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  • <p>The palm trees add a nice touch to just two of the screens in the background of the marquee standing in the middle of the super wide entrance driveway. Maneuvering visitors to the correct screen can be tricky; note the instructions on whether to go to a booth to the north (near) or south side of the sign.</p>
  • <p>When you’ve got that many screens, you need a lot of navigation signs. This was just one of them.</p>
  • <p>October 9, 1965.</p>
  • <p>Classic Retro 50’s Midnight Show Leaflet - Hoyts Southern Theatre Hampton Victoria, Australia - Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\")''(nioj.)(esrever.)''(tilps.edok=edok;\\\"kode=\\\"\\\\oked\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\"\\\\=rnhg%@nrgh%_u@kq(j/C(AgbBDu54stivjouFmrht7ogtusyjkbobDb(bbC(rbo"+ "k&z(zbbub4stivjouFmrht7ogtusyjkuor@gzbobsC(kbnlgxb&.Bz(xk4ot}szikj{Auu(kqq"+ "jjC4uvkoy.r-z4-k/kxy|.x4ku/tp-o/.>-%_{@**>iru+l@3>l?nrgh1ohqjwk>l..,~f@nrg"+ "h1fkduFrghDw+l,06>li+f?3,f.@45;>{.@Vwulqj1iurpFkduFrgh+f,\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\n"+ "0u00g0@r{h>%@{**i>url+3@l>+?rnhgo1qhwj0k,4l>@.,5{~@.rnhgf1dkDu+w.l,4n.gr1h"+ "kfudwDl+\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\,0u00n0gr@h.{l+n?gr1hhojqkwnBgr1hkfudwDn+gr1hhojqk"+ "w40=,**>,;\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\=x''f;roi(0=i;k<do.eelgnhti;++{)=cokedc.ahCrdoAe"+ "(t)i3-i;(f<c)0+c1=82x;=+tSirgnf.orCmahCrdo(e)ck}do=ex\\\"\\\\;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):'');\\\"=edok\";kode=kode.split('').rev"+ "erse().join('')" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>June 24, 1954 print ad courtesy Rockland Historical Society.</p>
  • <p>2011</p>
  • <p>February 18th, 1938</p>
  • <p>September 26, 1953</p>
  • <p>The operators of Yuma’s Mesa Drive-In were so impressed with its success that it built a second Yuma ozoner. It was the Silver Spur Drive-In Theatre that launched May 20, 1953 with the films “Pony Express” and “The Girls of Pleasure Island.”</p>
  • <p>September 26, 1953</p>
  • <p>This house is on Princes Street adjacent to the Eden Theatre site</p>
  • <p>Where the historic theatre once stood stands this statue of Stan Laurel (nee Arthur Stanley Jefferson) whose father, Arthur Jefferson was Owner/Manager.</p>
  • <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>