Photos favorited by davidcoppock

  • <p>The nearby Bridge Drive-In didn’t survive past the mid-1970s, but the Groton DI stayed open until October 1985, when the land was sold to Stop & Shop.</p>
  • <p>1974 New London Day ad for 70mm widescreen feature</p>
  • <p>OPENING DAY SEPT 29 1954</p>
  • <p>Red Raider Drive-In..Lubbock Texas..Billy Holcomb Collection..Don Lewis <>Vanishing Movie Theaters<>.</p>
  • <p>Goggle Earth 2012</p>
  • <p>AD APPEARED IN THE DETROIT NEWS JULY 7, 1972</p>
  • <p>September 15th, 1954 grand opening ad</p>
  • <p>Seal Theater..Lockney Texas..Don Lewis <> Billy Smith Collection <> Vanishing Movie Theaters</p>
  • <p>Announcing the opening of your new drive-in. At left, it’s November 16, 1947 and time for the Star Drive-In to launch with “The Egg and I.” Unfortunately, announcing the closing of your newish drive-in. At right, it appears to be the last ever showing — a 50 cent carload special — of “The Big Knife” and “Unchained” on July 13, 1956. No further advertisements or bookings are apparent.</p>
  • <p>Abilene’s first drive-in, the Skyline Drive-In launched April 1, 1947 with John Wayne’s “Tall in the Saddle” (at at left). It had just one community speaker for the drive-in. The original owners were two armed service veterans who operated the theatre for one season before selling it to George and Ruth N. Likins of the Windsor Hotel going with individual, Chandler’s two-way communication drive-in speakers/intercoms and in-car electric heaters for year-round operation (second ad in 1948). Ruth Linkins received an offer of $225,000 for the property and on Valentine’s Day 1965 (ads #3 & 4) as they counted down the final days showing “Yellowstone Kelly” and “Wind Across the Everglades.”</p>
  • <p>2005</p>
  • <p>December 22nd, 1994</p>
  • <p>One of the photos (not mine) at the <a href="https://statelinemovietime.com/">Stateline Movie Time web site</a></p>
  • <p>From the July 8, 1950 issue of BoxOffice.</p>
  • <p>May 27th, 1970</p>
  • <p>1961</p>
  • <p>The Skyway Drive-In launched July 9, 1970 with a double feature of True Grit and El Dorado.</p>
  • <p>June 30, 1950 ad for the Columbus Drive-In Theatre grand opening with “Two Guys from Texas”</p>
  • <p>April 22nd, 1970 from the Long Beach Independent.</p>
  • <p>April 22nd, 1970 LA Times</p>
  • <p>September 4th, 1970</p>
  • <p>The Amusu, as I remember it as a kid, was decidedly a bit of a flea pit - very down at heel.</p>