On September 6, 1951, the Rigsby’s manager Bill Perry witnessed a 48-year-old suffered a massive fatal heart attack while walking between his car and the concession stand. He died on scene.
On June 12, 1981, deputies from the Richland County Sheriff’s Office arrived at the Midway Drive-In during the morning hours after a person discovered a white man found dead in his vehicle.
Its likely that this originally opened with three screens, but one screen closed later in its history for unknown reasons. It was closed during the late-2000s.
Edited from my September 30, 2021 (7:12 AM) comment:
The Lomaland closed for the final time on September 4, 1988. Screen 1 closed with “Short Circuit II” and “Like Father Like Son”, Screen 2 closed with “License To Drive” and “Blob”, and Screen 3 closed with “Coming To America” and “Eddie Murphy Raw”. It was immediately demolished afterward to build housing on the site.
There is an earlier Burien Theatre that operated as early as 1940. I cannot find any other information about it rather than it was once managed by Bill Stoeber.
Gone by 1983, as that year’s aerial shows the drive-in without its screen.
Current functions are classic movies, family movies, and live performances. Its 1987 relaunch only lasted throughout much of that year.
This actually most likely closed in late-September 1996.
This actually closed on January 15, 1989 with “My Stepmother Is An Alien”.
On March 30, 1972, a man from Troy, Michigan was found dead inside his car at Montgomery’s Jet Drive-In from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
On September 6, 1951, the Rigsby’s manager Bill Perry witnessed a 48-year-old suffered a massive fatal heart attack while walking between his car and the concession stand. He died on scene.
Security First Bank purchased the building on December 3, 1959.
Still listed in the 1981 topo, but I’m very sure it was already closed and demolished by then.
On June 12, 1981, deputies from the Richland County Sheriff’s Office arrived at the Midway Drive-In during the morning hours after a person discovered a white man found dead in his vehicle.
First operated by Mr. Henry Workman, who also helped constructing the theater.
Still open in 1986, but may’ve closed by 1991 judging by its condition from that year’s aerial.
I cannot find the drive-in anywhere. The earliest aerials date back to 1968 and it appears that it may’ve closed and demolished beforehand.
Still visible in the 1974 topo, but the screen was gone by 1983.
Not listed in the 1965 topo, and was already vanished by 1984.
I think the name Brad came from an owner’s family member, that’s my guess.
Still intact in the 1976 aerial view.
Originally a Spanish house.
Its likely that this originally opened with three screens, but one screen closed later in its history for unknown reasons. It was closed during the late-2000s.
Edited from my September 30, 2021 (7:12 AM) comment:
The Lomaland closed for the final time on September 4, 1988. Screen 1 closed with “Short Circuit II” and “Like Father Like Son”, Screen 2 closed with “License To Drive” and “Blob”, and Screen 3 closed with “Coming To America” and “Eddie Murphy Raw”. It was immediately demolished afterward to build housing on the site.
Still open in 1988, but most likely closed around there.
Edited from my September 13, 2019 (8:13 AM) comment:
It was already gone by 1984. However, it was still listed in the 1975 topo. This may’ve closed in the mid-to-late 1970s.
On August 1, 1944, the Alhambra’s northwest chimney was destroyed by lightning, tumbling bricks and debris all over the sidewalk and the street.
There is an earlier Burien Theatre that operated as early as 1940. I cannot find any other information about it rather than it was once managed by Bill Stoeber.
This most likely closed in the late-1970s.
Still open in the mid-1980s, but was gone by the mid-1990s.