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50sSNIPES commented about Crystal Lake Drive-In on Mar 27, 2020 at 5:33 pm

On June 28th, 1955, The Crystal Drive-In Installed McHenry County’s Second CinemaScope Screen (The First Being The Miller Theatre In Woodstock On January 28th, 1954).

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50sSNIPES commented about Woodstock Theatre on Mar 27, 2020 at 5:30 pm

The Miller Theatre Is Known To Be The Largest Theater In McHenry County Throughout The Years. As Of January 28th, 1954, The Miller Theatre Is Known To Be The First Theater In McHenry County To Install CInemaScope.

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50sSNIPES commented about Regal Crystal Lake Showplace Stadium 16 on Mar 27, 2020 at 1:56 pm

This Theater Replaced A 7-Screener Called The Showplace 1-7 (Opened: September 1973 As A Twin, Converted To A Quad In 1978, Converted Into 7-Screens In 1987, And Closed In Early 1996) Which Will Have Its CinemaTreasures Page Soon.

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50sSNIPES commented about Twixt Town Drive-In on Mar 27, 2020 at 10:24 am

The Twixt Town Drive-In Only Lasted For 25 And A Half Years Until Closing On March 26th, 1978 After A Fire Destroyed The Interior Of The Concession Stand.

From 1970 Until Its Closure In 1978, It Was Owned And Operated By Vince And Mary DeLoran.

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50sSNIPES commented about SouthSide Works Cinema on Mar 26, 2020 at 6:31 pm

As Of March 9th, 2020, The SouthSide Works Cinema Will Close Its Doors, And Convert Into Office Space Soon According To WTAE Channel 4.

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50sSNIPES commented about Collins Road Drive-In on Mar 26, 2020 at 2:15 pm

The Collins Road Drive-In Is Closed In 1984.

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50sSNIPES commented about Broadway Drive-In on Mar 26, 2020 at 1:36 pm

The Broadway Drive-In Closed Sometime In The Early 1980s (As Late As I Can Find Information As Of 1982). They Closed It For Good After A 911 Call. The Patient Was Transported By AAA Ambulance To The Hospital.

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50sSNIPES commented about State Drive-In on Mar 26, 2020 at 12:06 pm

Actually, The State Drive-In (Missoula) Opened Its Gates On July 12th, 1949 With RKO’s “Blood On The Moon”. It Was Owned And Operated By Conrad Shelhamer (Mr. And Mrs.???). During Its Last Couple Of Years, The State Drive-In Was Operated By Mann Theatres Until Its Closure In 1975.

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50sSNIPES commented about Stout Theatre on Mar 26, 2020 at 11:48 am

Unfortunately, I Accidentally Added Another Orpheum Theatre Here On Accident Because I Accidentally Went On The Michigan Page Instead Of The Wisconsin Page… Well The Location Originally Had A Capacity Of 465 As Of Its Coming Soon Ad From July 1914. However According To The Dunn County News Said That The Orpheum Once Caught On Fire A Couple Of Months Before Renaming To The Stout In 1949.

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50sSNIPES commented about Ritz Theatre on Mar 24, 2020 at 12:32 pm

In Late February 1954 Or Early March 1954, The Ritz Installed CinemaScope.

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50sSNIPES commented about Anthony Drive-In on Mar 22, 2020 at 7:44 am

The Bennington Drive-In Is Closed Sometime In The Early 1980s With A Confusing Moment.

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50sSNIPES commented about Sunset Drive-In on Mar 22, 2020 at 7:26 am

The Sunset Drive-In Of Madisonville Opened Its Gates On March 30th, 1950 With The 1948 Film “The Plunderers”.

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50sSNIPES commented about 23rd Street Drive-In on Mar 22, 2020 at 6:46 am

Actually, April 25th, Not 15th.

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50sSNIPES commented about 23rd Street Drive-In on Mar 22, 2020 at 6:21 am

Actually, It Opened Sometime Between April And May 1951.

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50sSNIPES commented about River Road Drive-In on Mar 21, 2020 at 6:33 am

Before Its Grand-Reopening As A Triplex; It Was Revealed First On April 8th, 1973 Before Reopening To The Public On September 21st.

On November 27th, 1983 At Around Midnight; A Burglary Occurred At The River Road Drive-In. Unfortunately, It Contains A Couple Of Damage Including A Broken East Side Window Of The Concession. Martin Theatres Ended Up Closing The River Road In Early 1984, And Was Put Up As A… GARAGE SALE?!

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50sSNIPES commented about West Mall 7 Theatres on Mar 21, 2020 at 5:55 am

Originally The West Mall 7 Is Planned In Construction Sometime In August Of 1987. But Yes It Did Open On June 24th, 1988.

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50sSNIPES commented about Loews Westerville on Mar 21, 2020 at 5:41 am

I Can’t Find A Lot Of Information About The Loew’s Westerville.
All I Can Remember Is An Article From February 5th, 1972, Another One From 1981 And That Is It.

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50sSNIPES commented about Coralville Drive-In on Mar 21, 2020 at 5:31 am

I actually do not know what it is about. But I figure it out from an article from the Iowa City Press-Citizen on February 15th, 1978.

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50sSNIPES commented about Coralville Drive-In on Mar 20, 2020 at 7:56 pm

Facts About The Coralville Drive-In:

On October 21st, 1966, 13 Out Of The 300 Speakers Were Damaged In A Single Day.

In 1978, It Was Owned And Operated By The Highway Theater Co. And During The Same Year, The Theater Itself Won A Suit Against The City Itself.

But In My Opinion About The Suit Against The City Though, The Theater Turned Out To Be A Major Changeover 2 Years Later. And They Did As Of September 23rd, 1980; And The Theater However Did Not Reopen The Next Year. The Theater Ended Up Shutting The Gates After The 1980 Season.

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50sSNIPES commented about 67 Drive-In on Mar 20, 2020 at 7:32 pm

Actually, The 67 Drive-In Opened Its Gates On April 7th, 1950 With RKO’s “Tarzan And The Mermaids”. Unfortunately I Can’t Find When The 67 Drive-In Is Closed.

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50sSNIPES commented about De-Val Drive-In on Mar 20, 2020 at 6:21 pm

Right In the Middle Of The 1977 Season According To The Daily Chronical, The Theater Tried To Have New Management, But Didn’t Reopened Though. But In 1978, The Location Went Into A Couple Of Problems After Its Closure.

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50sSNIPES commented about Bel-Mar Drive-In on Mar 20, 2020 at 6:13 pm

The Bel-Mar (Simply Called Belmir) Drive-In Opened Its Gates On April 18th, 1953 With “Two Tickets To Broadway” And “Prince Or Pirates” (Both Technicolor). Children That Were Under 12 Are Free At The Time. However, Throughout The Years, The Belmir Is Mainly A Sponsor Of Many Softball Games At The Time. At The Time It Was Owned And Operated By Roger Nelson, Who Is Also The Manager.

I Can’t Find A Lot Of Information About It.. But All I Can Remember Is In 1967, A Report From The Boone County Sheriff Saying That Too Many Cars Have Wrecked And Towed At Process, And I Don’t Know When This Location Closed.

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50sSNIPES commented about Route 303 Drive-In on Mar 20, 2020 at 5:41 pm

According To The Journal News, The Route 303 Drive-In In Orangeburg Lasted For At Least 31 Years Until It Is Converted Into A Flea Market In 1987.

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50sSNIPES commented about Knoxville Drive-In on Mar 19, 2020 at 7:43 am

For The Information I Can Find, This Snipe Was Dated At Least 1957. I Found Chandler & Co’s Information From 1960 Said That It Served For 69 Years. So This Is Definitely From 1957.

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50sSNIPES commented about Cinema Drive-In on Mar 19, 2020 at 7:40 am

Nice Snipe Find!