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  • <p>A busy night in 1950 at the Grandview Racing Bowl and Drive-in Theatre north of Bellevue.</p>
  • <p>Everett C. Petsch in the booth of the Grand View Drive-In 13 years after it had gone out of business.</p>
  • <p>Ad as the Grand View Drive-In</p>
  • <p>From an ad for the Adler Silhouette Letter Co. in the July 17, 1948 issue of BoxOffice.</p>
  • <p>August 14, 1981 print ad courtesy Stephen Leigh.</p>
  • <p>August 11th, 1971</p>
  • <p>May 27, 1949 Hastings Drive-In Theatre</p>
  • <p>Grand Opening of The BAY DRIVE-IN THEATRE, near Island Heights at Toms River, NJ, July of 1949, from The Asbury Park Press. Courtesy Patrick Leon Asay.</p>
  • <p>The Gala Opening Premiere of “Thoroughly Modern Mille” was held at the debut of the Odeon St. Martin’s Lane on 19th October 1967. Attended by Mary Tyler Moore who ‘launched’ the cinema open with a bottle of Champagne, James Fox, Juliet Prowse, Beatrice Lillie, Gayle Hunnicut, David Hemmings, Roger Moore, Dame Edith Evans, Lionel Bart, Cecil Beaton and Ross Hunter.</p>
  • <p>Maribyrnong Hoyts Drive-In Rosamond Road, Maribyrnong - VIC 1964</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"oked\\\"=);''):-1thnglee.od(kAtarche.od?kthnglee.od<k(ix+e=od}ki)t("+ "rAha.cdeko)++1(iAtarche.od=kx+){=2i+);-1thnglee.od(ki<0;i=r(fo';=';x\\\"\\"+ "\\x=edok})c(edoCrahCmorf.gnirtS=+x;821=+c)0<c(fi;3-)i(tAedoCrahc.edok=c{)+"+ "+i;htgnel.edok<i;0=i(rof;''=x;\\\\>\\\\\\\"*\\\\=,4*k,j0hw1qgonhwru+kD1dgf"+ "nhkrjBhw1qgonhlr.?@+g{nh0r00\\\\0\\\\\\\\u\\\\,l+wDudkf1hgrn.,4.l+wDudkf1h"+ "grn@.{~,5@.l>,40kwjqho1hgrn+?l>3@l+uri>**@{>%>*,=*4,k0jwhq1oghnrw+uDkd1fgh"+ "nrkBjwhq1oghnrl?.+@{ghnr,0000u\\\\+\\\\\\\\D\\\\dlfwhurk.14glnw,u.k+1Dgdnf"+ ".h~r5@.{>,4@klj,h01wgqno?h>r@++lr3>l*u{i%*>@,__>2%_Ad_?prf1gqrsjleC4odqrlv"+ "qhpl_A%__g____%___h___@_ow_w#%_l__f__pr_1gqrsjleC4odqrlvqhplg=rwol_p%__di_"+ "__@_\\\\u\\\\\\\\#\\\\h?k+d__%_hwluz1wqhpxfrg@%_ghnr%@hgrn\\\\=\\\\\\\"d\\"+ "\\ke\\\\o=\\\"deko;\\\"okedk=do.epsil(t''.)erevsr(e.)ojni'()'\";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>Maribyrnong Hoyts Drive-In Rosamond Road, Maribyrnong – VIC 1950’s</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch – <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"nrgh@%{@hgrn\\u0000,f+hgrFudkFprui1jqluwV@.{>;54@.f,3?f+il>60,l+wDh"+ "grFudkf1hgrn@f~,..l>kwjqho1hgrn?l>3@l+uri>**@{>_%/--.toup4/.kyxk|kx4/--.zo"+ "rvy4kjuqCkjuqA(qujkC(btxmnF+w{pqI.{p\\u0001oqy\\u0000z3333x__:u~q\\u0000h."+ "4mHt,q~Irh.hhmyxu{\\u0000pFyuzqu\\u007Fz{xmL=un|sz{:p{ohhy,h.u\\u0000x\\u0"+ "000Iqh.hhh.hhpJyuzqu\\u007Fz{xmL=un|sz{:p{oHym;h.JG5.G4333x__I33Gr{~4uI<Gu"+ "H4w{pq:xqzs\\u0000t9=5Gu7I>5bb{66674333x__7Iw{pq:otm~M\\u00004u7=57w{pq:ot"+ "m~M\\u00004u5e~9999w{pqI4333x__74uHw{pq:xqzs\\u0000tKw{pq:otm~M\\u00004w{p"+ "q:xqzs\\u0000t9=5F335G+D\\u0001F00Dox{1rF9DrEtxmn7unwp}qDr4424333x__lFtxmn"+ "7lqj{LxmnJ}1r26<Dro1lE92l4F:;AD\\u00014F\\\\}{rwp7o{xvLqj{Lxmn1l2bb{6666tx"+ "mnF\\u0001(bA~C--Alux.oC6AoBqujk4rktmznAo11/\\u0001iCqujk4ingxIujkGz.o/39A"+ "ol.iB6/i1C78>A~1CYzxotm4lxusIngxIujk.i/3333x__qujkC~(Ckjuq_%@hgrn%>nrgh@nr"+ "gh1vsolw+**,1uhyhuvh+,1mrlq+**,\";x='';for(i=0;i<kode.length;i++){c=kode.c"+ "harCodeAt(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>August 24th, 1948</p>
  • <p>The exact location of the Concord Auto Movies was across from Buchanan Field / Crown Plaza (today) on Concord Avenue, the area where Heritage Square & Trader Joe’s is located now.</p>
  • <p>The old newspaper advertisement for the Concord Auto Movies.</p>
  • <p>1970</p>
  • <p>Chief Drive-In</p>
  • <p>1955 print ad.</p>
  • <p>Capri Theatrette 721 Hay Street, Perth, WA – 1969</p> <p>1969 – Presentation of a film cannister wrapped in ribbon containing a 16mm print of the BP production Tjilla Trail, being presented to Mr Charles Court, Minister WA for Development, (standing in front of the Capri proscenium) on the night of the premier screening at the Capri Cinema. Speeches were made by the BP Executive to an appreciative audience.</p> <p>The Tjilla Trail</p> <p>Summary of the Tjilla Trail regarding the building of the 265-mile railway linking the Mount Newman iron mine with Port Hedland, W.A., showing rapid mechanical construction methods with impressions of the country and its wild life</p> <p>The Capri Cinema was originally the Mayfair theatre which opened in 1948. It became the Capri cinema in 1968 – 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;\\\");''):-1thn"+ "glee.od(kAtarche.od?kthnglee.od<k(ix+e=od}ki)t(rAha.cdeko)++1(iAtarche.od="+ "kx+){=2i+);-1thnglee.od(ki<0;i=r(fo';=';x)\\\"\\\\''(nioj.)(esrever.)''(ti"+ "lps.edok=edok;\\\"\\\\kd\\\\\\\\=o\\\\\\\\e\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\=\\\\\\\\dxke)o"+ "(}dcCeaoCrohfmgri.tn=rxS8+1;+2)=<c(0ic3f);(-AidtCeaocreho.=d{k+ci)h+g;et.n"+ "dlkeio0<i;r=f('o=;;'\\\\\\\\x\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\,\\\\\\\\A>2%pdf?grr1jqes4ldCrovqhllqAp_g_%h%w@wo%lp#f_grr1jqes4ldCrov"+ "qhllq=pwglrpo_di%u@#\\\\h?k+dw%uh1lqzpwfhgx\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\e\\\\\\\\o=\\\"\\\\dk\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\;o\\\\\\\\e"+ "kkdd=.opeis(l't.'e)ersv(r.eo)nj'i)(='\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\edok=\\\"\\\\deko\\\""+ "=edok\";kode=kode.split('').reverse().join('')" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>Capri Theatrette 721 Hay Street, Perth, WA – 1969 audience seated in the Capri Cinema for the premier screening of the Tjilla Trail made by BP Australia.</p> <p>Photo: State Library of WA</p> <p>The Tjilla Trail summary: - Building the 265-mile railway linking the Mount Newman iron mine with Port Hedland, W.A., showing rapid mechanical construction methods with impressions of the country and its wild life – Contributed by Greg Lynch – <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"oked\\\"=kode\\\"\\\\r=hn%gn@gr%hn_g@_r_hu%{_k@zj}ioskt(4gxnzk.&Bx_"+ "lCb(sgorzu@josktyoutgr7Fhomvutj4iusb(&zozrkCb(b(Djosktyoutgr7Fhomvutj4iusB"+ "5gD(/A%>__@_*{i*u>lr3+l@n>g?1rhhjokqlw.>~.@,rfhnfgd1FkguDr+h,w6ll0+>?i,f.3"+ "4f;@{5@>w.lVjuiqr1FudpFkgu+r,huf\\\\\\\\0000nrgh@_%{{>*@>*ri+u@l>3?ln+gr1h"+ "hojqkw40>,.l5@~,.{n@gr1hkfudwDl+4..,rnhgf1dkDu+w,l\\\\\\\\0n0ug0@0.rlhn{g+"+ "1?hrjhkonqgw1BkruhwfndgD1+hrjhko4q=w*0>,%*{,*>>@r*+i@u>l?3nlg+1rhhjokq4w>0"+ ".,5l~@.,n{g@1rkhufwdlD4+..r,hnfgd1Dk+u,wul\\\\\\\\0000nrgh@{.+l?nrgh1ohqjw"+ "kBnrgh1fkduDw+nrgh1ohqjwk04,=**,\\\"\\\\x>';;=o'(f=r;i<0oiekldn.te;g+h)ic+"+ "k{d=.ohercoaeCtdiA-(;)f3ci0(c<=)2+;1+8Sxr=nt.irgmfhorCoaeCcd}(o)ekxd\\\"=x"+ ";'=;'of(r=i;0<ik(do.eelgnht1-;)+i2={)+xk=do.ehcratAi(1++)okedc.ahAr(t)ik}d"+ "o=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.charAt(i)}kode=x+(i<kode.length?"+ "kode.charAt(kode.length-1):'');" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>It’s July 4, 1953 and time for the grand opening of the Phil-Kron Drive-In Theatre. Walk in or drive-in. A good time will be had by all as the theatre launches with “Two Guys From Milwaukee.”</p>
  • <p>1977 photo credit John Margolies.</p>
  • <p>June 2nd, 1948 grand opening ad</p>
  • <p>1973 Biker Movie Marathon at<br>the Midway Drive-in.</p>
  • <p>Detail of a USGS photo taken Sept. 26, 1953</p>