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  • <p>July 2nd, 1949 grand opening ad</p>
  • <p>Ad in CR gazette April 7, 1967</p>
  • <p>September 24, 1962.</p>
  • <p>Photo by Tim Moore.</p>
  • <p>1960</p>
  • <p>Opened as the Drive-In Theatre on May 27, 1949 with “Four Faces West.”</p>
  • <p>From the Norwalk Hour newspaper.</p>
  • <p>It’s June 21, 1949 and time for the Hi-Way 26 Outdoor Theatre to have its Grand Opening. They’ll launch the 550-space drive in with its 33x46' screen with the film, “River Lady.”</p>
  • <p>Photo credit: Daryl O.</p>
  • <p>July 11th, 1969 grand opening as Pussycat</p>
  • <p>The Airport Drive-In opens on April 17, 1954 with owner J. Robert Hoff making a grand opening statement on KBON radio with announce Ed Morgan to his left. The opening film is “Beneath the 12-Mile Reef” and with stereo sound at launch, patrons used a blue speaker on the driver side and a grey speaker on the passenger side.</p>
  • <p>Grand opening was July 21, 1949 with “Boom Town.”</p>
  • <p>April 20, 1950 launch with Jolson Sings Again</p>
  • <p>Downtown Drive-in in 1967</p>
  • <p>July 12th, 1957</p>
  • <p>The Zebra was named after the local high school sports team and was completed in Sept. 1953. It had a miniature golf course, pony rides, a picnic area, and large concession stand. It had a promotional truck which was its main advertising method and sported a 45x90 screen.</p>
  • <p>A view of the Concession stand and scenic lot at the Zebra drive-in. This was one of several photographs rescued from the dumpster of Commonwealth theatres Midwest City, Ok district office before they were sold and liquidated in 87 IIRC</p> <p>American Institute of Drive-in Archaeology</p>
  • <p>A view of the Concession stand at the Zebra drive-in. This was one of several photographs rescued from the dumpster of Commonwealth theatres Midwest City, Ok district office before they were sold and liquidated in 87 IIRC</p> <p>American Institute of Drive-in Archaeology</p>
  • <p>A view from the Concession stand at the Zebra drive-in. This was one of several photographs rescued from the dumpster of Commonwealth theatres Midwest City, Ok district office before they were sold and liquidated in 87 IIRC</p> <p>American Institute of Drive-in Archaeology</p>
  • <p>May 9th, 1957</p>
  • <p>April 30th, 1948 grand opening ad</p>
  • <p>AD APPEARED IN THE DETROIT NEWS JULY 7, 1972</p>
  • <p>Original story published in the Daily Herald, reprinted in the Chicago Sun Times March 10, 2019 newspaper. Article by Marie Wilson.</p>