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  • <p>June 25th, 1976 grand opening ad as a twin</p>
  • <p>1965 end of season ad</p>
  • <p>Printed in 1953, this ad probably fell into the public domain, but I can’t guarantee it.</p>
  • <p>April 10, 1957</p>
  • <p>April 17, 1950</p>
  • <p>June 29, 1954</p>
  • <p>Mocardy Drive-in Commercial Road, Hills WA - 1959 Later to become the Wongan Hills Drive-in.</p>
            
              <p>Photo courtesy of the Basham family</p>
            
              <p>The Mocardy Drive-in Wongan Hills was officially opened in January 1959 trading as Rural Districts Pictures, with a capacity of 150 cars and a screening policy of five nights. This consisted of three program changes a week. A special area was set aside in the style of a traditional picture garden for 40 deck chairs.</p>
            
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  • <p>Building the Mocardy Drive-in Commercial Road, Wongan Hills WA - 1959 Later to become the Wongan Hills Drive-in.- Building the screen.</p>
            
              <p>Photo - Constructing the screen - courtesy of the Basham family.</p>
            
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  • <p>Building the Mocardy Drive-in Commercial Road, Wongan Hills WA - 1959 Later to become the Wongan Hills Drive-in.</p>
            
              <p>Photo courtesy of the Basham family.</p>
            
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  • <p>Mocardy Drive-in Commercial Road, Wongan Hills WA - 1959 Later to become the Wongan Hills Drive-in</p>
            
              <p>Photo - Courtesy of the Basham family - Shows the original projector set-up at the Mocardy Drive-in - 1959</p>
            
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  • <p>The Mocardy Drive-in Wongan Hills WA - Later to become The Wongan Hills Drive-In Wongan Hills</p>
            
              <p>Photo - Courtesy of the Basham Family</p>
            
              <p>The Mocardy Drive-in Wongan Hills was officially opened in January 1959 trading as Rural Districts Pictures, with a capacity of 150 cars and a screening policy of five nights. This consisted of three program changes a week. A special area was set aside in the style of a traditional picture garden for 40 deck chairs.</p>
            
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  • <p>Mocardy Drive-in Commercial Road, Wongan Hills WA - 1959 Later to become the Wongan Hills Drive-in</p>
            
              <p>Photo - Courtesy of the Basham family - Shows Vic Basham standing alongside his projectors (later in 1959) at the Mocardy Drive-in.</p>
            
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  • <p>September 2015</p>
  • <p>Opening advertisement.</p>
  • <p>Sanborn view from the LoC.</p>
  • <p>July 3, 1948 grand opening ad</p>
  • <p>The original 69 Drive-In appears to have opened September 28, 1950 with Anthony Quinn in “Black Gold.”</p>
  • <p>Capitola Theatre.</p>
  • <p>Capitola behind the larger building on the beach.</p>