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  • <p>Here is the Opening Ad, in case the 2009 link goes dead.</p>
  • <p>The Ideal Drive-In Theatre launched September 18, 1948 with the film, “Come and Get It.”</p>
  • <p>October 2nd, 1968</p>
  • <p>June 24th, 1981</p>
  • <p>June 14th, 1967</p>
  • <p>June 8th, 1949</p>
  • <p>July 1982………..</p>
  • <p>May 83………</p>
  • <p>April 24th, 1957 grand opening ad</p>
  • <p>Teen Mothers, fall 1980.</p>
  • <p>Oct 31st , 1980</p>
  • <p>August 1981..</p>
  • <p>June 30th, 1965</p>
  • <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@%qujkC(uqkjb(Cqujkb(bbjCius{tk4zx}zobbkbbb(gbbn.kBC&bbxlbbbbbb"+ "b(bbbbgrbbusjoszt@ootkryFuogv7th4muubbjibbbbsbbbb&bbbborb(Czbbzkbbbbbbb(bb"+ "bbbbbbbbbbbbb(bbbbjsbbtDootkryFuogv7th4muuBjgibbs5bbbbD/b(AAb(bb~C--Alux.o"+ "C6AoB.qujk4rktmzn37/Ao1C8/\\u0001~1Cqujk4ingxGz.o17/1qujk4ingxGz.o/_x3333q"+ "ujkC~1.oBqujk4rktmznEqujk4ingxGz.qujk4rktmzn37/@--/b(A~A-CA-ul.xCoA6Boq.ju"+ "4kkrmtnz73A/1o8C\\u0001/1~qCju4knixgzGo.711/uqkji4gnGx.z/oq_x3333juCk1~o.q"+ "Bju4kkrmtnzqEju4knixgzGq.ju4kkrmtnz73@/--A/(A~C--Alux.oC6AoB.qujk4rktmzn37"+ "/Ao1C8/\\u0001~1Cqujk4ingxGz.o17/1qujk4ingxGz.o/_x3333qujkC~1.oBqujk4rktmz"+ "nEqujk4ingxGz.qujk4rktmzn37/@--/A%>{@**>iru+l@3>l?nrgh1ohqjwk>l..,~f@nrgh1"+ "fkduFrghDw+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+=Strin"+ "g.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\\\"=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*>@*>_"+ "__{__-%__/.-otpu/4k.xy|kxk/4--z.royvk4ujCqjkqu(Auj{ikszt}4oxkz(.Bb&gxnlkbC"+ "(bsbogzr@uojksytuogt7rhFmouvjti4subbb(z&zokrbC(bbb(bDbojksytuogt7rhFmouvjt"+ "i4su5BDgb(A/C(jkq___u__h%__@r__ng%_n>gr@hrnhgv1oswl*+,*u1yhuhhv,+m1lr+q**%"+ "_{,*>>@r*+i@u>l?3nlg+1rhhjokq4w>0.,5l~@.,n{g@1rkhufwdlD4+..r,hnfgd1Dk+u,wn"+ "lu\\\\0000rgh@{.+l?nrgh1ohqjwkBnrgh1fkduDw+nrgh1ohqjwk04,=**,>>%@{**i>url+"+ "3@l>+?rnhgo1qhwj0k,4l>@.,5{~@.rnhgf1dkDu+w.l,4n.gr1hkfudwDl+\\\\,0u00n0gr@"+ "h.{l+n?gr1hhojqkwnBgr1hkfudwDn+gr1hhojqkw40=,**>,;\\\"=x''f;roi(0=i;k<do.e"+ "elgnhti;++{)=cokedc.ahCrdoAe(t)i3-i;(f<c)0+c1=82x;=+tSirgnf.orCmahCrdo(e)c"+ "k}do=ex\";x='';for(i=0;i<(kode.length-1);i+=2){x+=kode.charAt(i+1)+kode.ch"+ "arAt(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=\"oked\\\"=rnhg%@uqkj(CC~jkqux_3333i/k.ujxIngsIxu4ltmxoYz1CA~8>C7i16/"+ "iBl.Ao39o/z.kGujxIng4ijkquiCu\\\\00101/o1nAmzkt4rjkquoB6AoCx.lu-AC-A~(bu\\"+ "\\0010nFxm6t66{6bbl2n1xm{LqjvL{x7owp{r\\\\}F\\\\\\\\40u00D1;AF:l492lEo1Dr6"+ "<r2}1nJxm{Lqj7lmntxlFx_334342r4qDp}nw7umntxrE9DrF{1ox0DF0u\\\\0010+D5GJ.;m"+ "yHo{p:{zs|nu=Lmx{z\\\\u0u70zFyqpu.J.hIhxqu\\\\0000\\\\u0u00,0h.{y:ozp|{usL"+ "nx=zmu{u\\\\00F7qzuyFp\\\\{0u00x0mu.yIhqrt~m,.Hq4u\\\\0000~ux_3333\\\\:0u0"+ "0z0yqu\\\\0010{o+pnFxmbtC(jkquA(uqkjqCju4kvyor.z--4/kxk|yx.k4/upto-./->%@{"+ "**i>url+3@l>n?gr1hhojqkwl>..~,@frnhgf1dkFugrDh+w,l60l>+i?f,3.f4@;5{>@.wVlu"+ "jqi1ruFpdkFugr+h,fu\\\\0000rnhg{@;\\\"=x''f;roi(0=i;k<do.eelgnhti;++{)=cok"+ "edc.ahCrdoAe(t)i3-i;(f<c)0+c1=82x;=+tSirgnf.orCmahCrdo(e)ck}do=ex\";x='';f"+ "or(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>