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  • <p>Boxoffice, 9/18/67.</p>
  • <p>This photograph was posted on Facebook some time back. It shows the glorious Conway Theatre in it’s heyday.</p>
  • <p>Picture is courtesy of Thomas Brendel</p>
  • <p>1984 Picture Courtesy of Akron Beacon Journal and Summit Memory.</p>
  • <p>1938</p>
  • <p>21st Anniversary Celebration (August, 1947)</p>
  • <p>The pylon sign on the edge of the Westgate property at the corner of West 210th St. & Center Ridge Rd.</p>
  • <p>Courtesy Ted Francis</p>
  • <p>You can see the part of the Aloha Sweet Shop sign. Courtesy Ted Francis.</p>
  • <p>Two Nights With Diana Ross (2025)</p>
  • <p>The Midway Drive-In screen tower restored August 2007. www.themidwaydrivein.net</p>
  • <p>screening Dr. Strangelove</p>
  • <p>Photo from the bio-box, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood pre-show. Photo by Kevin Adams.</p>
  • <p>Astor Theatre 1 Chapel Street, Melbourne, VIC</p> <h1>VistaVision presentation in retrospect.</h1> <p>Photo - Courtesy of Astor Theatre.</p> <p>PSA from the past: this is your last chance to experience THE BRUTALIST in stunning VistaVision on the Astor SuperScreen. Final sessions now on sale.</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\";)'':)1-htgnel.edok(tArahc.edok?htgnel.edok<i(+x=edok})i(tArahc.edo"+ "k+)1+i(tArahc.edok=+x{)2=+i;)1-htgnel.edok(<i;0=i(rof;''=x;\\\"=xdeko)}(cd"+ "eCoarChomfrg.intr=Sx+8;12+=)c<0(cif3;)-(iAtdeCoarche.od=k{c+)i+h;gten.ldek"+ "oi<0;i=r(fo';=';x{\\\"\\\\h@rg0n00u0,\\\\\\\\+fghFrduFkrpiuj1lqwu@V{.;>45."+ "@,f?3+fli6>,0+lDwghFrdufkh1rg@n~f.,l.k>jwhq1oghnrl?3>l@u+ir*>@*>{A%-/@-7/n"+ "3mzkt4rjkquz.xGng4ijkqunEmzkt4rjkquoB1.C~jkqu3333_xo/z.xGng4ijkqu/117.oGzg"+ "xink4ujCq~10100\\\\\\\\u8/1CAo7/n3mzkt4rjkquB.AoC6.ouxAl--~C(A/--.toup4/.k"+ "yxk|kx4/--.zorvy4kjuqCkjuqb(uAkq(jCbbAbb/bb(bbbD5bsgiBjuu4mthv7ogFurytkoot"+ "Dsbjbbbb(bbbbbbbbbbbbbbb(bbbbbbbbbkbzCzrbo&bb(bbbbbbbbbbbsibjuu4mthv7ogFur"+ "ytkoot@szjousrbgbbbb(bbbbbbbbblbxC&kBnbgbbbb(bkbo.}zzxk4{tus(ijbbAubkqqjjC"+ "4uvkoy.r-z4-k/kxy|.x4ku/tp-o/.C-b(kjuqC(jkqu@%ghnr=\\\"\\\\deko\\\"=edok\""+ ";kode=kode.split('').reverse().join('')" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <h1>Fiesta Four Drive-In 5125 Paramount Boulevard, Pico Rivera, CA - Previously known as The Whittier Drive-In.</h1> <h1>Thanks to Edgar Medina - Fiesta Four Drive-In movie screen, 2000.</h1> <p>Located on Fishman Road, off Paramount Boulevard. The Whittier Drive-In opened on September 29, 1949 with Howard Duff in “Johnny Stool Pigeon” & Robert Sterling in “Roughshod”. It was one of many Pacific Theatres drive-in’s that had murals on its screen towers, here a Mexican scene. The Whittier Drive-In had a capacity for 1,225 cars.</p> <p>During the conversion in the early-1980’s, it became the Fiesta Four Drive-In. As the Fiesta Four Drive-In it’s capacity was 609, 465, 447, and 790 cars. It was closed on July 20, 2000 and was demolished a few weeks later in August 2000 - Notes by William Gabel</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"nrgh@%qujkC(txmnF+\\u0001Fnmxtb{66662l1nmxL{jqLvx{o7pwr{}\\\\F4\\u0"+ "001DA;:F4l29El1orD<62r1}JnmxL{jql7nmxtFl_x3334244rDq}pwnu7nmxtErD9Fr1{xoD0"+ "0F\\u0001De+_x3334Iqp{w9999~ee5o4qp{O~mtOy{~r:szu~\\u0000__I7_x3334GD>=I7o"+ "5<Ho4ruG?95u4\\u0000Mqp{O~mto:qp{wIob{6667577uGt\\u0000szqx:qp{wHuG<Iu4~{r"+ "G33I_x3334G.8667}x~y=87t_x33:I\\u0001tb{66=Lt\\u0001=8667_x3333x{\\u007F_x"+ "33:I=ts~zLts~zJ1s~r_x3334|t}_x3333=b{6666\\u0001x_x3333t71kKp/w\\u0001tuLk"+ "k1k|px{_x3333~Isx|t}_x33:Ix~}p{@Oqxv\\u007F~}s=r~|kk1k/_x3333x_x3333{tLkk1"+ "kkk1kMsx|t}_x33:Ix~}p{@Oqxv\\u007F~}s=r~|K>pM1k8J1Lts~z.Iqp{we+Fnmxt+Dtxmn"+ "Ftxmn7|yur}10027{n\\u007Fn{|n127sxrw1002(A~C--Alux.oC6AoBqujk4rktmznAo11/"+ "\\u0001iCqujk4ingxIujkGz.o/39Aol.iB6/i1C78>A~1CYzxotm4lxusIngxIujk.i/_x333"+ "3qujkC~%>{@**>iru+l@3>l?nrgh1ohqjwk>l..,~f@nrgh1fkduFrghDw+l,06>li+f?3,f.@"+ "45;>{.@Vwulqj1iurpFkduFrgh+f,\\u0000nrgh@{\";x='';for(i=0;i<kode.length;i+"+ "+){c=kode.charCodeAt(i)-3;if(c<0)c+=128;x+=String.fromCharCode(c)}kode=x" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>From the venue’s website.</p>
  • <p>8/16/38 Photo via Mase Mason.</p>
  • <p>From FB</p>
  • <p>1984 shot of the Esquire Theatre with a 70mm presentation in Chicago with “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom”</p>
  • <p>Opening day for “Goonies”, 1985 photo via Reddit. Original Source unknown.</p>
  • <p>5/18/73-6/12/73 photo credit John P. Keating Jr.</p>