When the Halsted Drive In was a four screen operation, they used beam splitters so they were really only showing 2 movies. Their idea was to provide a closer image to each car. I worked on all of the drive in equipment in the greater Chicago area although at that time they were back to a twin operation. Jerry C. Local 110
When the Halsted Drive In was a four screen operation, they used beam splitters so they were really only showing 2 movies. Their idea was to provide a closer image to each car. I worked on all of the drive in equipment in the greater Chicago area although at that time they were back to a twin operation. Jerry C. Local 110
Jerry Corgnati, Tom Arden, and Robert Taylor purchased the theater in the mid 80s from Charles Cooper a Chicago businessman. We installed a new screen, flocked the walls and re-opened the theater. Tom Arden also opened the “Wooden Keg” convenience store on Halstead Street in Harvey. He was later killed in an auto accident. He bought out myself and Robert Taylor soon after it opened. At one point in time we operated the Glenwood, Harvey, Lyric, and Holiday in Park Forest. Building the River Oaks D-150 theater was my first project in the theater business in Chicago. I was also a member of the in-famous Local 110 projectionist union. Feel free to contact me by email. Thxpix@bellsouth,net
When the Halsted Drive In was a four screen operation, they used beam splitters so they were really only showing 2 movies. Their idea was to provide a closer image to each car. I worked on all of the drive in equipment in the greater Chicago area although at that time they were back to a twin operation. Jerry C. Local 110
When the Halsted Drive In was a four screen operation, they used beam splitters so they were really only showing 2 movies. Their idea was to provide a closer image to each car. I worked on all of the drive in equipment in the greater Chicago area although at that time they were back to a twin operation. Jerry C. Local 110
Jerry Corgnati, Tom Arden, and Robert Taylor purchased the theater in the mid 80s from Charles Cooper a Chicago businessman. We installed a new screen, flocked the walls and re-opened the theater. Tom Arden also opened the “Wooden Keg” convenience store on Halstead Street in Harvey. He was later killed in an auto accident. He bought out myself and Robert Taylor soon after it opened. At one point in time we operated the Glenwood, Harvey, Lyric, and Holiday in Park Forest. Building the River Oaks D-150 theater was my first project in the theater business in Chicago. I was also a member of the in-famous Local 110 projectionist union. Feel free to contact me by email. Thxpix@bellsouth,net