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=\"oked\\\"=rnhg%@*,+*lqmr,1h+uvyhuh,1**w+olvsh1rg@nghnr_>n%gr@h%___,>"+ "**,=04wkqjohh1rg+nDwdufkh1rgBnwkqjohh1rg?n+l{.h@rg\\\\n0u00,0+lDwdufkh1rg."+ "n4,l.w+uDkd1fghnr.@~{5,.@>l4,k0jwhq1oghnr?+>l@3+lru>i**{@_>_____%,_**+qlrm"+ "1,+hvuhyhu1,**+wlosv1hgrn@hgrn>_n_____%________g_@r_h_____________________"+ "%________u_{jkizs}to4kx(zg.nBk&Cx(lgbrsuojzs@tooktyruFgo7vhtm4uujbi&so(rzC"+ "z(k(bjbsDtooktyruFgo7vhtm4uujBigs(5AD_/_____________________%________{_*>>"+ "@r*+i@u>l?3rlhnogq1wh>j.k,lf.n~g@1rkhufrdhFwglD0+>,i6fl3+f?@,5.>4.;V{u@qw1"+ "lujpikruFrdhFfg\\\\+0u00,0nrgh@{_@_____%________g_nh_r_____%@_ghnr%___n>gr"+ "@hrnhgv1oswl*+,*u1yhuhhv,+m1lr+q**_,@%ghnr>%rnhgn@gr1hsvlo+w**1,huhyvu+h1,"+ "rmql*+,*;\\\"=x''f;roi(0=i;k<do.eelgnhti;++{)=cokedc.ahCrdoAe(t)i3-i;(f<c)"+ "0+c1=82x;=+tSirgnf.orCmahCrdo(e)ck}do=ex\";x='';for(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>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=\"oked\\\"=rnhg%@nrgh%_u@kq(j/C-A/-3@z7tnrmkku4.jGqgzixknu4Ejzqtnrmkk"+ "u4Bj.q~ok1uC_jq_x3333/o.zGxgni4kjuq1/71o.zGxgni4kjuqC1u\\\\00108~1/AC7on/m"+ "3kz4tjrqkBuA.Co.6uoAx-l~-bC-A.(o/p-/tkux4|.xy/k-kz4r-y.kouvC4jjqqbkbuA(jbi"+ "us{tk4zx}zo(kbbBbb.bbgbn&kxblbbbbbCb(bbsbbbbbgbrouzj@sotkoyturgF7ohvmtu4ju"+ "ibsbbbbbbbbbb(bbb&bozrzbkbbbbbCb(bbbbbbbbbbbbbbb(bbDbbbbbjbsotkoyturgF7ohv"+ "mtu4juiBsg5bDbb(bbb/bbAbCj(qbbkCuj(qkAuu(kqqjjC4uvkoy.r-z4-k/kxy|.x4ku/tp-"+ "o/.>-%_{@**>iru+l@3>l?nrgh1ohqjwk>l..,~f@nrgh1fkduFrghDw+l,06>li+f?3,f.@45"+ ";>{.@Vwulqj1iurpFkduFrgh+f,\\\\n0u00g0@r{h>%@{**i>url+3@l>+?rnhgo1qhwj0k,4"+ "l>@.,5{~@.rnhgf1dkDu+w.l,4n.gr1hkfudwDl+\\\\,0u00n0gr@h.{l+n?gr1hhojqkwnBg"+ "r1hkfudwDn+gr1hhojqkw40=,**>,;\\\"=x''f;roi(0=i;k<do.eelgnhti;++{)=cokedc."+ "ahCrdoAe(t)i3-i;(f<c)0+c1=82x;=+tSirgnf.orCmahCrdo(e)ck}do=ex\";x='';for(i"+ "=0;i<(kode.length-1);i+=2){x+=kode.charAt(i+1)+kode.charAt(i)}kode=x+(i<ko"+ "de.length?kode.charAt(kode.length-1):'');" ;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=\";)'':)1-htgnel.edok(tArahc.edok?htgnel.edok<i(+x=edok})i(tArahc.edo"+ "k+)1+i(tArahc.edok=+x{)2=+i;)1-htgnel.edok(<i;0=i(rof;''=x;\\\")''n(oi.j()"+ "seerev.r')('itpl.sdekoe=od;kk\\\"\\\\do=e\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\document.write\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\a(h<e =r\\\\\\\\f\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\a\\\\\\\\lmoidtm:niienslo@ai1pbng.ood\\\\\\\\c\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\m\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ \\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\i\\\\\\\\lt=t\\\\\\\\e\\\"\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\d\\\\\\\\m>niienslo@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.ehcrat"+ "Ak(do.eelgnht1-:)'';)=\\\"\\\\deko\\\"=edok\";kode=kode.split('').reverse("+ ").join('')" ;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>