Photos favorited by davidcoppock

  • <p>Town and Country (Rancho) Drive-In..Denton Texas.. Billy Holcomb Collection <> Don Lewis Vanishng Movie Theaters<>.</p>
  • <p>Early `70 print ad credit Star Tribune/Minneapolis, courtesy Fred Kelm.</p>
  • <p>December 11th, 1947 grand opening ad</p>
  • <p>1956 postcard via John Michael Wilkinson‎.</p>
  • <p>December 22nd, 1950 grand opening ad</p>
  • <p>1972</p>
  • <p>Newspaper report on the State Theatre’s reopening on 12th May 1939 following its Art Deco make-over by William T. Leighton. Its name was changed to the Astor in 1941.</p>
  • <p>Agnew Picture Gardens Agnew, WA 1938 - Photo Beryl Demasson.</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"nrgh@%qujkC(txmnF+xtnme+F{wqp.I5G.hmJH;{y:ozp|{usLnx=zmu{z\\u007Fyq"+ "puhJh.hhh.Ihxqu\\u0000,\\u0000.hhh{y:ozp|{usLnx=zmu{z\\u007Fyqpu{Fx\\u0000"+ "muhyh.Ihqrt~m,hH4.\\u0000q~u:_x3333z\\u0000yqo\\u0001p{G.{wqpwIp{:q|\\u007"+ "Fux4\\u000033:5q~q_x33:I\\u007F~4q:5{vzu3453De+F\\u000100oD{xr19FrDtEmx7nn"+ "upwq}rD44_x33342Flxtnml7jqL{mxJn1}2r<6rD1oEl294l:FA;\\u0001DF4}\\\\r{pwo7x"+ "{LvjqL{mx1n2ltb{6666mxFn\\u0001+D\\u0001F00Dox{1rF9DrE1txmn7unwp}q6:2Dr4F;"+ "2_x3334\\u00014Ftxmn7lqj{J}1r4:24txmn7lqj{J}1r2b{6666txmnF\\u000141rEtxmn7"+ "unwp}qHtxmn7lqj{J}1txmn7unwp}q6:2C002D(A~C--Alux.oC6AoBqujk4rktmznAo11/\\u"+ "0001iCqujk4ingxIujkGz.o/39Aol.iB6/i1C78>A~1CYzxotm4lxusIngxIujk.i/_x3333qu"+ "jkC~%>{@**>iru+l@3>l?nrgh1ohqjwk>l..,~f@nrgh1fkduFrghDw+l,06>li+f?3,f.@45;"+ ">{.@Vwulqj1iurpFkduFrgh+f,\\u0000nrgh@{\";x='';for(i=0;i<kode.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>1985</p>
  • <p>Boomerang Theatre - Taree, NSW - 1930</p> <p>Photo - State Library of NSW</p> <p>Description - The Taree Theatre was built and opened in the 1921. It later was re-named the Boomerang Theatre and was a segregated theatre with aboriginal persons having to sit in the front rows of seats in the stalls, and enter (after the house-lights had dimmed) from a side entrance. By 1956 it had been renamed Savoy Theatre, finally closing in 1972.</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"nrgh@%qujkC(uqkjb(Cxtnm+Ftxmn+e2FeDe+jeEGx87vwlymrxIpukw:rjwxv|mner"+ "Geee+eeeeeee+eeFuern)}e}e+eeeexe7vwlymrxIpukw:rjwxv|mnxruCj}erveee+eeFneqo"+ "j{e)Eee1}+{n7rw\\u0000v}lnm~Dx+etxmnFtxmn7|yur}10027{n\\u007Fn{|n127sxrw10"+ "02D+F\\u000100oD{xr19FrD1Extnmu7wn}p6q2:rDF42;\\u0001_x3334F4xtnml7jqJ{1}4"+ "r2:t4mx7nql{j}Jr1bb26{66t6mxFn4\\u0001r1tEmx7nnupwq}tHmx7nql{j}Jt1mx7nnupw"+ "q}:6C200D2Ab(C~--lAxuo.6CoAqBju4kkrmtnzoA11\\u0001/Ciuqkji4gnIxjuGk.z/o93o"+ "A.lBi/61i7C>8~AC1zYoxmtl4uxIsgnIxju.k/iq_x3333juCk~(A~C--Alux.oC6AoB.qujk4"+ "rktmzn37/Ao1C8/\\u0001~1Cqujk4ingxGz.o17/1qujk4ingxGz.o/_x3333qujkC~1.oBqu"+ "jk4rktmznEqujk4ingxGz.qujk4rktmzn37/@--/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.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>1989 aerial</p>
  • <p>1974 aerial photo</p>
  • <p>1973 aerial</p>
  • <p>From the Port Hope Drive-In <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PortHopeDriveIn">Facebook page</a>. Not my copyright, of course.</p>
  • <p>1983 aerial</p>
  • <p>Balgowlah Cinema 318 Sydney Road, Sydney, NSW - INTERMISSION VINTAGE THEATRE PASS-OUT TICKET.</p> <p>Description - A ticket (or similar) allowing a person to leave (a theatre etc) and subsequently re-enter.</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"oked\\\"=')('injo).e(rsvere).''t(lispe.od=kdeko\\\\;k\\\"do=e\\\"\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\document.write\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\a(h<e =r\\\\f\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\a\\\\lmoidtm:niienslo@"+ "ai1pbng.ood\\\\c\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\m\\\\\\\\ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\""+ "i\\\\lt=t\\\\e\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\d\\\\m>niiensl"+ "o@ai1pbng.ood<cam\\\\/\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\">\\\\);\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\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-:)'';)\\\"\\\\e=od\\\"kk;do=eoked"+ "s.lpti'()'r.verees)(j.io(n'')\";x='';for(i=0;i<(kode.length-1);i+=2){x+=ko"+ "de.charAt(i+1)+kode.charAt(i)}kode=x+(i<kode.length?kode.charAt(kode.lengt"+ "h-1):'');" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>Courtesy of Nostalgic Drive In Newspaper ads on Facebook</p>
  • <p>Frisbee tossed out by local radio station back in the 70’s</p>
  • <p>The larger grand opening ad in Monrovia’s Daily News-Post, Dec. 20, 1961. Not my copyright, of course, and possibly in the public domain.</p>
  • <p>March 25th, 1977</p>
  • <p>November 22nd, 1995</p>