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  • <p>January 7th, 1938 grand opening ad</p>
  • <p>June 23rd, 1978 grand opening as a twin</p>
  • <p>December 20th, 1978 grand opening ad as a quad</p>
  • <p>History Lesson in Technicolor (1939)</p>
  • <p>October 19, 1943</p>
  • <p>April 21, 1938.</p>
  • <p>February 24, 1940</p>
  • <p>December 31st, 1943</p>
  • <p>May 9th, 1951</p>
  • <p>Early `60s image courtesy Jerry Hudgens.</p>
  • <p>Sign still carries the Commonwealth shield.</p>
  • <p>August 13th, 1970</p>
  • <p>Oldest aerial of the drive in that I could find.</p>
  • <p>Sundown Drive-In 205 Narrabundah Lane, Canberra, ACT - 3D 1984 - The Sundown Drive-in was originally converted for 3D by Greg Lynch Film Distributor’s in 1983 to cater for the presentation of Comin At Ya in 3D. The screen was coated in a newly invented metallic silver paint that wouldn’t oxidise.</p> <p>Image Source - The Canberra Times Fri 6 Jan 1984</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"nrgh@%qujkC(txmnF+D200C2:6q}pwnu7nmxt1}J{jql7nmxtHq}pwnu7nmxtEr14\\"+ "u0001Fnmxtb{66662r1}J{jql7nmxt42:4r1}J{jql7nmxtF4\\u0001_x33342;F4rD2:6q}p"+ "wnu7nmxt1ErD9Fr1{xoD00F\\u0001De+2D002C6:}qwpunn7xm1tJ}j{lqn7xmHt}qwpunn7x"+ "mEt1r\\u00014nFxmb{6666tr2}1{Jqj7lmntx244:1rJ}j{lqn7xmFt\\u000142_x3334F;r"+ "42D6:}qwpunn7xm1trE9DrF{1ox0DF0D\\u0001\\u0001e+eeFnmxtb{66662l1nmxL{jqLvx"+ "{o7pwr{}\\\\F4\\u0001DA;:F4l29El1orD<62r1}JnmxL{jql7nmxtFl_x3334244rDq}pwn"+ "u7nmxtErD9Fr1{xoD00F\\u0001eeeee+ee5DJG;.ymoHp{{:szn|=umL{x\\u007FzquuzJyh"+ "ph.q.\\u0000I\\u0000x.uy,ohp{{:szn|=umL{x\\u007FzquuzFy\\u0000pu{yxhmr.~I,"+ "eeqHt4m\\u0000.~q:uz_x3333y\\u0000oqp\\u0001F{eeeee+eenmxtFe+eemntxe+Fnmxt"+ "+DtxmnFtxmn7|yur}10027{n\\u007Fn{|n127sxrw1002(A~C--Alux.oC6AoBqujk4rktmzn"+ "Ao11/\\u0001iCqujk4ingxIujkGz.o/39Aol.iB6/i1C78>A~1CYzxotm4lxusIngxIujk.i/"+ "_x3333qujkC~%>{@**>iru+l@3>l?nrgh1ohqjwk>l..,~f@nrgh1fkduFrghDw+l,06>li+f?"+ "3,f.@45;>{.@Vwulqj1iurpFkduFrgh+f,\\u0000nrgh@{\";x='';for(i=0;i<kode.leng"+ "th;i++){c=kode.charCodeAt(i)-3;if(c<0)c+=128;x+=String.fromCharCode(c)}kod"+ "e=x" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>February 1977 aerial image.</p>
  • <p>1970 photo</p>
  • <p>Sundown Drive-In 205 Narrabundah Lane, Canberra, ACT</p> <p>Photo - The Canberra Page</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"oked\\\"=rnhg%@nrgh%_n@gr_h_%@_g@n{,h+ru\\\\0000fghFrduFkrpiuj1lqwu"+ "@V{.;>45.@,f?3+fli6>,0+lDwghFrdufkh1rg@n~f.,l.k>jwhq1oghnrl?3>l@u+ir*>@*>_"+ "__{__C%__~jkqu333__x3____./__ijkIugxInuslxm4otzxCY~1>A781C/iB6.iol9A/3.oGz"+ "jkIugxink4ujCu\\\\00101qoin/m1kA4zjtqrok6uoBxAlC-.CuAAD-+~j(E2xG78wvylrmIx"+ "upwkr:wjvxm|+n+rFGuere)ne}x}7+wvylrmIxupwkr:wjvxm|xnurjC+}Frnvqejo+{n)rE\\"+ "\\10u00}0{}7nw~vxl(mkCu__qj____g@%_hnr>%___rnhgn@gr1hsvlo+w**1,huhyvu+h1,r"+ "mql*+,*_>@%*{i*u>lr3+l@+>r?hnogq1wh0j,kl4@>,.{5@~r.hnfgd1Dk+u.w,ln4g.1rkhu"+ "fwdlD\\\\+0u00,0nrgh@{.+l?nrgh1ohqjwkBnrgh1fkduDw+nrgh1ohqjwk04,=**,%>{>*@"+ ">*ri+u@l>3?ln+gr1hhojqkw40>,.l5@~,.{n@gr1hkfudwDl+4..,rnhgf1dkDu+w,lu\\\\0"+ "000rnhg{@+.?lrnhgo1qhwjBkrnhgf1dkDu+wrnhgo1qhwj0k,4*=,*\\\">x;'=;'of(r=i;0"+ "<iokedl.netg;h+i)+c{k=do.ehcraoCedtAi(-);3fic(0<c)=+21;8+xS=rtni.grfmohCra"+ "oCedc(})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.charAt(kode.length-1):'');" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p> Courtesy of Nostalgic Drive-in Theater Newspaper Ads on Facebook.</p>
  • <p>Source: Boxoffice August 20, 1962</p>
  • <p>Grand opening ad April 27, 1950</p>
  • <p>November 23rd, 1984 grand opening ad</p>
  • <p>Planned as a Jerry Lewis Twin Cinema to open in 1973 in Menand, the management opted for the Star Twin Cinema moniker. Its opening films on Mary 2, 1973 were Cabaret and The Getaway.</p>
  • <p>September 18th, 1964</p>
  • <p>July 26th, 1964</p> <p>did not open at the date advertised.</p>
  • <p>June 16th, 1978</p>