Photos favorited by 50sSNIPES

  • <p>June 9, 1954</p>
  • <p>That’s Walter Heller, projectionist with Manager O.M. Swaine at the Riverdale Plaza Theatre booth in 1965 with the Strong Future projection arc lamp.</p>
  • <p>October 31, 1962</p>
  • <p>It was really fun to be able to put up anything you liked on the marquee after the last show went in…</p>
  • <p>EASTWOOD THEATRE, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA<br>STAR WARS FIRST BIRTHDAY, MAY 25, 1977</p>
  • <p>Eastwood Theatre, Indinapolis, Indiana (Circa 1977)</p>
  • <p>For Some Reason This January 4th, 1974 Poster Of The 2nd Big Week Of “Robin Hood” (One Of Their First Big Attractions Also Shown On The Grand Opening Poster Earlier On December 21st, 1973) Says “Cinema I” Instead Of “Cinema I-II-III” In Greenwood.</p>
  • <p>Opening day for the GCC Greenwood I-II-III</p>
  • <p>7/13/22 Fire aftermath</p>
  • <p>State Theatre of Denison manager Harry Gaines has questionable taste with this street ballyhoo for “King Kong” in 1952</p>
  • <p>August 26th, 1971 grand opening ad</p>
  • <p>WRTV’s live capture of the drive-in at dark, taken during the last few days of operation, May 1982.</p> <p>In the super dark background, the screen at the left side of the picture was at intermission (which National Screen Service’s “On The Spot” reel was shown. The screen at the time of reporting was showing the middle-end part of the “Private Mountain” segment where the guard finishes his secured tour at the mountain before the guard gets off on the confused patron letting him through the mountain. Everybody here knows that intermission reel).</p> <p>As on that case, “I’m sorry sir, this is a private mountain…”</p>
  • <p>Closeup of the screen showing the MPAA Rated R screen after intermission which used the NSS “On The Spot” reel, taken during the last few days of operation, May 1982.</p>
  • <p>Closeup of the screen showing the final seconds of National Screen Service’s “On The Spot” (1964) intermission reel (I usually like to call it the “Jay Ward” reel years prior but until I found out the actual title) which immediately jumps to the MPAA Rated R screen, taken during the last few days of operation, May 1982.</p>
  • <p>Closeup of the screen showing the final seconds of NSS' On-The-Spot (1964) intermission reel, taken during the last few days of operation, May 1982.</p>
  • <p>Compton organ console, December 2004</p>
  • <p>May 1996</p>
  • <p>December 1991</p>
  • <p>Former Wehrenberg 9 Cine' at Northwest Plaza - St. Ann, Missouri, 1991</p>
  • <p>The booth with 35mm running</p>
  • <p>April 1966.</p> <p>Is anyone “Rumbly in your Tumbly?”</p>