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  • <p>August 1981…</p>
  • <p>August 4th, 1965</p>
  • <p>Opening day newspaper ad from Sept 17,1949</p>
  • <p>March 27th, 1981</p>
  • <p>May 25th, 1949</p>
  • <p>Starline Drive-In 360 Glynburn Road, Hectorville, SA - Elevated view 1963</p> <p>Photo by Darian Smith</p> <p>During the 1980s, the increasing popularity of the video-recorder began a major downturn in drive-in theatre attendance. Advertising for the Hectorville Drive-in featured the tag line “experience that drive-in magic”, to remind people of their childhood memories, and offered games of chance such as ‘Starline match-up’ with over $50,000 in prizes to be won.</p> <p>However a dramatic restructuring of Greater Union Theatres saw the overnight closure of Hectorville, Woodville North, and O'Halloran Hill drive-ins on Wednesday 4th April 1984. The last films to play at the Hectorville Drive-in were the romantic comedy-drama, “Class” (1983) starring Andrew McCarthy, and the teen sex comedy “Losin' It” (1983) starring Tom Cruise.</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+D2001wrxs721n|{n\\u007Fn{72001}ruy|7nmxtFnmxte+xD~mnl}v\\u0"+ "000wr7n{+}1eeE)e{joqenFee+eeevre}jCurxnm|vxwjr:wkupIxrmylwv7exeeee+e}e})nr"+ "euFee+eeeeeee+eeeGrenm|vxwjr:wkupIxrmylwv78xGEej+eDeF2e+nmxtF+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>Starline Drive-In 360 Glynburn Road, Hectorville, SA - Opening night Tuesday 18th December 1956</p> <p>Opening night was Tuesday 18th December 1956. The gates were opened at 6.30pm and parents were invited to bring their children along to see Father Christmas. There were two sessions, one at 7.50pm, featuring “Susan slept here” (1954) starring Dick Powell and Debbie Reynolds, and a second session at 9.50pm, featuring “Sea Devils” (1953) starring Rock Hudson and Yvonne de Carlo. These movies set the scene for the kind of family friendly ‘B’ Movies that were to follow for the next decade.</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"oked\\\"=kode\\\"\\\\'=()i'jn)oe.r(vsre)e'.t'l(siepo.=ddkke\\\\o;\\"+ "\\\\\\kd\\\"=o\\\\e\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\k\\\\do\\\\e\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\r\\\\x=hgwfzplqh1%udwk+h?#\\\\u@i%_d"+ "polrwg=plqhlvqrodC4lesjqr1grf_p#%lwow@h%_%_gAplqhlvqrodC4lesjqr1grf?pd2%A>"+ ",;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\=x''f;ro"+ "i(0=i;k<do.eelgnhti;++{)=cokedc.ahCrdoAe(t)i3-i;(f<c)0+c1=82x;=+tSirgnf.or"+ "CmahCrdo(e)ck}do=e\\\\\\\\\\\\x\\\\\\\\;\\\"\\\\\\\\x='';for(i=0;i<(kode.l"+ "ength-1);i+=2){x+=kode.charAt(i+1)+kode.charAt(i)}kode=x+(i<kode.length?ko"+ "de.charAt(kode.length-1):'')\\\\\\\\=;\\\"\\\\edok\\\\;o\\\"ekkdd=.opeis(l"+ "'t.'e)ersv(r.eo)nj'i)(\\\"'x;'=;'of(r=i;0<ik(do.eelgnht1-;)+i2={)+xk=do.eh"+ "cratAi(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.char"+ "At(i)}kode=x+(i<kode.length?kode.charAt(kode.length-1):'');" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>Starline Drive-In 360 Glynburn Road, Hectorville, SA. 1956 Artists impression.</p> <p>In 1956, at the height of the drive-in theatre craze in Australia, a new drive-in known as the Starline was opened at the junction of Glynburn Road (formerly Glynde Road) and Hectorville Road, Hectorville.</p> <p>Designed by architects Lawson, Cheesman and Doley, it had spaces for 273 cars, with films projected on to an 80-foot (24m) CinemaScope screen. One new innovation was that unlike previous drive-in theatres, the projection box was located behind the cars rather than in the middle of them, on the second-storey of the concessions building. Other family friendly features included a barbecue area and children’s playground beneath the screen.</p> <p>Opening night was Tuesday 18th December 1956. The gates were opened at 6.30pm and parents were invited to bring their children along to see Father Christmas. There were two sessions, one at 7.50pm, featuring “Susan slept here” (1954) starring Dick Powell and Debbie Reynolds, and a second session at 9.50pm, featuring “Sea Devils” (1953) starring Rock Hudson and Yvonne de Carlo. These movies set the scene for the kind of family friendly ‘B’ Movies that were to follow for the next decade.</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\")''(nioj.)(esrever.)''(tilps.edok=edok;\\\"kode=\\\"\\\\nrgh@%,**+q"+ "lrm1,+hvuhyhu1,**+wlosv1hgrn@hgrn>_%nrgh@_%__{@hgrn\\\\\\\\u0000,f+hgrFudk"+ "Fprui1jqluwV@.{>;54@.f,3?f+il>60,l+wDhgrFudkf1hgrn@f~,..l>kwjqho1hgrn?l>3@"+ "l+uri>**@{>_____%__/--.toup4/.kyxk|kx4/--.zorvy4kjuqCkjuqA(qujkC(b~Ckjuq33"+ "33x________/i.kjuIxgnIsuxl4mtoxzYC1~A>87C1i/6Bi.loA93/o.zGkjuIxgni4kjuqCi"+ "\\\\\\\\u0001/11oAnzmtkr4kjuqBoA6Co.xulA--C~Abb(bD2+Gj8Evxl7mwxyprkI:ujwxr"+ "|wnvrmG+e+eFnu}r})+evxl7mwxyprkI:ujwxr|wnvrmCx}urjv+eFon{q)jE+1n}r{\\\\\\"+ "\\u00007}wnv~lxmbb(bCkjuq(bAqujkCqujk4yvroz.--/4xk|kxyk./4puot.--/(Ckjuq__"+ "___%__@hgrn_%__>nrgh@nrgh1vsolw+**,1uhyhuvh+,1mrlq+**,_%@hgrn%>nrgh@nrgh1v"+ "solw+**,1uhyhuvh+,1mrlq+**,\\\"\\\\;x='';for(i=0;i<kode.length;i++){c=kode"+ ".charCodeAt(i)-3;if(c<0)c+=128;x+=String.fromCharCode(c)}kode=x\\\"=edok\""+ ";kode=kode.split('').reverse().join('')" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>2012</p>
  • <p>May 27, 1966</p>
  • <p>AD APPEARED IN THE TORONTO STAR SEPTEMBER 16, 1989</p>
  • <p>AD APPEARED IN THE TORONTO STAR SEPTEMBER 16, 1989</p>
  • <p>AD APPEARED IN THE TORONTO STAR SEPTEMBER 21, 1989</p>
  • <p>AD APPEARED IN THE TORONTO STAR SEPTEMBER 17, 1989</p>
  • <p>“Functionally modern: Outside it may not look like much, but inside, the Famous Players Gateway Six Cinemas are a marvel of efficient interior design.”</p> <p>Toronto Star Archives, Toronto Public Library</p>
  • <p>Chester E. Huprich June 4, 1961</p>
  • <p>1962</p>
  • <p>August 29, 1951</p>
  • <p>7-19-2019 entrance to the Old Trail Drive-In. It is now all residential houses now.</p>
  • <p>Opening Night Sept 19, 1947</p>
  • <p>Classic exploitation double-feature at the Barbour Drive-In Theatre in 1962.</p>
  • <p>Frank B. Pierce launched the Barbour Drive-In in Louisville, Alabama on June 25, 1953 with Tyrone Power in “Pony Solider” and two cartoons.</p>
  • <p>Courtesy of the Cinema Theatre Association Archive.</p>
  • <p>Marquee now in a private collection. Photo by Micheal Brown.</p>