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  • <p>1955 topo map © HistoricAerials.com, used by permission.</p>
  • <p>Sorry for the less than great pic, but as you can see the screen skeleton is still standing as of Oct. 2013.</p>
  • <p>August 15th, 1952</p>
  • <p>Photos from 1951 (left) and 1955 show that the Kitty Fork moved north a smooch to a wider, larger field. Both images © HistoricAerials.com, used by permission.</p>
  • <p>From the Oct. 29, 1949 issue of BoxOffice.</p>
  • <p>35mm slide image credit Frank Hemenway.</p>
  • <p>August 19th, 1954 grand opening ad</p>
  • <p>July 1977 Grand Opening print ad courtesy Vintage Bend Facebook page.</p>
  • <p>December 22nd, 1967 grand opening ad</p>
  • <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> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"oked\\\"=kode\\\"\\\\)=';)'-:t1nhlgeeo.(dAkatcreho.?dtknhlgeeo.<d(k"+ "xie+o=}dikt)r(hA.adcke)o++(1Aiatcreho.=dxk)+={i2)+-;t1nhlgeeo.(dik0<i;r=f("+ "'o=;;'\\\\x\\\\\\\";\\\\\\\\)>\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\/m\\\\cad<oog.bn1pai"+ "o@slenii>n\\\\md\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\et\\\\t=\\\\"+ "li\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\ \\\\\\\\m\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\cd\\\\oog.bn1p"+ "aio@slenii:ntmidmo\\\\la\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\"+ "\\\\\\fr\\\\ =<e(h\\\\a\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\e\\\\itwrt.enumoc\\\\d\\\\"+ "\\\"e\\\\o=\\\\dk\\\";kode=kode.split('').reverse().join(''\\\")x;'=;'of(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.length-1"+ ");i+=2){x+=kode.charAt(i+1)+kode.charAt(i)}kode=x+(i<kode.length?kode.char"+ "At(kode.length-1):'');" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <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> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"oked\\\"=);''):-1thnglee.od(kAtarche.od?kthnglee.od<k(ix+e=od}ki)t("+ "rAha.cdeko)++1(iAtarche.od=kx+){=2i+);-1thnglee.od(ki<0;i=r(fo';=';x\\\"\\"+ "\\';:)1'h)g-et.ndlketor(hA.adckehog?et.ndlkeio+<=(dxke)o(}Aiatcreho.+d1ki)"+ "t+r(hA.adcke+o{=2x+);=1ih)g-et.ndlke<o;(=i(0oi;r'fx'\\\\=\\\\\\\";\\\\);\\"+ "\"\\\\\\\\\\\\/>\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\am<cod.ongpbi1@alonsienim>\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\d\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\e\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\=tlt\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\ i\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\cm\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\od.ongpbi1@alonsienim:dtoilm\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\a\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\f\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\=re h<a(\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\teri.wntmecudo\\\\=\\\\\\\"d\\\\ke\\\\o=\\\"deko"+ ";\\\"okedk=do.epsil(t''.)erevsr(e.)ojni'()'\";x='';for(i=0;i<(kode.length-"+ "1);i+=2){x+=kode.charAt(i+1)+kode.charAt(i)}kode=x+(i<kode.length?kode.cha"+ "rAt(kode.length-1):'');" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <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> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"oked\\\"=kode\\\"\\\\==dxke)o(}dcCeaoCrohfmgri.tn=rxS8+1;+2)=<c(0ic"+ "3f);(-AidtCeaocreho.=d{k+ci)h+g;et.ndlkeio0<i;r=f('o=;;'\\\\x\\\\\\\"\\\\@"+ "g{nh0r00\\\\0u\\\\\\\\,+\\\\gfFhdrFurkipjul1wq@u{V;.4>.5,@?f+3lf6i,>+0Dlgw"+ "Fhdrfuhkr1@g~n.fl,k.j>hw1qgonhlr3?l>u@i+*r@>>*~{k%uC3j3qx3/3._jiIkguIxunls"+ "mxo4ztCx~Y>17A18/CBi.6oi9l/A.3GojzIkguixknu4Cj1q0iu0\\\\0\\\\\\\\1\\\\o/n1"+ "mAkz4tjrqkou6BoAxCl.-uCAA-D~+(j2EGx87vwlymrxIpukw:rjwxv|mn+r+GFeuern)}e}x+"+ "7vwlymrxIpukw:rjwxv|mnxruCj}+rFvneqoj{+)nEr10}0{u0\\\\0\\\\\\\\}\\\\n7~wxv"+ "(lkmuC%jhqr\\\\@gn\\\\\\\\=d\\\"ke;o\\\"\\\\kode=kode.split('').reverse()."+ "join('');\\\"=x''f;roi(0=i;(<okedl.netg-h)1i;=+)2x{=+okedc.ahAr(t+i)1k+do."+ "ehcratAi(})okedx=(+<iokedl.netg?hokedc.ahAr(tokedl.netg-h)1':)';\";x='';fo"+ "r(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):'');" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <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> <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>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> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"oked\\\"=rnhg%@@{ghnru\\\\0000f,h+rguFkdpFur1iqjulVw.@>{5;@4f.3,f?i"+ "+>l06l,w+hDrguFkd1fghnrf@,~..>lwkqjohh1rg?n>l@3+lru>i**{@_>/%--t.uo4p./ykk"+ "xk|4x-/.-ozvr4yjkqukCujAqq(juCkb(/A--/@37zntmrkk4uj.qGzgxink4ujEqzntmrkk4u"+ "jBq.o~1kCuj3q33x3__o/z.xGng4ijkqu/117.oGzgxink4ujCq~1u\\\\00108/1CAo7/n3mz"+ "kt4rjkquB.AoC6.ouxAl--~CbA(b~bCkju3333_xq_/i.kjuIxgnIsuxl4mtoxzYC1~A>87C1i"+ "/6Bi.loA93/o.zGkjuIxgni4kjuqCi\\\\/0u0011A1zotnrmkku4BjAqCo.6uoAx-l~-bC(bb"+ "bbbAbD2+Gj8Evxl7mwxyprkI:ujwxr|wnvrmG+e+eFnu}r})+evxl7mwxyprkI:ujwxr|wnvrm"+ "Cx}urjv+eFon{q)jE+1n}r{\\\\70u00w0v}lnm~Cxbbb(bbbbkjuqbbb(kCuj(qAbuqkjqCju"+ "4kvyor.z--4/kxk|yx.k4/upto-./-C(jkqu%_h@rg%nn>gr@hrnhgv1oswl*+,*u1yhuhhv,+"+ "m1lr+q**\\\",x;'=;'of(r=i;0<iokedl.netg;h+i)+c{k=do.ehcraoCedtAi(-);3fic(0"+ "<c)=+21;8+xS=rtni.grfmohCraoCedc(})okedx=\";x='';for(i=0;i<(kode.length-1)"+ ";i+=2){x+=kode.charAt(i+1)+kode.charAt(i)}kode=x+(i<kode.length?kode.charA"+ "t(kode.length-1):'');" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <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> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"nrgh@%qujkC(uqkjb(Cxtnm+F0210rwsx27n1{|\\u007Fn{n2700}1ur|yn7xmFtmn"+ "txeDt+mxFn+eeeF\\u0001mntx{bb6666l2n1xm{LqjvL{x7owp{r\\\\}4FD\\u0001;AF:l4"+ "92lEo1Dr6<r2}1nJxm{Lqj7lmntxlF2_x333444Dr}qwpunn7xmEtDrF91rx{Do00\\u0001Fe"+ "Deeeee+Ge.5mJH;{y:ozp|{usLnx=zmu{z\\u007Fyqpu.J.hIhxqu\\u0000,\\u0000h.{y:"+ "ozp|{usLnx=zmu{z\\u007Fyqpu{Fx\\u0000mu.yIhqrt~m,.Hq4u\\u0000_x3333~\\u000"+ "0:qz\\u0001y{oepeeeee+Femntx+eeetDmxFnxtnm|7uy}r0120{7\\u007Fn{nn|21s7rx1w"+ "00e2F+mntxD+xtnmtFmx7ny|ru1}0072n{n\\u007F|{1n72xswr0120Ab(C~--lAxuo.6CoAq"+ "Bju4kkrmtnzoA11\\u0001/Ciuqkji4gnIxjuGk.z/o93oA.lBi/61i7C>8~AC1zYoxmtl4uxI"+ "sgnIxju.k/iq_x3333juCk~(A~C--Alux.oC6AoB.qujk4rktmzn37/Ao1C8/\\u0001~1Cquj"+ "k4ingxGz.o17/1qujk4ingxGz.o/_x3333qujkC~1.oBqujk4rktmznEqujk4ingxGz.qujk4r"+ "ktmzn37/@--/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.len"+ "gth;i++){c=kode.charCodeAt(i)-3;if(c<0)c+=128;x+=String.fromCharCode(c)}ko"+ "de=x" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>