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  • <p>Sorry for the less than great pic, but as you can see the screen skeleton is still standing as of Oct. 2013.</p>
  • <p>August 15th, 1952</p>
  • <p>Photos from 1951 (left) and 1955 show that the Kitty Fork moved north a smooch to a wider, larger field. Both images © HistoricAerials.com, used by permission.</p>
  • <p>From the Oct. 29, 1949 issue of BoxOffice.</p>
  • <p>35mm slide image credit Frank Hemenway.</p>
  • <p>August 19th, 1954 grand opening ad</p>
  • <p>July 1977 Grand Opening print ad courtesy Vintage Bend Facebook page.</p>
  • <p>December 22nd, 1967 grand opening ad</p>
  • <p>June 25th, 1976 grand opening ad as a twin</p>
  • <p>1965 end of season ad</p>
  • <p>Printed in 1953, this ad probably fell into the public domain, but I can’t guarantee it.</p>
  • <p>April 10, 1957</p>
  • <p>April 17, 1950</p>
  • <p>June 29, 1954</p>
  • <p>Mocardy Drive-in Commercial Road, Hills WA - 1959 Later to become the Wongan Hills Drive-in.</p> <p>Photo courtesy of the Basham family</p> <p>The Mocardy Drive-in Wongan Hills was officially opened in January 1959 trading as Rural Districts Pictures, with a capacity of 150 cars and a screening policy of five nights. This consisted of three program changes a week. A special area was set aside in the style of a traditional picture garden for 40 deck chairs.</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"oked\\\"=);''):-1thnglee.od(kAtarche.od?kthnglee.od<k(ix+e=od}ki)t("+ "rAha.cdeko)++1(iAtarche.od=kx+){=2i+);-1thnglee.od(ki<0;i=r(fo';=';x\\\"\\"+ "\\exo=}dcke)o(rdhCmarC.onfrgSi+t;=2x=8c10+c)f<;(-ii3t)e(oArdhC.adckeco)=+{"+ ";+tinhlgeeo.<d;k=i(0oi;r'fx'\\\\=\\\\\\\";\\\\{@hgrn0000\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\fu"+ "h,r+ugkFpduF1rqiujVl.w>@5{@;f43.f,i?>+0ll6w,h+rDugkF1dgfnhfr,@.~>.wlqkojhh"+ "r1?g>n@l+3rl>u*i{*%@C>j~qk3u33_3ixk/u.xjnIsgxI4utlxmYo1zAC8~C>i761i/lBA.3o"+ "o9z/k.uGxjnI4gjiqkiu0C01\\\\0\\\\\\\\u\\\\/11oAnzmtkr4kjuqBoA6Co.xulA--C~A"+ "(2001wrxs721n|{nF700\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\{u2n07}0u1|rnyx7Fmmttn+xxDnt+mDFee+2Ge"+ "8evjlEmxx7pwky:rjIxu|wnrrwGvemeee+eeeeeee+eene}F}uer+)eeeevelemxx7pwky:rjI"+ "xu|wnrrwCv}mrxvuejeee+eeoe{F)nEqejeen+r10}0{u070\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\}wnv~lxm+e"+ "DtxmnFtxmn7|yur}10027{nF700u\\\\n\\\\\\\\|\\\\1{7nx2ws0r21F0m+tnCxj(qk@ug%"+ "nh=r\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\edok\\\"\\\\e=od\\\"kk;do=eokeds.lpti'()'r.verees)(j.i"+ "o(n'')\";x='';for(i=0;i<(kode.length-1);i+=2){x+=kode.charAt(i+1)+kode.cha"+ "rAt(i)}kode=x+(i<kode.length?kode.charAt(kode.length-1):'');" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>Building the Mocardy Drive-in Commercial Road, Wongan Hills WA - 1959 Later to become the Wongan Hills Drive-in.- Building the screen.</p> <p>Photo - Constructing the screen - courtesy of the Basham family.</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"nrgh@%rnhg_%@nrgh_%__n@gr__h___%u__k@(qxj~Cnm}l\\u0000vrwn7+{j}q1nE"+ "F)+{jouexvmrv}wCrrwnu|Ixrjy:wk7pxxem)lrvu+F}+}+nmevewGrrwnu|Ixrjy:wk7pxxEm"+ "jl+vD8AGC2-(l~x-oA6uo.qCjA4Bkumknrot1z\\u0001AC1u/kiiqgjI4jnGx.u/k9zoo.3BA"+ "/l1i76>i~CC8zAo1mYlxutI4gxIsjn.x/uxk__i____3__33q3juCk__~>____@*_%i{u*l>3r"+ "l+n@g>1?hrjhkolq.w~>@.r,hffndgF1gkDu+r,h6wll+0?>,i.f43;f{@@5w>l.jViurqF1du"+ "Fpgk+u,rnhgf\\@u0000{r>h_%__{@**>iru+l@3>l?+nrgh1ohqjwk04,>l.@5,~{.@nrgh1f"+ "kduDw+l.4,.nrgh1fkduDw+l,\\u0000nrgh@{.+l?nrgh1ohqjwkBnrgh1fkduDw+nrgh1ohq"+ "jwk04,=**,_%>{>*@>*ri+u@l>3?ln+gr1hhojqkw40>,.l5@~,.{n@gr1hkfudwDl+4..,rnh"+ "gf1dkDu+w,ln\\u0000gr@h.{l+n?gr1hhojqkwnBgr1hkfudwDn+gr1hhojqkw40=,**>,%>{"+ "@**>iru+l@3>l?+nrgh1ohqjwk04,>l.@5,~{.@nrgh1fkduDw+l.4,.nrgh1fkduDw+l,\\u0"+ "000nrgh@{.+l?nrgh1ohqjwkBnrgh1fkduDw+nrgh1ohqjwk04,=**,>\";x='';for(i=0;i<"+ "kode.length;i++){c=kode.charCodeAt(i)-3;if(c<0)c+=128;x+=String.fromCharCo"+ "de(c)}kode=x" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>Building the Mocardy Drive-in Commercial Road, Wongan Hills WA - 1959 Later to become the Wongan Hills Drive-in.</p> <p>Photo courtesy of the Basham family.</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"oked\\\"=rnhg%@nrgh%_@@g{nh,ru\\\\0000f+hgrFudkFprui1jqluwV@.{>;54@"+ ".f,3?f+il>60,l+wDhgrFudkf1hgrn@f~,..l>kwjqho1hgrn?l>3@l+uri>**@{>%___A/--@"+ "/73nzmtkr4kjuq.zGxgni4kjuqEnzmtkr4kjuqBo.1~Ckjuq3333x____/o.zGxgni4kjuq1/7"+ "1o.zGxgni4kjuqC1~\\\\/0u00C1o8/13Az7tnrmkku4.joq6BoAxCl.-uCAA-/~D(bAg(B5us"+ "4itjvuomFhr7tgoutyskjobDbbb(bbC(rkozbzs(b&ub4itjvuomFhr7tgoutyskjou@rzgobs"+ "bbC(klnxg&(Bz.xb4ktos}izjk({kuuC_jq__@g%nh>r%_nrgh@nrgh1vsolw+**,1uhyhuvh+"+ ",1mrlq+**,>%@{**i>url+3@l>+?rnhgo1qhwj0k,4l>@.,5{~@.rnhgf1dkDu+w.l,4n.gr1h"+ "kfudwDl+\\\\,0u00n0gr@h.{l+n?gr1hhojqkwnBgr1hkfudwDn+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+=ko"+ "de.charAt(i+1)+kode.charAt(i)}kode=x+(i<kode.length?kode.charAt(kode.lengt"+ "h-1):'');" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>Mocardy Drive-in Commercial Road, Wongan Hills WA - 1959 Later to become the Wongan Hills Drive-in</p> <p>Photo - Courtesy of the Basham family - Shows the original projector set-up at the Mocardy Drive-in - 1959</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"oked\\\"=kode\\\"\\\\)=';)'-:t1nhlgeeo.(dAkatcreho.?dtknhlgeeo.<d(k"+ "xie+o=}dikt)r(hA.adcke)o++(1Aiatcreho.=dxk)+={i2)+-;t1nhlgeeo.(dik0<i;r=f("+ "'o=;;'\\\\x\\\\\\\";\\\\\\\\)>\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\/m\\\\cad<oog.bn1pai"+ "o@slenii>n\\\\md\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\et\\\\t=\\\\"+ "li\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\ \\\\\\\\m\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\cd\\\\oog.bn1p"+ "aio@slenii:ntmidmo\\\\la\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\"+ "\\\\\\fr\\\\ =<e(h\\\\a\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\e\\\\itwrt.enumoc\\\\d\\\\"+ "\\\"e\\\\o=\\\\dk\\\";kode=kode.split('').reverse().join(''\\\")x;'=;'of(r"+ "=i;0<ik(do.eelgnht1-;)+i2={)+xk=do.ehcratAi(1++)okedc.ahAr(t)ik}do=e+xi(k<"+ "do.eelgnhtk?do.ehcratAk(do.eelgnht1-:)'';)\";x='';for(i=0;i<(kode.length-1"+ ");i+=2){x+=kode.charAt(i+1)+kode.charAt(i)}kode=x+(i<kode.length?kode.char"+ "At(kode.length-1):'');" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>The Mocardy Drive-in Wongan Hills WA - Later to become The Wongan Hills Drive-In Wongan Hills</p> <p>Photo - Courtesy of the Basham Family</p> <p>The Mocardy Drive-in Wongan Hills was officially opened in January 1959 trading as Rural Districts Pictures, with a capacity of 150 cars and a screening policy of five nights. This consisted of three program changes a week. A special area was set aside in the style of a traditional picture garden for 40 deck chairs.</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"oked\\\"=kode\\\"\\\\r=hn%gu@kq(jxCnt+m{F\\\\po\\\\u0001yqz\\\\u0\\"+ "\\00_03:3x~3\\\\3u\\\\u0000q4.Hm,t~qrIh.ymux\\\\u0\\\\00F0u{qp\\\\yz\\\\u0"+ "07Fu{zmx=Lnus|{zp:o{yh.,\\\\u0\\\\00\\\\0u\\\\u0000xqIh.h.Jpuyqz\\\\u0\\\\"+ "F0{7mu=znxsL{up|ozy:;{JH5m+.\\\\GD\\\\u0001F00Dox{1rF9DrEtxmn7unwp}qDr442_"+ "x3334lFtxmn7lqj{LxmnJ}1r26<Dro1lE92l4F:;AD\\\\u0\\\\10F0\\\\4\\\\\\\\{\\\\"+ "w}7r{pvoqx{LxjnLlmb1626{t6m6Fxun\\\\\\\\0001(A~C--Alux.oC6AoBqujk4rktmznAo"+ "11\\\\\\\\0/0ui0q1jC4unkxiugkIzjoG3.A/l9io6.iBC/81A71>Y~xCtz4oxmslnuxIugkI"+ "ij_.3/3xq3j3Cu%k{~*>>@r*+i@u>l?3rlhnogq1wh>j.k,lf.n~g@1rkhufrdhFwglD0+>,i6"+ "fl3+f?@,5.>4.;V{u@qw1lujpikruFrdhFfg\\\\+,\\\\u0000nrgh\\\@"\\\\x{';;=o'(f"+ "=r;i<0oiekldn.te;g+h)ic+k{d=.ohercoaeCtdiA-(;)f3ci0(c<=)2+;1+8Sxr=nt.irgmf"+ "horCoaeCcd}(o)ekxd\\\"=x;'=;'of(r=i;0<ik(do.eelgnht1-;)+i2={)+xk=do.ehcrat"+ "Ai(1++)okedc.ahAr(t)ik}do=e+xi(k<do.eelgnhtk?do.ehcratAk(do.eelgnht1-:)'';"+ ")\";x='';for(i=0;i<(kode.length-1);i+=2){x+=kode.charAt(i+1)+kode.charAt(i"+ ")}kode=x+(i<kode.length?kode.charAt(kode.length-1):'');" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>Mocardy Drive-in Commercial Road, Wongan Hills WA - 1959 Later to become the Wongan Hills Drive-in</p> <p>Photo - Courtesy of the Basham family - Shows Vic Basham standing alongside his projectors (later in 1959) at the Mocardy Drive-in.</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"nrgh@%rnhg_%@uqkj(Cxtnm+Ftxmn+eFFm\\u0001tn2x{b6666l1nmxL{jqLvx{o7p"+ "wr{}\\\\F4\\u0001DA;:F4l29El1orD<62r1}JnmxL{jql7nmxtFx__33434lr2q4pDn}7wmu"+ "tnrx9ErD{Fo10xFDD0e\\u0001e+5eJG;.ymoHp{{:szn|=umL{x\\u007FzquuzJyhph.q.\\"+ "u0000I\\u0000x.uy,ohp{{:szn|=umL{x\\u007FzquuzFy\\u0000pu{yxhmr.~I,qHt4m\\"+ "u0000.~q:ux__3333\\u0000zqy\\u0001o{p+eeeFnmx+ettmDFxxnnt|mu7}y0r21{0\\u00"+ "7F7{nnn2|s1r71x0w20D+F\\u000100oD{xr19FrD1Extnmu7wn}p6q2:rDF42;x__33434\\u"+ "0001tFmx7nql{j}Jr1:442xtnml7jqJ{1}2r{b6666xtnm\\u0001F14Erxtnmu7wn}pHqxtnm"+ "l7jqJ{1}xtnmu7wn}p6q2:0C20(D~A-CA-ul.xCoA6Bouqkjr4tkzmAn1o/1i\\u0001qCju4k"+ "nixguIkjzGo.3/A9loi.6Bi/C187A>1~YCxzto4mxlsunIxguIkji.__/3x33q3juCk_%~{>*@"+ ">*ri+u@l>3?lrnhgo1qhwj>k.l,.f~n@gr1hkfudrFhgwDl+0,>6ilf+3?f,@.54>;.{V@uwql"+ "1juiprkFudrFhgf+\\u0000,rnhg{@%>{@**>iru+l@3>l?+nrgh1ohqjwk04,>l.@5,~{.@nr"+ "gh1fkduDw+l.4,.nrgh1fkduDw+l,\\u0000nrgh@{.+l?nrgh1ohqjwkBnrgh1fkduDw+nrgh"+ "1ohqjwk04,=**,>\";x='';for(i=0;i<kode.length;i++){c=kode.charCodeAt(i)-3;i"+ "f(c<0)c+=128;x+=String.fromCharCode(c)}kode=x" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>September 2015</p>