Photos favorited by davidcoppock

  • <p>1948</p>
  • <p>From the Feb. 2, 1952 issue of Boxoffice</p>
  • <p>This was taken in 1966</p>
  • <p>1967</p>
  • <p>1997</p>
  • <p>July 3, 1964</p>
  • <p>Photo & description courtesy Captain Bijou Facebook page.</p> <p>“Filming Tom Ewell and Marilyn Monroe exiting a theatre playing THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (1954) for the comedy classic SEVEN YEAR ITCH (1955), directed by Billy Wilder.”</p> <p>Per IMDB: “The New York movie theater that’s supposedly showing Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) was really showing the Leslie Caron movie LILI (1953) at the time; the side of the theater visible to viewers had the "Creature” title on the marquee (along with a standee of monster and maiden on top of it), but the front of the theater marque (not visible) was still listing “Lili”. A photo of the theater with all “conflicting” marquees visible was tacked up in the Fox photo department for decades."</p> <p>“That movie house was the Trans-Lux 52nd Street Theatre, located at 586 Lexington Avenue. It closed in 1965 and has since been demolished.”</p>
  • <p>Trade journal report published in October, 1954</p>
  • <p>August 14, 1974 print ad courtesy Peter Norrish.</p>
  • <p>July 1970 print ad credit Sydney Daily Mirror. Via Ron Pettersson.</p>
  • <p>June 22, 1978 Daily Mirror print ad courtesy Ron Pettersson‎. Second run of two 1976 films.</p>
  • <p>October 24th, 1956</p>
  • <p>Here’s a cool map of Oak Ridge provided to patrons of the Hotel Jefferson that notes the Skyway Drive-In.</p>
  • <p>Summer of 1960 advertisement for the SKYWAY Drive-In and Burchfield Drive-In.</p>
  • <p>Summer of 1960 advertisement for all three drive-ins in the Oak Ridge area – the SKYWAY Drive-In, Burchfield Drive-In, and ELZA Drive-In.</p>
  • <p>Summer of 1960 advertisement for the Burchfield Drive-In and ELZA Drive-In.</p>
  • <p>AUGUST 1 1972</p>
  • <p>December 14th, 1951</p>
  • <p>March 25th, 1970</p>
  • <p>“Mall greets holiday with a new look”<br>Los Angeles Times, November 23, 1984</p>