It appears that it was still open in the 1980s, but was gone by the end of the decade. It looks like the drive-in was demolished immediately after closure.
The Ansonia Theatre opened its doors on August 3, 1925 with Reginald Denny in “I’ll Show You The Town” alongside an orchestra performance. It was once closed on December 23, 1979 because of the departure of their operators, but reopened on July 31, 1980. The Ansonia continued operating as a movie house into the mid-1980s, but was already closed in the 1990s.
This theater replaced an earlier Toei theater called the “Umeda Toei Kaikan”, which closed one day before (not after) the T-Joy Umeda opened, and will have its own CT page soon.
Correction: The Umeda Toei Kaikan is a triplex, not a twin-screener, and the “Toei Pallas 2” is one of that theater’s auditorium names. The entirety of that theater was simply called Umeda Toei Kaikan and has been like that since that theater’s opening in March 1959.
The Drive-In Theatre opened its gates on June 16, 1948 with Betty Grable in “The Shocking Miss Pilgrim” along with an unnamed Shemp Howard comedy (before he joined the Three Stooges) and a Screen Snapshots reel. It was renamed the Allison Drive-In on April 18, 1952 (although the name had been announced right after the 1951 season), and at the time, it was operated by Alliance Theater Corp.
It was renamed Vincennes Drive-In on April 5, 1974 and closed for the final time on September 16, 1984 with Patrick Swayze in “Red Dawn” & Matthew Broderick in “War Games”.
Closed on July 28, 1990 with “Bird On A Wire” and “Betsy’s Wedding”.
In May 1984, the Cinema II began screening adult movies after a short renovation closure but the theater immediately closed that August and reopened back as a first-run theater on October 3, 1984, screening Disney’s “The Jungle Book” as its reopening attraction.
There are two drive-ins in Lawrenceville, one in the east and one in the west, and I ain’t lying. I may be an absolute asshole, but I’m very sure that the drive-in located just three miles east of Vincennes has to be the very short-lived Knox Drive-In.
The Knox Drive-In opened its gates on June 5, 1953 with Richard Widmark in “My Pal Gus” and Gerald Mohr in “Invasion USA” (unknown if extras added). Unfortunately this is a VERY short-lived venue, only operating for either a year or two before closing, and everything including its screen were left untouched afterward for a couple of decades.
Opened on November 27, 1968 with Clint Eastwood in “Coogan’s Bluff”. It was divided into a twin on June 27, 1975, and closed for the final time on September 28, 1983 with “Nightmares” in Screen 1 and “Mr. Mom” in Screen 2, yes because of their loss at bidding wars with Showcase.
Exactly several years before construction of the Lakeland Square Mall took place, General Cinema originally planned to build a four-screen movie theater at the then-proposed mall by 1983, according to a 1981 Lakeland Ledger article released by GCC’s regional manager Tony Coudouna. Unfortunately that idea was scrapped, and the mall would officially open on March 10, 1988.
Opened on May 19, 1999.
E&W Theatres opened the South Twin Drive-In on November 12, 1974, and closed by independent ownership on September 8, 1985.
Actual opening date is November 20, 1997.
Is that the location to the Melody or the location to the East Park? Both addresses show only ONE drive-in.
It appears that it was still open in the 1980s, but was gone by the end of the decade. It looks like the drive-in was demolished immediately after closure.
I don’t know if the signage of the logo is black, or has the purple and pink colors in the actual logo…
Opened with John Wayne in “In Harm’s Way”.
This is known as the Grand Theatre. It was managed by William Klein during the early-1930s.
Closed on October 31, 1992 with “Sneakers” and “Sister Act”.
Closed on April 4, 1971 with “Cold Turkey” and “Mosquito Squadron”.
The Ansonia Theatre opened its doors on August 3, 1925 with Reginald Denny in “I’ll Show You The Town” alongside an orchestra performance. It was once closed on December 23, 1979 because of the departure of their operators, but reopened on July 31, 1980. The Ansonia continued operating as a movie house into the mid-1980s, but was already closed in the 1990s.
This theater replaced an earlier Toei theater called the “Umeda Toei Kaikan”, which closed one day before (not after) the T-Joy Umeda opened, and will have its own CT page soon.
Correction: The Umeda Toei Kaikan is a triplex, not a twin-screener, and the “Toei Pallas 2” is one of that theater’s auditorium names. The entirety of that theater was simply called Umeda Toei Kaikan and has been like that since that theater’s opening in March 1959.
The Drive-In Theatre opened its gates on June 16, 1948 with Betty Grable in “The Shocking Miss Pilgrim” along with an unnamed Shemp Howard comedy (before he joined the Three Stooges) and a Screen Snapshots reel. It was renamed the Allison Drive-In on April 18, 1952 (although the name had been announced right after the 1951 season), and at the time, it was operated by Alliance Theater Corp.
It was renamed Vincennes Drive-In on April 5, 1974 and closed for the final time on September 16, 1984 with Patrick Swayze in “Red Dawn” & Matthew Broderick in “War Games”.
Closed on July 28, 1990 with “Bird On A Wire” and “Betsy’s Wedding”.
There are two drive-ins in Lawrenceville, one in the east and one in the west, and I ain’t lying. I may be an absolute asshole, but I’m very sure that the drive-in located just three miles east of Vincennes has to be the very short-lived Knox Drive-In.
The Knox Drive-In opened its gates on June 5, 1953 with Richard Widmark in “My Pal Gus” and Gerald Mohr in “Invasion USA” (unknown if extras added). Unfortunately this is a VERY short-lived venue, only operating for either a year or two before closing, and everything including its screen were left untouched afterward for a couple of decades.
Most likely a newsreel playing in the background taken during the latter half of 1941, just before that year’s season concluded.
Closed as a first-run movie theater on October 3, 1976 with “The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings”.
Last operated by GKC Theatres, closed on April 17, 1986 with “F/X” because of “purely economic reasons”.
Once operated by W.S. Butterfield Theaters Inc, last operated by Butterfield Theatres, closed on September 23, 1984 with “Red Dawn” and “Breakin'”.
Actual closing date is October 21, 2007.
Closed on September 25, 1983 with “Simply Irresistible” and “The Girls Who Will Do Anything”.
Closed on October 3, 1997.
Opened on November 27, 1968 with Clint Eastwood in “Coogan’s Bluff”. It was divided into a twin on June 27, 1975, and closed for the final time on September 28, 1983 with “Nightmares” in Screen 1 and “Mr. Mom” in Screen 2, yes because of their loss at bidding wars with Showcase.
Exactly several years before construction of the Lakeland Square Mall took place, General Cinema originally planned to build a four-screen movie theater at the then-proposed mall by 1983, according to a 1981 Lakeland Ledger article released by GCC’s regional manager Tony Coudouna. Unfortunately that idea was scrapped, and the mall would officially open on March 10, 1988.
Twinned on May 12, 1977, tripled on December 7, 1984, closed on May 13, 1999 as Cinema III, reopened as Cinema Rooms in 2002.