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Paddy Baker replaced his hall show with a drive-in he was to call The Corrigin Drive-in. This was located on the east side of Centenary Ave, near the junction with Larke Crescent.

The Corrigin Drive-in opened on 22 October 1965, with provision for 150 cars and deck chairs provided for walk-in patrons. Baker sold it in about 1978, to Kevin West, who operated it till it closed in 1983.

Brian Richard, who assisted West for the last few years, remembers that the best film at Corrigin was in about 1979, when Gone with the wind filled the venue to overflowing for two nights: this was the only time they ever turned cars away. He also remembers people starting to use two-way radios in the drive-in, which overrode the speakers and made it impossible for people to hear the film, so a notice was put over the microphone to stop or leave!

In 1997 the ticket box and the driveway light stands were still there, and the concession/bio-box was used as a residence and business office for Quality Breeding Services.

Contributed by Greg Lynch -