Photos favorited by davidcoppock

  • <p>The debris of a dead drive - in.</p>
  • <p>1966 photo © HistoricAerials.com, used by permission</p>
  • <p>September 24th, 1964</p>
  • <p>In 1988, it becomes a Bingo Hall - just like the General Cinema Seminary South</p>
  • <p>The venue closed in March of 1977 for a refresh. It re-emerged on April 9, 1977 as a twin screen with “Raggedy Ann and Andy” and “Led Zepplin’s The Song Remains the Same.”</p>
  • <p>August 6th, 1946</p>
  • <p>June 9, 1970</p>
  • <p>May 18, 1970</p>
  • <p>June 16, 1974 Twinned</p>
  • <p>July 2, 1977</p>
  • <p>August 17, 1981 FM Radio Sound</p>
  • <p>November 24, 1984</p>
  • <p>Sept 14, 1986 The last movies to be screened.</p>
  • <p>1977</p>
  • <p>Picture courtesy of Facebook.</p>
  • <p>Opening night photograph, 10th July 1951. courtesy Daily Telegraph Picture Library.</p>
  • <p>That’s Roy Alward and his horse, Scout, making a personal appearance at the Paramount Theatre in Moncton circa 1952 to promote “The Son of Paleface” coming soon to New Brunswick.</p>
  • <p>1975? photo courtesy David Brown.</p>
  • <p>Left: 1980</p> <p>Right: 1984 in color</p>
  • <p>Photo from late 2020.</p>
  • <p>Designed by architect R.J. Denneby, this is how the auditorium of Perth’s Grand Theatre looked in c.1916.</p>
  • <p>This sad image with broken seats in the stalls was taken by Roy Mudge at the time on the Princess’s closure sometime in the 1960s.</p>
  • <p>The Plaza’s foyer was elegant in its ‘art moderne’ streamlining.</p>
  • <p>Print ad and description courtesy Matthew Martin. “The Wanderers got a return engagement in Sacramento, California as a second feature at a drive-in with Above the Law on April 22nd, 1988.”</p>
  • <p>This Grand Opening ad from The Daily News of Huntingdon PA, May 17, 1950, establishes the opening date of the Midway Drive-In. The Midway ran a similar ad a couple of days earlier promoting the opener.</p> <p>I have no interest in the copyright for this ad. It’s very likely that it’s in the public domain now, but don’t take my word for it. I uploaded it here in the scholarly fair use of fixing the Midway’s opening date.</p>
  • <p>April 14th, 1948 grand opening ad</p>