Opened on July 18, 1975 by AMC, taken over by Mid-States Theaters in 1977, USA Cinemas in January 1986, and Loews in April 1989. Loews closed the theater on May 20, 1990, and reopened as Movie City two years later on May 22, 1992. Movie City closed on August 31, 1995.
Joe Williams of Carthage, Texas, opened the DeSoto Drive-In on September 1, 1952 with Susan Hayward in “Tulsa” (unknown if extras added). Claude Younger took the role as manager of the theater two weeks after opening. It was still open in the 1980s.
I don’t know why the 1953-54 Theatre Catalog said 250 cars, because that amount might be larger than this. Judging by the layout I saw in the 1955 aerial view, the American Legion Drive-In looked both unusual in an oval shape with no fencing that surrounds it, and way damn smaller than I thought. There are six traces surrounding the drive-in and the concession/projection booth was located close to the screen. Because of the layout being so small without noticing how small it was, it was probably around the same size as the Ponce-de-Leon Drive-In in Ponce-de-Leon, Florida.
Also opened with “The Madcap Adventures of Mr. Toad” (or the retitled reissue of the Walt Disney animated feature “The Wind in the Willows” from “The Adventures of Ichabod And Mr. Toad”) in Screen 2, which comes along with “Hot Lead, Cold Feet”.
Screens 3 and 4 first closed on January 18, 1993, while Screen 2 closed on January 25, 1993. Both of those reasons is because of lease expiration. Screens 5, 6, 7, and 8 closed on June 1, 2000, and Screen 1 closed on January 21, 2001.
Actually, the North Star’s final season is 1981. Closing on August 30, 1981 with “Raiders Of The Lost Ark” and “Mad Max” comes a Detroit developer holding an option on buying the site, which he did. That demolished the North Star to make way for the shopping center.
The Valley continued operating right after the 1973 murder. It was closed in 1976.
Closed on September 14, 1982.
Opened on July 18, 1975 by AMC, taken over by Mid-States Theaters in 1977, USA Cinemas in January 1986, and Loews in April 1989. Loews closed the theater on May 20, 1990, and reopened as Movie City two years later on May 22, 1992. Movie City closed on August 31, 1995.
Actual closing date is September 27, 1987 with “La Bamba” and “Castaway”. Tim Moyer Cinemas (not Tom) was its last operator.
Joe Williams of Carthage, Texas, opened the DeSoto Drive-In on September 1, 1952 with Susan Hayward in “Tulsa” (unknown if extras added). Claude Younger took the role as manager of the theater two weeks after opening. It was still open in the 1980s.
It was originally scheduled to open on June 30, 1953, but was pushed to a few days later to July 2, 1953 for unknown reasons.
I don’t know why the 1953-54 Theatre Catalog said 250 cars, because that amount might be larger than this. Judging by the layout I saw in the 1955 aerial view, the American Legion Drive-In looked both unusual in an oval shape with no fencing that surrounds it, and way damn smaller than I thought. There are six traces surrounding the drive-in and the concession/projection booth was located close to the screen. Because of the layout being so small without noticing how small it was, it was probably around the same size as the Ponce-de-Leon Drive-In in Ponce-de-Leon, Florida.
Judging by the 1957 aerial view, the drive-in looks kinda larger than a 50-car drive-in.
Opened on Christmas Eve 1968 with “With Six You Get Eggroll”.
Closed on November 3, 1968 with “A Time To Sing” and “Kona Coast”.
Closed on July 30, 1966 with “How To Stuff A Bikini” and “Charade”.
Actual closing date is October 3, 1964 with “The Patsy” and “The Devil-Ship Pirates”.
Closed on November 30, 1971.
Also opened with “The Madcap Adventures of Mr. Toad” (or the retitled reissue of the Walt Disney animated feature “The Wind in the Willows” from “The Adventures of Ichabod And Mr. Toad”) in Screen 2, which comes along with “Hot Lead, Cold Feet”.
Closed as a movie theater on April 12, 1965 with “Mara Of The Wilderness”.
Closed on February 28, 1967 with “The Corrupt Ones” and the appropriate-titled “Once Before I Die”.
Closed on October 31, 1988 with “Wings Of Desire”.
Actual closing date is September 9, 1982 with “Poltergeist” and “The Beast Within”.
Screens 3 and 4 first closed on January 18, 1993, while Screen 2 closed on January 25, 1993. Both of those reasons is because of lease expiration. Screens 5, 6, 7, and 8 closed on June 1, 2000, and Screen 1 closed on January 21, 2001.
Actual closing date is September 27, 1998.
Last operated with two screens.
The sign on the right is supposed to be Firestone, and the attraction letters are red.
Actually, the North Star’s final season is 1981. Closing on August 30, 1981 with “Raiders Of The Lost Ark” and “Mad Max” comes a Detroit developer holding an option on buying the site, which he did. That demolished the North Star to make way for the shopping center.
Also opened with Elvis in “It Happened At The World’s Fair”.
Opened on January 30, 1948 with George Brent in “Out Of The Blue” (unknown if extras added) featuring RCA sound installations.