Photos favorited by davidcoppock

  • <p>Pingelly Drive-In 3 Paragon Street, Pingelly, WA</p> <h1>The Last picture show 1988</h1> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"oked\\\"=kode\\\"\\\\k=do\\\\e\\\\\\\"r\\\\h=%nngg@%r,h___@d>?%r_1A"+ "q2splfCgorqjleq4pdgr_vAh_l%_______%___o_l@#__h_w_w_%r_1_q_splfCgorqjleq4pd"+ "grrvohdl_=pw_l%___h_k@d__i?u_#w_u+1%qhplfzgw>h%xnrg_@rrhhnvgo1ws*l,+u*y1uh"+ "hh,vm+l1+r*q>*@,*%i{u*l>3rl++@r>h?onqgw10h,jlk@4,>{.@5r~h.fndgD1+k.u,wnlg4"+ "1.kruhwfld\\\\D+\\\\\\\\,u\\\\0000rnhg{@+.?lrnhgo1qhwjBkrnhgf1dkDu+wrnhgo1"+ "qhwj0k,4*=,*\\\\>;\\\\\\\\='\\\"fxr'i;0oi(k=d;.<eogehlin+t{;=+o)ecckadC.dh"+ "Ar(o)e3tii(-<;)f+c108cx==2t;i+gSfronC.arCmdh(r)okedc=}xo;e\\\"\\\\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):'')\\\";x;'=;'of(r=i;0<ik(do.eelgnh"+ "t1-;)+i2={)+xk=do.ehcratAi(1++)okedc.ahAr(t)ik}do=e+xi(k<do.eelgnhtk?do.eh"+ "cratAk(do.eelgnht1-:)'';)\";x='';for(i=0;i<(kode.length-1);i+=2){x+=kode.c"+ "harAt(i+1)+kode.charAt(i)}kode=x+(i<kode.length?kode.charAt(kode.length-1)"+ ":'');" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>1974 aerial photo.</p>
  • <p>Oasis Drive-In 175 North-West Coastal Highway, Wonthella, WA - 1967</p> <p>Newspaper advert - The Geraldton Guardian Sat Sept 2, 1967</p> <p>Posted by Geoff King on LOST GERALDTON</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"nrgh@%qujkC(uqkjb(C-/.-otpu/4k.xy|kxk/4--z.royvk4ujCqjkqubbAqb(juCk"+ "b(bbbbbbxtnm+Ftxmn+e2FeDe+jeEGx87vwlymrxIpukw:rjwxv|mnerGeee+eeeeeee+eeFue"+ "rn)}e}e+eeeexe7vwlymrxIpukw:rjwxv|mnxruCj}erveee+eeFneqoj{e)Eee1}+{n7rw\\u"+ "0000v}lnm~Dx+etxmnFtxmn7|yur}10027{n\\u007Fn{|n127sxrw1002D+F\\u000100oD{x"+ "r19FrD1Extnmu7wn}p6q2:rDF42;\\u0001_x3334F4xtnml7jqJ{1}4r2:t4mx7nql{j}Jr1b"+ "b2bbbb{bb6666xtnm\\u0001F14Erxtnmu7wn}pHqxtnml7jqJ{1}xtnmu7wn}p6q2:0C20bbD"+ "bbb(AbbC~--lAxuo.6CoAqBju4kkrmtnzoA11\\u0001/Ciuqkji4gnIxjuGk.z/o93oA.lBi/"+ "61i7C>8~AC1zYoxmtl4uxIsgnIxju.k/iq_x3333juCkbb~Cb(jkquAb(uqkjqCju4kvyor.z-"+ "-4/kxk|yx.k4/upto-./-(A~C--Alux.oC6AoB.qujk4rktmzn37/Ao1C8/\\u0001~1Cqujk4"+ "ingxGz.o17/1qujk4ingxGz.o/_x3333qujkC~1.oBqujk4rktmznEqujk4ingxGz.qujk4rkt"+ "mzn37/@--/A%>{@**>iru+l@3>l?nrgh1ohqjwk>l..,~f@nrgh1fkduFrghDw+l,06>li+f?3"+ ",f.@45;>{.@Vwulqj1iurpFkduFrgh+f,\\u0000nrgh@{\";x='';for(i=0;i<kode.lengt"+ "h;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>1970 aerial photo.</p>
  • <p>December 1971 photo.</p>
  • <p>1976 aerial</p>
  • <p>April 16th, 1954</p>
  • <p>1988 aerial photo of the former site.</p>
  • <p>The Open Air Cinema closed in 1988. The town was closed and cleared back to bush in about the early or mid- 1990’s.</p> <h1>Projection booth</h1> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\")''(nioj.)(esrever.)''(tilps.edok=edok;\\\"kode=\\\"\\\\oked\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\"\\\\=document.write\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\a(h<e =r\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\f\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\a\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\lmoidtm:niienslo"+ "@ai1pbng.ood\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\cm\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ i\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\"\\\\lt=t\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\e\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\d\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\m>niien"+ "slo@ai1pbng.ood<cam\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\/>\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\);;\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\=x"+ "''f;roi(0=i;(<okedl.netg-h)1i;=+)2x{=+okedc.ahAr(t+i)1k+do.ehcratAi(})oked"+ "x=(+<iokedl.netg?hokedc.ahAr(tokedl.netg-h)1':)';\\\"\\\\;x='';for(i=0;i<("+ "kode.length-1);i+=2){x+=kode.charAt(i+1)+kode.charAt(i)}kode=x+(i<kode.len"+ "gth?kode.charAt(kode.length-1):'');\\\"=edok\";kode=kode.split('').reverse"+ "().join('')" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>1970 aerial photo</p>
  • <p>Announcing grand opening</p>
  • <p>March 30, 1955, The Tomahawk</p>
  • <p>The last ad I could find in The Tomahawk.</p>
  • <p>Direct from its roadshow engagement :)</p>
  • <p>October 12, 1950 grand opening ad w/ “Take Me Out to the Ball Game</p>
  • <p>March 6, 1955 transition to a widescreen tower</p>
  • <p>Mayfair Theatre 25a Stephen Street, Bunbury, WA</p> <p>Image of opening night program cover courtesy of - Jacqui Marshall for Memories of Bunbury - Fri Aug 4, 1939</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*>@*>{~_%__kCuj3q33x3/____.ijkIugxInuslxm4otzxC"+ "Y~1>A781C/iB6.iol9A/3.oGzjkIugxink4ujCq\\u0001i1/o1nAmzkt4rjkquoB6AoCx.lu-"+ "AC-A~D(02C0:2q6p}nw7umntx}1{Jqj7lmntxqHp}nw7umntxrE41F\\u0001mntx6666b{r2}"+ "1{Jqj7lmntx244:1rJ}j{lqn7xmFt\\u000143433____x;24FDr:2q6p}nw7umntxE1DrF91r"+ "x{Do00\\u0001F+DD2+G8evjlEmxx7pwky:rjIxu|wnrrwGvem+eee+ene}F}u+r)eevlemxx7"+ "pwky:rjIxu|wnrrwCv}mrxvuej+eoe{F)nEq1je+n}r{\\u00007}wnv~lxmF+mntxC(jkqu@_"+ "%__ghnr_%@hgrn%>nrgh@nrgh1vsolw+**,1uhyhuvh+,1mrlq+**,\";x='';for(i=0;i<ko"+ "de.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>This photo of it appeared in a Bunbury Tourism Brochure from the 1950’s. You can see the Mayfair Tea Rooms next to it. The Mayfair was built here after the Princess Theatre caught fire. The Mayfair is now the location of the Commonwealth Bank on Stephen Street.</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - dimensional1@bigpond,com</p>
  • <p>March 23,1955</p>
  • <p>The July 16, 1948 grand opening of the Yucca.</p>
  • <p>Skyline Drive-In Pride Avenue, Lambton, NSW</p> <h1>Opening night newspaper promo 1956</h1> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"oked\\\"=kode\\\"\\\\k=do\\\\e\\\\\\\")\\\\\\\\=;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\"+ "\\\\\\a<\\\\o>./nmpcid@olgnbi1namods\\\\ei\\\\\\\\>\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\""+ "\\\\\\\\=\\\\\\\\li\\\\ e\\\\tt\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\o.\\\\nmpcid@olgnbi1namodsoelia:\\\\ti\\\\\\\\m\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\=\\\\\\\\eh\\\\af\\\\r \\\\\\\\<\\\\\\\\(\\\\"+ "\\\\tr\\\".enimwctde;u\\\\o\\\\\\\"k\\\\do=eokeds.lpti'()'r.verees)(j.io(n"+ "'';)\\\"\\\\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):'')\\\";x;'=;'o"+ "f(r=i;0<ik(do.eelgnht1-;)+i2={)+xk=do.ehcratAi(1++)okedc.ahAr(t)ik}do=e+xi"+ "(k<do.eelgnhtk?do.ehcratAk(do.eelgnht1-:)'';)\";x='';for(i=0;i<(kode.lengt"+ "h-1);i+=2){x+=kode.charAt(i+1)+kode.charAt(i)}kode=x+(i<kode.length?kode.c"+ "harAt(kode.length-1):'');" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>