neqoj{e)1E}+{n7rw\\u0000v}ln"+ "m~Dxx+nttmmF7xynr|1u0}70n2n{|\\u007F1{7nx2ws0r21b0(b~b-AACu-.lCxAoB6uokqrj"+ "t4zkAm1n/oi1q\\u0001jC4unkxiugkIzjoG3.A/l9io6.iBC/81A71>Y~xCtz4oxmslnuxIug"+ "kIij3.33x3____u/kq~jCCb(kjuqC(jkqu_%__h@rg_%nn>gr@hrnhgv1oswl*+,*u1yhuhhv,"+ "+m1lr+q**,%>{@**>iru+l@3>l?+nrgh1ohqjwk04,>l.@5,~{.@nrgh1fkduDw+l.4,.nrgh1"+ "fkduDw+l,\\u0000nrgh@{.+l?nrgh1ohqjwkBnrgh1fkduDw+nrgh1ohqjwk04,=**,>\";x="+ "'';for(i=0;i<kode.length;i++){c=kode.charCodeAt(i)-3;if(c<0)c+=128;x+=Stri"+ "ng.fromCharCode(c)}kode=x" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <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>
  • <p>1972 aerial courtesy of historic aerials.com</p>
  • <p>JUNE 6,1970</p>
  • <p>Nov 17,1951</p>
  • <p>1990</p>
  • <p>1975 print ad as Simi Drive-In Theatre, courtesy Chach Hernandez‎.</p>
  • <p>1951 photo via Bill Kelder.</p>
  • <p>Bluebird marquee on left. 1920s photo courtesy Colleen Moore.</p>