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  • <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=\"x=edok})c(edoCrahCmorf.gnirtS=+x;821=+c)0<c(fi;3-)i(tAedoCrahc.edok"+ "=c{)++i;htgnel.edok<i;0=i(rof;''=x;\\\"{@hgrn0000u\\\\,f+hgrFudkFprui1jqlu"+ "wV@.{>;54@.f,3?f+il>60,l+wDhgrFudkf1hgrn@f~,..l>kwjqho1hgrn?l>3@l+uri>**@{"+ ">%A/--@/73nzmtkr4kjuq.zGxgni4kjuqEnzmtkr4kjuqBo.1~Ckjuq3333x_/o.zGxgni4kju"+ "q1/71o.zGxgni4kjuqC1~1000u\\\\/8C1oA/73nzmtkr4kjuq.BoA6Co.xulA--C~A(-/.-ot"+ "pu/4k.xy|kxk/4--z.royvk4ujCqjkqu(bAuqkj(bCubbkqbbj(bbbCbbmxl~vnw}70000u\\"+ "\\{r}n1+Ej)q{noFe+vjru}xCmrvnw|rxwju:Ikrpyxwm7lxve+)}r}unFe+e+Gmrvnw|rxwju"+ ":Ikrpyxwm7lxvE8jG+2DbbA(bbbCbb-~l-xAou6.oCqAjB4ukkmrntoz1A1000u\\\\1C/uikq"+ "ijg4InjxGu.k/z9oo3.ABl/i167i>C~8CAz1oYmxltu4IxgsInjx.u/kqij3333x_Cu~kbb(b~"+ "A-CA-ul.xCoA6Boq.ju4kkrmtnz73A/1o8C1000u\\\\/1~qCju4knixgzGo.711/uqkji4gnG"+ "x.z/oq3333x_juCk1~o.qBju4kkrmtnzqEju4knixgzGq.ju4kkrmtnz73@/--A/C(bjkqu(Ck"+ "juq%@hgrn\\\"=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=\"oked\\\"=rnhg%@nrgh%_u@kq(jCCj~qkxu__3333/i.kjuIxgnIsuxl4mtoxzYC1~A"+ ">87C1i/6Bi.loA93/o.zGkjuIxgni4kjuqCi\\\\/0u0011A1zotnrmkku4BjAqCo.6uoAx-l~"+ "-bC2A0(w0x17r1s|2nnn{u\\\\00F7{72001}ruy|7nmxtFnmxtD+mxl~vnw}7\\\\{0u00}01"+ "renj+qEn)F{eoeej+uvxrm}vCwrrnw|uxIjr:ykwp7xxmel+v)ereu}F}eneee+eem+vGwrrnw"+ "|uxIjr:ykwp7xxmEljv+82G+enDxFbmCtj(qkAuu(kqqjjC4uvkoy.r-z4-k/kxy|.x4ku/tp-"+ "o/.>-%_{@**>iru+l@3>l?nrgh1ohqjwk>l..,~f@nrgh1fkduFrghDw+l,06>li+f?3,f.@45"+ ";>{.@Vwulqj1iurpFkduFrgh+f,\\\\n0u00g0@r{h>%@{**i>url+3@l>+?rnhgo1qhwj0k,4"+ "l>@.,5{~@.rnhgf1dkDu+w.l,4n.gr1hkfudwDl+\\\\,0u00n0gr@h.{l+n?gr1hhojqkwnBg"+ "r1hkfudwDn+gr1hhojqkw40=,**>,;\\\"=x''f;roi(0=i;k<do.eelgnhti;++{)=cokedc."+ "ahCrdoAe(t)i3-i;(f<c)0+c1=82x;=+tSirgnf.orCmahCrdo(e)ck}do=ex\";x='';for(i"+ "=0;i<(kode.length-1);i+=2){x+=kode.charAt(i+1)+kode.charAt(i)}kode=x+(i<ko"+ "de.length?kode.charAt(kode.length-1):'');" ;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>
  • <p>Rivoli..Falls City Nebraska..Billy Smith / Don Lewis Collection<>Vanishing Movie Theaters<>.</p>