The Empress Theatre Opened Its Doors In October 1920 With A Play Titled “Desert Gold”. It Was Renamed Owl Theatre In October 1929. On Christmas Day 1929, Talkies Were Installed At The Owl Theatre. In 1936, The Owl Theatre Is Remodeled And Was Renamed To Model Theatre Until November 1944, And Was Renamed As The Croft Theatre.
I Can Only Find A Few Articles From The 1955-1962 Era Of This Drive-In Off Of The Newspapers Website. So There’s Not A Lot Of Information As I Posted This. They Already Had A CinemaScope Screen At The Time The Opening Was Made In 55.
The Palace Theatre Opened Its Doors On April 16th, 1936 With Fred MacMurray In “The Bride Comes Home”. It Is Closed In The Late 1970’s, And Yes Due To The Fire That Damaged The Theater.
The Joy-Lan Drive-In Opened On April 20th, 1950 With Charles Coburn And Donald O'Connor In “Yes Sir, That’s My Baby” With A Tom And Jerry Cartoon, And A Mickey Mouse Cartoon.
Since I Can Only Find The Harper County Journal Off Of The Newspapers Website, It Only Goes Up To 1961. But Maybe The Laverne Theatre Had Too Much Trouble During The Last Few Years. The Theater Did Close Once In 1955, Because It Was Not Listed In 1956. So For The Best Thought, Maybe They Actually Did Reopened In Late 1956, Closed In 1958, Reopened In 1959 Or 1960, Closed In May 1961, Reopened In October 1961 After Remodeling, And Maybe If Necessary It Closed A Few Years Later.
For The May 1927 Article Though, I Can Only Find Showings From November Of That Year. So It May Actually Open In The Middle Of 1927.
The 69 Drive-In Opened On September 23rd, 1950. In July 1960, The Theater Is Destroyed By Severe Storms But Was Later Rebuilt And Reopened. It Is Still In Operation Since 1966.
The Twin-Screened Cactus Drive-In Closed On October 10th, 1958 After A Grass And Trash Fire Broke Out Near The Drive-In During The Late-Afternoon Hours According To The Vernon Daily Record. However, The Theater Later Carried Special Events Afterwards For A Short Period Of Time.
The Hillside Drive-In Opened Its Gates On August 26th, 1950 With Dan Dailey And Anne Baxter In “You’re My Everything” And Walt Disney’s Animated Hit-Smash “Cinderella” As A Special Double Feature. The Hillside Drive-In Also Has A Playground, Dance Floor, And A Picnic Patio. It Is Closed In 1966.
In The Early 1970s, The West End Drive-In Was Taken Over By United Artists Circuit According To The Morning Call Of Allentown. It Is Closed In 1976, And Was Demolished In 1979 To Make Way For (What Appears To Sit Today) A Car Dealership, Now Between Rothrock Nissan And Rothrock Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep And RAM Including Its Motor Sales.
The Granada Theatre Opened On February 24th, 1933 With George Brent In “The Crash” (1932 First National Pictures Version). It Is Closed In The Late 1950’s.
After the Saunders Theatre closed in 1969, February 23rd, 1970 marks the reopening to the Harvard Theatre which only lasted for 4 years and 2 months during its first-run attractions until April 1974. In April 1974, X-Rated movies begin playing at the Harvard Theatre and was a huge success. The Harvard Theatre changed its name to The Show in Harvard on September 18th, 1975.
However in 1981, The Show in Harvard then was later changed its name back to the Harvard Theatre and turned upside-down big time and went back to its original first-run attractions. Unfortunately, that turned out to be a failure-in-disgrace for the city and the theater ended up closing in 1982.
UPDATE: The School Kids Won The Fight Against David (Including His Wife Charlotte) Ames (Originally From Bartlett, Illinois) Right After The Colonial Theatre Closed Its Doors In Late-1979. The Colonial Theatre Is Closed For Only The Entire Year Of 1980 And The Theater Reopened Its Doors Showing First-Run Films Back Again In The Spring Of 1981 According To The Marengo Beacon News Until 4 Years Later, And The Colonial Theatre Ended Up Shutting Its Doors For The Final Time In 1985 And Was Demolished Later That Year To Make Way For A Parking Lot According To The Marengo Beacon/Republican-News.
Prior To The Closing In 85, The City Of Marengo Almost Took Ownership Of The Colonial Theatre In May Of 1984 After Special Meetings Were Held At The City.
David Ames Though Ever Since Took Ownership In August 1978 Pretty Much Had A Hard Time In His Life… Shortly Right After The Reopening Of The Theater In 1981, Owner David Ames Was Under A Vehicle Accident After Trying To Park His Car. The Owners Later Removed The 2 People Including Ames At The Request Of Police, Before Another Call Was Rushed From The Marengo Police, As Was Later Responded To The 300 Block Of East Grant To A Domestic Disturbance Call. On September 12th, 1984, David Is Marked Under The D.H.I.A..
United Film Services Of Kansas City, Missouri Created The Colonial Theatre’s Snipe-Reels In The Early 1950s.
R.E (Bob) Neves Opened The Bolero Drive-In In The Summer Of 1948.
However, This Theater Is Noted To Be One Of The Dangerous Drive-Ins In The State Of Texas As A State Headline For A Homicide At The Kerrville Drive-In Only Appeared A Few Times In Many Newspapers In Texas.
In June Of 1979, A Lady Ticket-Taker Who Worked At The Kerrville Drive-In Was Beaten Up, Burned, And Murdered At Her Job By Randy Lynn Woolls, 29 Of Medina, During A Robbery-Slaying Incident. Later In October 1979, Randy Is Plead Guilty By The Juries In San Angelo Due To The Killing Of The Ticket-Taker, Served 7 Years In Prison, And Randy Was Executed On August 22nd, 1986.
This is the second building of the Grove Theatre, as the original building though was relocated in 1924 after 3 years in its history while the newer one continued to build as early as 1923, and the second Grove Theatre which is this one made a grand reopening on June 6, 1925 with “The Spaniard”. The Grove Theatre screened silent-films until its September preview in 1930 when the Grove Theatre first screened talkies. This theatre continued on for many decades throughout the city of Fox River Grove, and was mainly owned and operated by George Kosatka who operated the Grove Theatre for 32 years. George passed away in January 1971.
The Pix Theatre Opened On June 27th, 1941 With “Love Crazy”. It Is Still In Operation Since 1955.
The Empress Theatre Opened Its Doors In October 1920 With A Play Titled “Desert Gold”. It Was Renamed Owl Theatre In October 1929. On Christmas Day 1929, Talkies Were Installed At The Owl Theatre. In 1936, The Owl Theatre Is Remodeled And Was Renamed To Model Theatre Until November 1944, And Was Renamed As The Croft Theatre.
I Can Only Find A Few Articles From The 1955-1962 Era Of This Drive-In Off Of The Newspapers Website. So There’s Not A Lot Of Information As I Posted This. They Already Had A CinemaScope Screen At The Time The Opening Was Made In 55.
The Princess Theatre Continued Their Operations Until 1954. It Wasn’t Listed In 1955.
The Prairie Theater Opened On January 13th, 1936.
Opened As Early As 1910.
McArthur And His Son Opened The Pickens Theatre On July 3rd, 1942 With Robert Preston In “Parachute Battalion”.
The Palace Theatre Opened Its Doors On April 16th, 1936 With Fred MacMurray In “The Bride Comes Home”. It Is Closed In The Late 1970’s, And Yes Due To The Fire That Damaged The Theater.
The Joy-Lan Drive-In Opened On April 20th, 1950 With Charles Coburn And Donald O'Connor In “Yes Sir, That’s My Baby” With A Tom And Jerry Cartoon, And A Mickey Mouse Cartoon.
Since I Can Only Find The Harper County Journal Off Of The Newspapers Website, It Only Goes Up To 1961. But Maybe The Laverne Theatre Had Too Much Trouble During The Last Few Years. The Theater Did Close Once In 1955, Because It Was Not Listed In 1956. So For The Best Thought, Maybe They Actually Did Reopened In Late 1956, Closed In 1958, Reopened In 1959 Or 1960, Closed In May 1961, Reopened In October 1961 After Remodeling, And Maybe If Necessary It Closed A Few Years Later.
For The May 1927 Article Though, I Can Only Find Showings From November Of That Year. So It May Actually Open In The Middle Of 1927.
The Caddo Drive-In Was Once Damaged By Wind Gusts Moving Northeast In April 1962, Forcing The Theater To Close Until May 4th, 1962 And Was Reopened.
The 69 Drive-In Opened On September 23rd, 1950. In July 1960, The Theater Is Destroyed By Severe Storms But Was Later Rebuilt And Reopened. It Is Still In Operation Since 1966.
The Palace Theatre I Found Dates Back To Just About 1930 Where The Earliest Information I Can Find Off The Weimar Mercury.
Opened In Early 1949, Still In Operation Since 1977.
The Twin-Screened Cactus Drive-In Closed On October 10th, 1958 After A Grass And Trash Fire Broke Out Near The Drive-In During The Late-Afternoon Hours According To The Vernon Daily Record. However, The Theater Later Carried Special Events Afterwards For A Short Period Of Time.
The Hillside Drive-In Opened Its Gates On August 26th, 1950 With Dan Dailey And Anne Baxter In “You’re My Everything” And Walt Disney’s Animated Hit-Smash “Cinderella” As A Special Double Feature. The Hillside Drive-In Also Has A Playground, Dance Floor, And A Picnic Patio. It Is Closed In 1966.
In The Early 1970s, The West End Drive-In Was Taken Over By United Artists Circuit According To The Morning Call Of Allentown. It Is Closed In 1976, And Was Demolished In 1979 To Make Way For (What Appears To Sit Today) A Car Dealership, Now Between Rothrock Nissan And Rothrock Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep And RAM Including Its Motor Sales.
The Granada Theatre Opened On February 24th, 1933 With George Brent In “The Crash” (1932 First National Pictures Version). It Is Closed In The Late 1950’s.
The McKinney Drive-In Installed CinemaScope In January 1955.
Still In Operation Since 1977.
The Northfield Community Drive-In Opened On August 3rd, 1948.
After the Saunders Theatre closed in 1969, February 23rd, 1970 marks the reopening to the Harvard Theatre which only lasted for 4 years and 2 months during its first-run attractions until April 1974. In April 1974, X-Rated movies begin playing at the Harvard Theatre and was a huge success. The Harvard Theatre changed its name to The Show in Harvard on September 18th, 1975.
However in 1981, The Show in Harvard then was later changed its name back to the Harvard Theatre and turned upside-down big time and went back to its original first-run attractions. Unfortunately, that turned out to be a failure-in-disgrace for the city and the theater ended up closing in 1982.
UPDATE: The School Kids Won The Fight Against David (Including His Wife Charlotte) Ames (Originally From Bartlett, Illinois) Right After The Colonial Theatre Closed Its Doors In Late-1979. The Colonial Theatre Is Closed For Only The Entire Year Of 1980 And The Theater Reopened Its Doors Showing First-Run Films Back Again In The Spring Of 1981 According To The Marengo Beacon News Until 4 Years Later, And The Colonial Theatre Ended Up Shutting Its Doors For The Final Time In 1985 And Was Demolished Later That Year To Make Way For A Parking Lot According To The Marengo Beacon/Republican-News.
Prior To The Closing In 85, The City Of Marengo Almost Took Ownership Of The Colonial Theatre In May Of 1984 After Special Meetings Were Held At The City.
David Ames Though Ever Since Took Ownership In August 1978 Pretty Much Had A Hard Time In His Life… Shortly Right After The Reopening Of The Theater In 1981, Owner David Ames Was Under A Vehicle Accident After Trying To Park His Car. The Owners Later Removed The 2 People Including Ames At The Request Of Police, Before Another Call Was Rushed From The Marengo Police, As Was Later Responded To The 300 Block Of East Grant To A Domestic Disturbance Call. On September 12th, 1984, David Is Marked Under The D.H.I.A..
United Film Services Of Kansas City, Missouri Created The Colonial Theatre’s Snipe-Reels In The Early 1950s.
R.E (Bob) Neves Opened The Bolero Drive-In In The Summer Of 1948.
However, This Theater Is Noted To Be One Of The Dangerous Drive-Ins In The State Of Texas As A State Headline For A Homicide At The Kerrville Drive-In Only Appeared A Few Times In Many Newspapers In Texas.
In June Of 1979, A Lady Ticket-Taker Who Worked At The Kerrville Drive-In Was Beaten Up, Burned, And Murdered At Her Job By Randy Lynn Woolls, 29 Of Medina, During A Robbery-Slaying Incident. Later In October 1979, Randy Is Plead Guilty By The Juries In San Angelo Due To The Killing Of The Ticket-Taker, Served 7 Years In Prison, And Randy Was Executed On August 22nd, 1986.
This is the second building of the Grove Theatre, as the original building though was relocated in 1924 after 3 years in its history while the newer one continued to build as early as 1923, and the second Grove Theatre which is this one made a grand reopening on June 6, 1925 with “The Spaniard”. The Grove Theatre screened silent-films until its September preview in 1930 when the Grove Theatre first screened talkies. This theatre continued on for many decades throughout the city of Fox River Grove, and was mainly owned and operated by George Kosatka who operated the Grove Theatre for 32 years. George passed away in January 1971.